Schools and Colleges Senior Officer (Operations)

TN United Kingdom; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join ARU as a Schools and Colleges Senior Officer (Operations) in Chelmsford. You will lead strategies for UK student recruitment and engage with various stakeholders to drive initiatives. This role demands strong project management, excellent communication skills, and a passion for education. The position includes flexibility for remote work, generous benefits, and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Occupational Pension Schemes

Training and Development Opportunities

Travel to Work Scheme

Competitive Relocation Package

Qualifications

• Proven track record in project management.
• Experience in Higher Education Student Recruitment is essential.
• Strong skills in communication and negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of Faculty engagement plans.
• Oversee Student Ambassador Scheme and administrative processes.
• Engage with external stakeholders to promote student recruitment.

Skills

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Degree Level Education

Job description

Schools and Colleges Senior Officer (Operations), Chelmsford

Client:

ARU

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EU work permit required:

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARUs research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UKs Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UKs leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

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About the Role:

To support delivery against our Institutional Strategies, we have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Schools and Colleges Senior Officer (Operations) to join our growing Schools and Colleges Engagement Team within the Directorate of Corporate Marketing.

With oversight of all team operations, including our Student Ambassador Scheme and administrative processes, your primary responsibility will be to lead on the developmentand delivery of data-informed and evidence-led Faculty engagement plans that promote UK home undergraduate student recruitment in line with ARUs student recruitment strategy, education strategy, corporate plan, and widening access agenda.

To be successful in this role you will need to be educated to degree level and have a proven track record and passion for project management as well as delivering strategic and operational plans within time, scope, and budget. Experience of working in Higher Education Student Recruitment is essential and experience working in Widening Access and Participation will also be welcomed.

You will need to be an innovative, creative thinker who is enthusiastic, proactive, patient and highly organised. You will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and you must be able to engage, negotiate with, and enthuse those around you. It is important that you can develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of colleagues, partners, and external stakeholders. Confidence with taking the lead and owning problems to resolution is essential.

The successful applicant will be based at either our Cambridge, Chelmsford, Writtle, or Peterborough campus with the option of remote working. Occasional travel between campuses, and occasional work outside of normal office hours is to be expected.

Find out more about .

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

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Created on 04/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom