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).
ARU’s 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 UK’s 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 UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of experienced administrators. Working within two of our service areas, you will be involved in creating and maintaining the records of ARU's curriculum on our student record systems and the development and implementation of quality assurance and enhancement systems. Familiar with database systems, academic procedures, committee work and current and emerging policies in the FE and HE sectors your role will include extensive use of our student record systems and providing policy advice and guidance to colleagues on a full range of quality assurance policies and procedures and the requirements of ARU’s systems and academic regulatory framework. You will be a primary source for informed advice/guidance to senior academic staff and will also work with other Services within the Academic Registry, affording you the opportunity to diversify your skills and knowledge base.
With a degree or part qualified in a relevant professional qualification, you will have an advanced level of IT literacy and demonstrate the ability to work flexibly and with a high degree of accuracy. Experience of managing multiple priorities along with the ability to problem solve are essential requirements. You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills that enable you to deliver a high level of service in a pressurised environment.
Like much of ARU, the Academic Registry, we have an agile working culture – a mixture of office and home-based working and we can accommodate a variety of preferences in this regard. ARU offers 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 benefits page for full details.
Informal enquiries can be made to Ewa Jurgielaniec-May, Curriculum Records Manager at ewa.jurgielaniec-may@aru.ac.uk or Peter Worker, Quality Assurance Manager at peter.worker@aru.ac.uk.
Find out more about working with us.
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 benefits 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.
This appointment is subject to an enhanced level children's and adults barred list disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
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.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.