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’re the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we’re also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
As part of Learning Development Services, our Distance Learning Operations Team supports the strategic development and delivery of distance learning across ARU. The Distance Learning Delivery Coordinator is crucial to the expansion of distance learning opportunities at ARU, supporting across all faculties this role is responsible for coordinating a portfolio of new and existing course deliveries, ensuring an outstanding and dedicated service to our students and stakeholders.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our growing Distance Learning Operations Team to drive growth and opportunity to a growing Distance Learning community. In this role, you’ll manage delivery planning, Tutor recruitment and overseeing course quality of our deliveries ensuring our students receive an outstanding experience and feel part of the ARU wider community. You’ll need to work collaboratively across the Distance Learning Operations Team, academic delivery teams and wider University teams and external stakeholders.
You’ll have a degree or part qualified in a relevant professional qualification and demonstrable appropriate level of experience and evidence of CPD. You’ll have experience of planning and project management, building long-term working relationships with a range of stakeholders, developing systems and processes, and supervisory or line management experience. You’ll need excellent interpersonal skills, enjoying working in a fast paced and sometimes pressured, customer focused environment.
Informal enquiries can be made to Nicki Twin, Head of Distance Learning, nicki.twin@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.
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.