Schools and College Engagement Officer (Recruitment)

at  Anglia Ruskin University

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.

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Job Category

Administrative
Vacancy Type

Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Duration

12 months
Employment Type

Full time
Salary From

£30,505
Salary To

£35,880
Location

Chelmsford
Faculty/Prof Service

Corporate Marketing
Ref No
3319
Closing Date
17/02/2025

The Schools and Colleges Engagement team, based in the Corporate Marketing directorate, are recruiting a Schools and Colleges Engagement Officer (Recruitment) to cover maternity leave on a fixed term contract. The post holder will help deliver our Student Recruitment strategy to schools in the Essex region.
This role will play a key part in developing strong relationships with students, teachers, advisors, parents and guardians, maintaining our face-to-face engagement initiatives with schools and colleges, and work towards ARU’s strategic aim of sustainable growth in student numbers.
Working as a member of an agile team across the East of England, this role will deliver a range of virtual and face to face events and activities for prospective students, teachers, advisors, parents and guardians. Alongside this, the postholder will be collecting, handling and utilising data to show impact and return on investment, tracking against budgets, and building a strong network of colleagues within ARU and external stakeholders for successful delivery of the role.
This is a perfect position for an innovative, self-motivated, creative thinker with an enthusiastic and proactive approach to work. We are looking for a highly organised individual who will thrive in a fast-paced and agile work environment where no two days are the same. The role will provide an excellent opportunity to showcase your excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills while working in a friendly and diverse environment.
You’ll have a degree, or be part qualified in a relevant professional qualification, or have demonstrable appropriate level of experience and evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role.
Please note, as a Schools and Colleges Team, Student Recruitment and Outreach work closely together, so it expected that the role will occasionally be involved in outreach activities, such as residential summer schools.
As a team we have a hybrid style of working with officers based at home, and occasional travel to either our Cambridge, Chelmsford, Writtle or Peterborough campuses as required, plus travel to your target schools within the Essex region.
Informal enquiries can be made to Alastair Harman, Schools and Colleges Engagement Manager at, alastair.harman@aru.ac.uk
Interviews are expected to be held W/C 24 February 2025.
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
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.