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

Permanent
Employment Type

Full time
Salary From

£45,413
Salary To

£55,755
Location

Chelmsford/Cambridge
Faculty/Prof Service

Corporate Marketing
Ref No
3428
Closing Date
06/05/2025

We are looking for an outstanding admissions practitioner with experience of leading admissions functions in higher education to join the Admissions Leadership Team based within Corporate Marketing.
The UK and Eire Admissions teams handles a large volume of undergraduate and postgraduate applications every year, as well as managing several key events in the cycle, including confirmation and clearing. This is an exciting opportunity to combine your technical admissions knowledge with your experience of managing people to make a difference to the experience of the University’s applicants and offer holders.
The post holder leads the operational delivery of the admissions service, ensuring excellent customer service for applicants through streamlined processes and intuitive systems. The post holder leads on allocating work across the service, with a focus on ensuring admissions colleagues are trained on the latest policies and practices.
Educated to degree level with experience managing an admissions function within a higher education provider. A confident and credible communicator, you will bring sector insights and best practice with Professional and Academic colleagues to shape their understanding and service to applicants. You will bring skills in collaboration and leadership to drive improvements and harness opportunities to maximise offer and conversion rates whilst keeping the applicant experience at the centre.
Informal enquiries can be made to Susie King, Head of UK/EU Admissions, at susie.king@aru.ac.uk or on 01245 654885
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.