Student Experience Co-ordinator

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.

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.
Job Category

Administrative
Vacancy Type

Permanent
Employment Type

Full time
Salary From

£30,505
Salary To

£35,880
Location

Chelmsford
Faculty/Prof Service

Student & Library Services
Ref No
3232
Closing Date
12/01/2025

If you have the passion and enthusiasm to assist us in achieving our goals of improving the experience of all our students, we’d love to hear from you.
Student & Library Services are made up of many different specialist teams and we pride ourselves on giving all students the support they might need including support with their transition into university, wellbeing, help with managing their money, preparing for work, study skills and much more.
In this role the Student Experience team within Student & Library Services are looking for someone with excellent customer service skills who also understands the importance of promoting engagement and community building. You’ll have experience of supervising volunteers or colleagues with skills in training, coaching and mentoring. Our student support is provided in person, by telephone and online via email or chat so excellent communication and interpersonal skills are really important as is having a sound judgement when dealing with confidential information. You’ll have a positive can-do approach and be self-motivated, flexible and innovative when taking on new projects. Having the confidence to liaise with a range of people and talk/present in front of colleagues and students is a must for this role.
Having obtained a degree, or being part qualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level, you’ll be IT literate with a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office. You’ll also have the ability to learn new software packages with confidence in maintaining records and analysing data and trends. Your working week will be 37 with the option to combine home working with working on our campuses.
This is a permanent position based at our Chelmsford campus.
It is expected that interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Informal enquiries can be made to Jamie Carson, Student Experience Team Manager, at jamie.carson@aru.ac.uk.
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.