Community Engagement Officer

£27,000 - £31,000 per annum plus Excellent Benefits 

Hybrid role based near one of our Study Centres (Manchester, Leeds or London) with regular travel required

The Opportunity: 

At Arden University, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers, our focus is to promote life-long learning and ensure that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. 

We are currently recruiting a Community Engagement Officer to join our Business Development team who will be responsible for planning, developing, and managing our outreach programs in target communities. This involves setting long-term and short-term outreach goals, communication, donor relationships, education of junior staff and volunteers, working with marketing, and event/project coordination.

As a Community Engagement Officer at Arden University, you will collaborate with various internal teams to ensure the effectiveness of all outreach efforts. To successfully build and execute outreach programs, you will also be required to develop and maintain positive relationships and partnerships with community centres, NGOs, community leaders, and other key stakeholders.

An essential part of the role is the ability to connect with community groups, schools and organisations where there is a need to improve awareness of Higher Education. Understanding of Arden University’s brand and portfolio will be important to be able to provide relevant information to potential customers.

About You:   

We would like to hear from applicants who have;

• Experience of managing projects
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, e-mail and web (may include website authoring and maintenance). 
• Working knowledge of relevant systems, equipment and procedures to enable investigation of issues/problems.

Why Arden:  

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from: 

• 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure 
• A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7% 
• PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade)  
• Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends 
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education 
• Plus, other competitive benefits!

Arden’s values:  

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you. 

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. For the full job description, click here, or to start your journey with us, click apply! 
 
Closing Date: Monday 29th May 2023 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we recognise, and studies confirm, that often underrepresented candidates in the work place are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet all skills and experience of the position. At Arden we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, therefore we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy, and actively welcome applications from all groups. 

So, if you want to be part of Arden and our journey, but you feel that you’re missing some of the skills or experience the role requires, then we encourage you to apply anyway as you may make a great candidate for this role or others!