Salary: £48,000 - £55,000 per annum

Employment type: Fixed Term Contract for 9 months

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Director of the Provost Office

Department: Academic Affairs

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This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require little to no travel into our Coventry head office or Campus locations. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Department:

The Provost’s Office serves as the central hub for all academic-affairs, projects and initiatives throughout the University. This includes a Project Management, Change Management and Business Analysis function which plays a crucial role in ensuring success of academic and enhancement initiatives across Arden University. Our team provides expertise in planning, execution and transformation to ensure projects and initiatives align with objectives and goals.

About the Opportunity:

This role leads the delivery of strategic projects and change initiatives for the Provost Office, ensuring they are aligned with institutional priorities and delivered on time, within scope, and to the required quality. You will act as a central coordinator for organisational change, working closely with academic leaders and professional services to manage dependencies and drive progress across multiple workstreams.

You will translate strategic objectives into clear, deliverable plans, coordinating cross‑functional teams and supporting effective engagement through communication, reporting, workshops, and feedback. The role covers full end‑to‑end project management—from scoping and requirements gathering through to implementation, transition to business‑as‑usual, and post‑project review—ensuring minimal disruption to teaching, research, and wider University activity.

About You:

You will have a proven track record of delivering strategic projects and managing complex change within Higher Education or a similarly large, multifaceted organisation. You will have the ability to translate institutional priorities into clear, deliverable plans and lead cross‑functional teams through the full project lifecycle.

You will have excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, enabling you to interpret requirements, assess risks, and shape effective, evidence‑based solutions. You will have strong interpersonal and influencing skills, working confidently with academic leaders, professional services colleagues, and programme teams to build alignment, manage dependencies, and drive progress.

You will have a structured, disciplined approach to stakeholder engagement, using clear communication, reporting, workshops, and feedback mechanisms to support the adoption of new ways of working. You will have the organisational capability to embed successful change across the University while minimising disruption to teaching, research, and wider operations.

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 + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!

• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%

• BUPA Cash Plan

• Private Medical Insurance

• Access to Perkbox benefits

• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends

• Plus, other excellent benefits

• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
  

Our 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.

Closing Date: Sunday 12th July

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.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer 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 people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

Sponsorship statement:

Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa, or fulfil the criteria we have for providing sponsorship.  However we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.