Salary: £29,000 - £31,000 per annum

Employment type: Fixed Term Contract for 6 months

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Apprenticeship and Development Manager

Department: People Team

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This role operates on a hybrid working arrangement that requires 1 day a week in our Coventry Head Office. 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:

Our People Team play a pivotal role in delivering Arden University’s people strategy, supporting colleagues across the full employee lifecycle. The team provides expert services across recruitment and onboarding, employee relations, learning and development, wellbeing, workforce planning and organisational change, helping to create a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace culture.

About the Opportunity:

At Arden University, we're passionate about creating a culture where learning and development are at the heart of everything we do. As our Learning & Development Advisor, you'll play a key role in supporting colleagues throughout their employee journey by coordinating engaging learning experiences, delivering seamless onboarding programmes, and helping to drive a culture of continuous growth and development.

Working within the People Team, you'll be responsible for coordinating training activities, supporting the administration of our Learning Management System (LMS), managing learning data and reporting, and building strong relationships with colleagues and external training providers. You'll help ensure our people have access to the learning opportunities they need to succeed while contributing to projects that enhance our learning and development offering across the university.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing organisation and administration with meaningful stakeholder engagement and is passionate about creating positive employee experiences through learning.

About You:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised Learning & Development professional who is passionate about helping others learn, grow, and achieve their potential. You'll have previous experience working within Learning & Development, HR, or a People Services environment and be comfortable managing multiple priorities in a busy, fast-paced setting.

You will bring excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build strong relationships across the organisation and confidently support colleagues with their learning and development needs. You will be detail-oriented, proactive, and enjoy finding practical solutions while maintaining accurate records and delivering a first-class service.

Experience coordinating training programmes, onboarding activities, and working with learning management systems will help you succeed in the role. You'll also have a keen interest in learning technologies, continuous improvement, and using data and feedback to enhance the learning experience. Most importantly, you'll share our commitment to supporting colleagues, promoting development opportunities, and fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

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

• 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: Tuesday 11 August

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.