Salary: £32,000 - £36,000 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Careers, Employability, Enterprise & Alumni Data Manager

Department: Careers, Employability, Enterprise & Alumni

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This role can be based at our Birmingham, London (Ealing, Holborn or Stratford), or Manchester Campus. This will be a hybrid model, with attendance on campus typically required 1-2 days per week, depending on business needs. Occasional travel to other campus locations, including Berlin, may also be required. 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:

Arden’s Careers, Enterprise, Employability & Alumni team is dynamic, supportive, and forward-thinking. We empower students and graduates with personalised guidance, curriculum embedded careers education, and strong employer and alumni networks. Recently shortlisted for national awards, we’re a growing team making a real difference to student success and graduate outcomes.

About the Opportunity:

As our Careers, Enterprise and Alumni Engagement & Campaigns Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in connecting students and graduates with the opportunities, services and support available through Arden University's Careers, Employability, Enterprise and Alumni team. You'll be responsible for creating and delivering engaging campaigns and communications that inspire participation, increase awareness and strengthen engagement across our diverse student and alumni communities.

Working across a variety of digital and in-person channels, you'll develop compelling content for social media, newsletters, webpages and community platforms, ensuring our messaging is engaging, accessible and aligned with the Arden brand. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across Careers, Employability, Enterprise and Alumni, as well as Marketing and Student Experience teams, to deliver coordinated campaigns that promote events, employability initiatives, enterprise opportunities and alumni activities.

This is a varied and dynamic role combining campaign management, content creation, stakeholder engagement and performance analysis. You'll support live events through content capture and promotional activity, maintain key digital platforms including Always Arden, and use engagement insights to continually enhance the effectiveness of campaigns and communications.

If you're passionate about creating meaningful engagement, telling authentic stories and helping students and graduates connect with opportunities that support their success, we'd love to hear from you.

About You:

We're looking for a talented communicator with experience delivering campaigns, communications or engagement activities that drive audience participation and engagement. You'll be comfortable creating content for a range of platforms and audiences, with excellent writing skills and the ability to adapt your tone and approach to suit different channels.

You'll have a creative mindset combined with strong organisational skills, enabling you to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. Experience using digital platforms, social media and email communications is essential, along with the confidence to capture content in live environments and support the promotion of events and activities.

A strong collaborator, you'll enjoy building relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the University, working together to develop engaging campaigns that support participation across campus-based, distance learning and international audiences. You'll also be comfortable using data and digital insights to evaluate performance, identify opportunities and continuously improve engagement outcomes.

Most importantly, you'll be enthusiastic about creating meaningful connections with students and graduates, bringing fresh ideas, energy and a customer-focused approach to everything you do.

Application Process:

As part of the application process you are required to submit a cover letter, which needs a clear introductory paragraph, and then includes two to three paragraphs which address:

• Your motivation for applying. Why you are interested in this particular role.

• Your suitability for the position. How your experience, skills and / or qualifications meet the requirements outlined in the job description.

• Your interest in Arden University and why you want to work within the Careers, Enterprie, Employability and Alumni team at Arden.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please e-mail Caroline Tolond - ctolond@arden.ac.uk in the first instance.

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: Tuesday 25th 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.