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.
At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
About the Role:
We're looking for someone to join our friendly supportive team at ARU as a Resilience & Reception Administrator. You will work closely with colleagues to ensure business continuity plans are in place across all ARU campuses and monitor progress against resilience action plans as well supporting related meetings. You’ll also spend some of your day welcoming visitors via ARU Writtle reception, including ensuring campus safeguarding protocols are followed.
With a degree or be part qualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level or have demonstrable appropriate level of experience and CPD you will have recent experience of working in an Administrator role.
We're seeking someone with a proven track record in administrative roles, preferably within a Higher or Further Education environment. You should possess excellent organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects efficiently. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, and the ideal candidate will remain calm under pressure, prioritise tasks effectively, and maintain confidentiality. If you're ready to excel in a new and varied, customer-facing role while contributing to our team's success, we encourage you to apply.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dawn Taylor, Deputy Secretary (Compliance & Risk), at dawn.taylor@aru.ac.uk or on 07595 414400, or Nick Morris, Head of Security and Emergency Planning, at nick.morris@aru.ac.uk or on 07879 805242
The working pattern of the role is to be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.
It is expected that interviews will take place on 24 May 2024
All appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children’s Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide#can-an-employer-ask-an-individual-to-declare-details-of-all-convictions-and-cautions.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship under the point-based system and is therefore only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
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.