Community Outreach Officer

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.

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Outreach Officer to join the Schools and Colleges Engagement team within the Corporate Marketing Directorate. This role will support the delivery of our Access and Participation Plan and Education Action Plan by working closely with partners, local authorities, charities, and community groups. You will develop and deliver face-to-face and virtual activities aimed at engaging primary, secondary, and Further Education students, along with their parents and carers. These activities, held both on-campus and in local communities, will focus on key target groups, including care leavers, students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), military families, and Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showmen, and Boater (GRTSB) communities.

To succeed in this role, you should hold a degree, be part qualified, or have equivalent experience. A passion for working with diverse groups is essential, along with solid knowledge of progression routes to higher education. Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills are crucial, as you'll engage a variety of audiences and build relationships with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders. Based at our Cambridge campus, the role offers agile working arrangements with regular travel within the Eastern Region, occasional inter-campus travel, and some work outside standard hours.

Informal enquiries can be made to Meenujah Logasounthiran at Meenujah.logasounthiran@aru.ac.uk

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details. 

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.

This appointment is subject to an enhanced level children's and adults barred list disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

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.

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. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.

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