Schools and Colleges Engagement Officer (FE Recruitment)

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’re looking for a dedicated Schools and Colleges Engagement Officer to implement our new FE engagement strategy, building strong partnerships with schools and colleges to inspire and recruit students to our FE courses. In this role, you’ll work closely with key feeder schools, deliver targeted events like taster days and parent/carer sessions to showcase the opportunities ARU offers. You’ll take responsibility for a group of schools, creating tailored plans to engage students and staff, ensuring a smooth progression to our FE courses. By working with faculty and monitoring student applications, you’ll play a key role in achieving recruitment goals. If you’re passionate about education and want to help students by shaping this new role in FE recruitment, this is a great opportunity for you.

The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and relationship-building skills, essential for developing partnerships with schools and colleges. Excellent organisational abilities are crucial for managing events and ensuring activities are delivered on time and within budget. You should be comfortable working independently, taking ownership of key institutions, and collaborating across teams to meet recruitment goals. A solid understanding of the education landscape, including FE to HE progression and the Gatsby Benchmarks, will be beneficial. Experience in delivering presentations and events, in-person and digitally, is highly valuable, as is the ability to work within an agile setting. Adaptability, creativity, and a genuine passion for student success are key to thriving in this role.

Informal enquiries can be made to Alastair Harman, SCET Manager, at ah9188@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’re 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.

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