Careers 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

Based in our Employability Services team at Chelmsford, you will play a key role in helping students and graduates achieve their career ambitions. You will provide a welcoming and professional first point of contact for students and, graduates, delivering high-quality employability support and careers information. You'll help students develop their CVs and applications, prepare for interviews, improve their job search strategies and access opportunities through ARU Temps. Working closely with Careers Consultants and colleagues across the University, you will also support the planning and delivery of careers fairs, employer events, workshops and employability initiatives that enhance student outcomes and engagement. Additionally, you will create engaging promotional content across social media and digital channels, helping to raise awareness of the University's employability services and opportunities. The role will be on campus at least 80% of the week.

With a degree, a relevant professional qualification at degree level, or substantial relevant experience supported by evidence of continuing professional development, you will be a proactive and customer-focused individual with experience of delivering excellent service in a student support, recruitment, employability or similar environment. You will have strong communication and organisational skills, experience of coordinating activities or events, and confidence in creating engaging digital and social media content. Comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders, you will be able to manage competing priorities, resolve queries effectively and maintain accurate records using digital systems and databases. An understanding of graduate progression and the challenges faced by students and graduates will be beneficial.

Informal enquiries can be made to Amanda Crouch, at ***email_hidden***

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.

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.

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 and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI’s Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:

• Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
• Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.

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

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.