Digital Careers and Employability Manager

£39,000 - £46000 plus London Weighting (if applicable) with Excellent Benefits

Hybrid/Remote close to one of our sites (Birmingham, London, Manchester, Leeds)

At Arden University, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers, our focus is to promote life-long learning and ensure that everyone, everyone can access higher education. Our focus is on developing students in both discipline knowledge and applied skills to make them ready when they graduate from us. As part of our growth and with a focus on the support we provide to our students, we have created a number of new opportunities in our Careers and Employability Team, which will see it more than double in size.

As part of these we are looking for a Digital Careers and Employability Manager who will focus on both strategic development and operational enhancement of the Careers and Employability Digital Careers team whilst also ensuring alignment to Arden’s strategic aims, leading on the development of Arden’s digital careers education to support high quality student outcomes. You will collaborate with colleagues in the Careers Education and Work-Based Learning teams to embed effective online careers education supports their activities, and also collaborate with Arden’s Digital Learning Team and Academic colleagues to embed employability activities into programmes.  You will also manage a learning technologist and a communications specialist. 

About You:

You will have experience of managing a Careers Service Management System and other digital careers products and resources. We will be looking for you to evidence knowledge and experience of creating effective digital careers education resources . Knowledge of the higher education environment and the opportunities and challenges for careers and employability work in this context is essential. 

These are really exciting times to come and work for a forward thinking, digital first University who really do put the student at the heart of everything they do. Join our team and you’ll discover a purpose to believe in, and a culture to thrive in. Your perspective will be valued here, and your ideas will be encouraged and acted on. This is a really great time to get involved as we set up something new.

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, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure

A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%

PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade) 

Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends

Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

Plus, other competitive benefits!

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