Senior Admissions Manager - Faculty Operations

About ARU:

We are ranked in the world’s top 350 institutions in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and we are a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. Our 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. In 2021, we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our world-leading music therapy work.

About the role:

You will be a member of the UK Admissions leadership team, based within Marketing Recruitment and Communications at ARU, and will join an experienced and large admissions team focussed on providing an excellent applicant experience. Working with the Head of UK/EU Admissions, you will be responsible for the delivery of a university wide professional admissions function delivering sector leading processes that are applicant focussed to maximise offers and conversion to meet Faculty and university wide recruitment targets.

You will be an accomplished leader with substantial experience and proven success in University Admissions. You will be someone who works collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders and can engage, inspire and influence at all levels.

With a degree or equivalent professional qualification and relevant professional experience, you will have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to make decisions, resolve queries, and lead and manage a range of teams. Excellent organisations skills and the ability to design and implement effective administrative processes is essential. You will have strong communication skills and the ability to build effective and credible relationships at all levels.

Like much of ARU, Marketing, Recruitment and Communications including Admissions works on an agile basis with a mixture of office and home based working.

Interviews are expected to take place on 16 March 2023.

Please contact Susie King, Head of UK/EU Admissions, for further information about the role susie.king@aru.ac.uk

Find out more about working with us.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a 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 to share this commitment.

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.

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.

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