Business Continuity

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).

ARUs 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 UKs 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 UKs leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

About the Role:

We're looking for someone to join our friendly supportive team at ARU as a Resilience & Reception Administrator. You will work closely with colleagues to ensure business continuity plans are in place across all ARU campuses and monitor progress against resilience action plans as well supporting related meetings. Youll also spend some of your day welcoming visitors via ARU Writtle reception, including ensuring campus safeguarding protocols are followed.

With a degree or be part qualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level or have demonstrable appropriate level of experience and CPD you will have recent experience of working in an Administrator role.

We're seeking someone with a proven track record in administrative roles, preferably within a Higher or Further Education environment. You should possess excellent organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects efficiently. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, and the ideal candidate will remain calm under pressure, prioritise tasks effectively, and maintain confidentiality. If you're ready to excel in a new and varied, customer-facing role while contributing to our team's success, we encourage you to apply.

The working pattern of the role is to be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.

It is expected that interviews will take place on 24 May

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship under the point-based system and is therefore only open to applicants with the right to work in the UK.

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