Administrator (Student Administration)

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.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to join our Cambridge team within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. You’ll provide administrative support and advice including face-to-face student guidance, handling telephone enquiries and using computer-based information systems.

Ideally with a degree, you’ll have a minimum of two A levels in relevant subjects or equivalent, excellent IT and communication skills and proven administrative experience. Experience of working in Student Administration within the Higher Education (HE) sector is desirable. With an understanding of the confidential nature of the work, you’ll have good organisational skills and an ability to multi-task. You’ll be able to demonstrate experience of, and a desire to, maintain and enhance the high standards of customer care within the faculty and work within our commitment to equality and diversity and widening participation in the HE sector.

Find out more about working with us.

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 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.

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.