AddressProduct Development Coordinator
£30,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Remote-based work within the UK
Permanent / Full time
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The Opportunity:
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, everywhere can access higher education. We are currently recruiting a Product Development Coordinator to join our Digital Learning team.
As Product Development Coordinator, you will be responsible for co-ordinating the processes that lead to the timely development, publication and maintenance of high-quality digital learning materials that underpin Arden University’s distance and blended learning programmes and modules.
About You:
We would like to hear from applicants who have operating knowledge of SharePoint,
OneDrive and MS Office Suite, including MS Teams, Word, Excel and Outlook.
You will also demonstrate strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to solve problems and effectively communicate with key stakeholders.
Other key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develop and maintain relevant databases, spreadsheets and Teams project sites to ensure accurate, up to date, information is accessible to those that require it
- Use and understand systems that support the development of content to enable
manipulation of information and initial investigation of subject matter experts (SMEs) and internal stakeholder’s queries/problems - Monitor performance against development schedules, identifying and reporting any issues that require timely resolution
- Provide regular written and verbal reports to the Senior Product Development Coordinator, Head of Digital Learning Delivery and Head of Learning Design
- Liaise with programme leaders and Academic Resources team to maintain accurate information on the scheduled programme delivery
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!
Arden’s values:
Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. For the full job description, click here, or to start your journey with us, click apply!
Closing Date: Friday 26th January 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we recognise, and studies confirm, that often underrepresented candidates in the work place are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet all skills and experience of the position.
At Arden we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, therefore we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy, and actively welcome applications from all groups.
So, if you want to be part of Arden and our journey, but you feel that you’re missing some of the skills or experience the role requires, then we encourage you to apply anyway as you may make a great candidate for this role or others!
