A key part of the role will be overseeing the Association’s marketing systems and digital platforms, ensuring they remain up to date, accessible and effective for students and stakeholders. You will also manage external contractors and suppliers where appropriate, ensuring activity is delivered to a high standard and supports the Association’s priorities.

This is an opportunity to help shape the communications and digital direction of a developing Students’ Association, bringing strategic thinking, creativity and a strong understanding of student audiences to how the Association communicates, engages and builds its profile across Arden University.

About You:

Essential requirements:

• Relevant degree, professional qualification or significant equivalent experience in communications, marketing, digital or a related field.
• Proven professional experience in a communications, marketing, digital or similar role.
• Experience developing and delivering effective marketing or communications projects and plans.
• Experience creating and delivering engaging digital and/or print content for defined target audiences.
• Experience in design, copywriting or digital communications, with a good understanding of how to tailor content for different audiences and channels.
• Good understanding of design tools used to create and produce digital and print materials.
• Experience managing communications systems, digital platforms or content management systems, ensuring content is accurate, accessible and up to date.
• Proven experience proofreading and editing copy, reports and other communications materials to a high standard, with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with people at all levels.
• Experience extracting, analysing and presenting data from systems or other relevant sources to produce clear and useful reports.
• Experience organising and planning meetings, including coordinating arrangements and supporting effective outcomes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, projects and deadlines, using effective time management and organisational skills.
• Demonstrable understanding of and commitment to the mission, vision and values of a Students’ Association, aligned with Arden University’s SPARK ethos.

Desirable requirements:

• Experience of working within a membership led or volunteer organisation
• Understanding of HE issues affecting HE students
• Experience of drafting reports.

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 + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
• BUPA Cash Plan
• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)
• Access to Perkbox benefits
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
• Plus, other excellent benefits

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

Our 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.

Closing Date: 1st November (Interviews to take place WC 16th November.

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.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer 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 people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

Sponsorship statement:

Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa, or fulfil the criteria we have for providing sponsorship. However we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.