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). 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.
About The Role
As a Learning and Development Partner, you’ll be at the forefront of transforming how we develop our people – driving a bold, digitally enabled learning culture that equips colleagues to thrive now and in the future. This high‑impact role involves designing and delivering innovative learning experiences, partnering with senior leaders, and providing expert consultancy to tackle real organisational challenges. From leadership development programmes and coaching interventions to reimagining performance management and succession planning, you’ll create solutions that are practical, engaging and built for impact. You’ll also contribute to advancing our digital learning offer – using technology and data to enhance capability, track outcomes and continuously improve what we do. If you’re motivated by variety, influence and the chance to make a visible difference, this role offers the platform to do exactly that.
About You
You are a confident, credible L&D professional who knows how to turn ideas into impactful learning. You bring strong experience in designing and delivering development solutions – whether face‑to‑face, digital or blended – and you’re comfortable working both strategically and hands‑on. You thrive when partnering with others, building trusted relationships, influencing at all levels and translating organisational needs into meaningful development. An engaging facilitator and communicator, you can bring learning to life and create experiences that stick. You are highly organised, adaptable and solutions‑focused – able to juggle priorities, work at pace, and deliver high‑quality outcomes. You are also curious, proactive and committed to continuous improvement, with a passion for creating inclusive, forward‑thinking learning environments where people can do their best work. You will have a degree or OD qualification or significant equivalent experience of a similar role elsewhere.
Informal enquiries can be made to Tracy Dawson, Assistant HR Director (Organisational Development) at Tracy.dawson@aru.ac.uk.
Benefits
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.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. 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 and will conduct Right To Work checks in line with UKVI’s Right To Work policy and our own institutional policy. Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants for a Worker Route visa. Applicants already in the UK: ARU cannot offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.
Guidance Notes
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
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