Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per annum
Employment type: Permanent
Hours per week: 37
Reporting into: Pro-Vice Chancellor - Student Experience
Department: Student Experience
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This role operates on a hybrid working arrangement that will require 2 days travel into our Coventry head office.This may fluctuate in line with business requirements. There may be occasional travel to our other locations (Birmingham, Leeds, London and Manchester).Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.
About Arden Univerity:
We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.
About our Department:
The Student Experience team is dedicated to supporting and empowering students throughout their journey at Arden. They provide wellbeing support, academic guidance, career development, and engagement initiatives, ensuring every student feels connected and equipped for success.
Our focus on innovation and continuous improvement helps create an inclusive and enriching learning environment.
About the Opportunity:
As an Executive Assistant, you will provide seamless, proactive support to the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Experience) and the Chief Technology Officer (Executive Team). You will provide high-level administrative support performing a wide range of administrative and executive support related tasks,which will includemanaging schedules, handling communications, and coordinating meetings including minute taking. It willextend to supporting with various projects and engagement with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, and will require the need to be resourceful, andhave the highest levels of professionalism and confidentiality.
About You:
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Executive Assistant with experience supporting board-level or executive leadership in a fast-paced environment. You should be confident in managing diaries, coordinating meetings, and handling sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
Essential requirements:
* Substantial experience as an Executive Assistant supporting board members or senior executives.
* Strong administrative and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Teams/Zoom.
* Effective written and verbal communication, with the ability to liaise across diverse teams.
* Experience in event and meeting coordination, balancing multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
* Ability to work independently, take initiative, and problem-solve to improve processes.
Desirable requirements:
* Experience using AI tools to support workload management
* Experience as an EA within the Education sector
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%
* SimplyHealth plan option
* 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, otherexcellent 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:Wednesday 25th June
Provisional Interview Dates:2nd/3rd July
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 tothe guidancehere.
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 under the points-based immigration system. 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.
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