Job Description

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.



At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

About the Role:

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual to join us as a Curriculum Administrator, providing high quality support to our curriculum managers and teaching teams. In this varied role, you will help keep our curriculum areas running smoothly by delivering a range of administrative support, along with using and maintaining a range of manual and digital systems to log, track and enter data, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.



As a key point of contact, you'll support colleagues, learners and employers by responding to enquiries and offering excellent customer service.



This role is ideal for someone who works with a high level of accuracy, shows strong attention to detail and has excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ideal candidate will have administrative experience and strong IT proficiency including using excel and databases.



To progress further you will have a range of GCSEs at A-C grade or equivalent or a vocational qualification at NVQ level 2 or equivalent.



Informal enquiries can be made to Lindsey Rowan, at lindsey.rowan@aru.ac.uk



Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.



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 are committed to safeguarding and promoting 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 short listed candidates.

All appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children's Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.



This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

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.



In accordance with the UK Government's immigration points-based system, this post does not meet the characteristics of a skilled job including salary criteria to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes:

Please download the Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.

Job Category Administrative
Vacancy Type Permanent
Employment Type Part time
Salary From 24,900 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary To 26.093 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Location Writtle
Faculty/Prof Service Writtle College
Ref No 3775
Closing Date 08/01/2026