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.

About the Role:

Are you eager to pursue a career in marketing? Do you thrive in a collaborative and creative environment and enjoy a varied role?

Join our ambitious and forward-thinking team, working across B2C and B2B marketing assisting Marketing and Business Development colleagues to achieve our student growth objectives.



Enthusiastic and eager to learn, you'll bring an organised approach, providing high quality administrative support and a desire to develop your marketing skillset across digital marketing, events, campaigns and content development.



Degrees at Work falls within Learning Development Services and this role sits within the busy Degrees at Work Marketing Team, who are responsible for Marketing in the key strategic growth areas of Degree Apprenticeships, Distance Learning and Online Continuing Professional Development (CPD).



Degrees at Work are an innovative and high performing commercially focused team with ambitious targets and growth plans. This role will support marketing and business development colleagues and in turn increase our capacity and flexibility to seize opportunities and continue to build on recent rapid growth.



You'll be detail-driven and confident juggling multiple priorities, with strong IT, organisational and communication skills. Comfortable working independently or as part of a team, you'll bring creativity, enthusiasm, and a customer- focused mindset. If you're passionate about marketing, enjoy creating engaging content, and want to make a difference in a dynamic, fast-moving environment, this role is a great opportunity to develop your skill and grow with us.



Informal enquiries can be made to Alison King, Head of Apprenticeship and Distance Learning Marketing at alison.king@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.

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 Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Duration 6 months
Employment Type Full time
Salary From 26,707
Salary To 30,378
Location Cambridge
Faculty/Prof Service Learning & Development Services
Ref No 3656
Closing Date 17/10/2025