Public Engagement Officer
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:
You’ll be joining our Events team and will lead on the delivery of public engagement events for our Chelmsford and Writtle campuses.
The successful candidate will be able to develop strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders to ensure impactful engagement with our community. Some of the events that you will be responsible for include the hosting of speakers for the Essex Book Festival, community award ceremonies and a number of events to support national awareness campaigns such as, Mental Health awareness week, International Women's Day and Refugee week.
You will use a range of communication methods such as Eventbrite, a community newsletter and mailchimp to drive attendance figures for public events. You’ll need to be highly motivated and have the initiative to seek out further public engagement opportunities across the University. Previous experience in promoting and marketing events would be beneficial. With a degree or part qualified in a relevant professional qualification at degree level or with demonstrable appropriate level of experience and evidence of CPD relevant to the role, you will be working as part of a busy events team and have the chance to work on a range of interesting projects.
It is expected that interviews will take place on Monday 8th July. Informal enquiries can be made to Alice Asher, Senior Events Manager, at alice.asher@aru.ac.uk
Find out more about working with us.
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.
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:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.