Attendance and Engagement Officer - Manchester

Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Student Persistence Manager

Department: Student Experience

Click here to read the full job description and view our excellent benefits here

This role will be based full time from our Manchester campus.

About Arden University:

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.

Student Experience:

Our Attendance and Engagement Officer sit within our Student Experience team who are crucial to providing pastoral support and career advice to students to maintain student welfare.

This includes providing the best experience and guidance from application, admission, through to graduation.

About the Opportunity:

Your role will involve supporting Student Support teams by gathering and monitoring student attendance and online engagement data.

You will deliver precise and timely information to assist with the implementation of Arden University’s attendance and engagement policy.

Proficiency with various IT tools and confidence in handling datasets for analysis and review are required for this position.

About You:

To succeed in the role of Attendance and Engagement Officer, you should demonstrate:

• A relevant undergraduate degree or prior experience in a similar position

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, along with confident use of email and internet tools

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong planning and organisational abilities, with a focus on managing workflows effectively

• A confident, courteous, and professional telephone manner

• The ability to work efficiently both independently and as part of a team

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%

• BUPA 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, other excellent 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: Thursday 14 May

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 to the guidance here.

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.