Project Coordinator - 9 Months FTC

Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 per annum

Employment type: Fixed Term Contract for 9 months.

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Project Manager

Department: Academic Office

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This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require little to no travel into our Coventry head office.

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 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.

About our Department:

The Academic Office at Arden University supports academic governance, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and student success.

It oversees programme approval, policy development, assessment management, and academic standards, working with faculties, professional services, and regulators to ensure compliance and enhance the student experience.

About the Role:

You will play a key role in supporting the Head of Strategic Projects and the Academic Affairs Project Team to coordinate, oversee and deliver the University’s project and change portfolio.

The role combines project coordination, analysis and portfolio reporting, providing practical support to Project Managers, Business Analysts, Project Sponsors and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. The postholder will help ensure projects are well organised, appropriately governed and delivered in line with agreed processes and priorities.

Key responsibilities will include collecting, analysing and presenting project and portfolio information; coordinating meetings, governance activities and reporting cycles; maintaining project documentation; and tracking actions, risks, issues, dependencies and milestones. The role will also support the preparation of reports and information for project and portfolio oversight.

Working closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts and departmental stakeholders, the Project Coordinator will maintain an accurate and up-to-date view of the University’s project landscape. They will support effective communication, governance and coordination across projects, helping to identify key issues and provide timely information to support prioritisation and decision-making.

The role will provide the Project Team with the coordination, reporting, analytical and administrative capability required to support the successful delivery of high-quality, strategically aligned projects and change initiatives across Academic Affairs and the wider University.

About You:

You will be a highly organised, detail-focused project professional with experience supporting projects, change initiatives or portfolios. You will be confident managing competing priorities, working with stakeholders and providing accurate information to support effective delivery and decision-making.

Essential requirements

• Degree-level education or significant relevant experience in progressively more complex roles.

• Experience in project coordination, analysis, administration, portfolio support or a related field.

• Excellent organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects and priorities.

• Strong project administration and coordination skills, including managing deadlines, actions, risks, issues and dependencies.

• Effective communication and influencing skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels, including senior colleagues.

• Experience maintaining accurate project records, reporting information and ensuring actions are followed up.

• Experience in a relevant role such as Project Coordinator, Project Officer, Project Analyst, Data Analyst, Business Analyst or similar.

Desirable requirements

• Business Analysis qualification, such as Agile BA or BCS, or equivalent experience.

• Experience within Higher Education.

• Experience working in a formal Project, Programme or Portfolio Management environment

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 Cash Plan

• 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: Tuesday 20 October

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, or fulfil the criteria we have for providing sponsorship.  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.