Full time Admissions officer – Arden University
Job Description
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.
Admissions Team
Our Admissions team coordinate, assess and process all applications and the enrolment of students while ensuring the University’s admissions process is compliant with necessary regulatory legislation.
The Role – Admissions Officer
We are currently looking for an Admissions Officer to join our Admissions Team here at Arden. As an Admissions Officer, you will process applications for the various courses that we offer to students. You will also be responsible for assessing applications and liaising with academics to ensure that appropriate decisions are made. The Admissions Officer will use our CRM system for processing applications, and ensure they are all dealt with efficiently and accurately ensuring compliance with our admission policies.
This is a great opportunity to start a career in Higher Education, with an innovative and progressive organisation who put students at the heart of everything they do.
Other responsibilities for the Admissions officer:
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- Making admissions decisions on all standard applications for Arden University courses in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner, ensuring compliance with Arden University admission policies
- Assessing application documentation and requesting further information, where required, to inform decision making
- Assessing applications and liaising with academics and recruitment on non-standard to ensure the appropriate decisions are made in accepting students onto Arden University courses
- Issue accurate offers for students to study with Arden University, having demonstrated eligibility to study
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of Arden University entry requirements, being able to explain these to others
About You:
The successful Admissions Officer will have / be:
Essential:
- You will need to be detail orientated, with the ability to check accuracy and pay attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
- You will also need to be comfortable work independently when making decisions, as well as having a passion to provide excellent customer service.
- The ability to pick up new systems and processes quickly
- Comfortable working at pace and under pressure.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Higher Education setting, along with an understanding of UKVI regulations
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%
- SimplyHealth 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: Tuesday 16 December
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.
Location: Coventry
Closing Date: 16th Dec, 2025
HOW TO APPLY
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