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:
We are now seeking to appoint a Deputy Director of Global Marketing & Channels to play a leading role in the realisation of our collective aims and strategy. This is an exciting time to join ARU and an outstanding opportunity to drive innovation across the institution.
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, Communications and Recruitment and working closely with other key senior colleagues and stakeholders, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across partnerships and deputise for the Director as required.
You will lead ARU’s integrated, data‑driven marketing across UK and international markets to support recruitment at all levels. You will lead specialist digital, CRM, media and faculty marketing teams to ensure brand consistency and lifecycle impact.
Your leadership and expertise will enable the development and delivery of university wide global student recruitment marketing strategies to align all marketing activity with institutional objectives. Key to success will be the ability to translate recruitment targets into actionable market-specific marketing plans to support directorate-wide strategy and recruitment delivery.
We are seeking an exceptional leader with a proven track record of developing and implementing Marketing initiatives across comparably large scale, diverse and complex portfolios. You will possess excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skills, and will be able to build effective and collaborative working relationships, demonstrating a proactive and positive approach to contributing to the work of the team
The role offers a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious professional to play a leading role in the future success of the University and its wider impact across the region.
Applications should be emailed to [email protected] at Dixon Walter by the closing date of 21st June 2026.
Longlist interviews are expected to be held with Dixon Walter via Microsoft Teams in the weeks commencing the 29th June and 6th July 2026.
Final interviews are expected to take place in person on a 23th and 24th July 2026.
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 and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI’s Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:
- Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
- Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
