Skills Programme Coordinator

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Unleash your creativity and take your skills to new heights while working on inspiring projects. At Arup, we believe in empowering our people to produce work that sets the bar for quality. Our passionate team shares our values, and that's why they love coming to work every day.

About Arup University

Arup University sits at the heart of the firm and is dedicated to strengthening Arup’s collective capability and technical excellence. It brings together learning, research, knowledge, foresight and skills to support high quality project delivery and innovation across the firm. Through its programmes, Arup University helps the firm enable technical excellence and quality on projects, equip members with go to market skills and knowledge and enable new ways to harness our collective intelligence, supporting long term business success and adaptation.

The Opportunity

Join Arup University as our Skills Programme Coordinator and play a key role in delivering our global Skills Programme—connecting 17,000+ colleagues across 54 technical networks worldwide. You’ll help strengthen technical excellence, support innovation and ensure the firm remains future-ready.

As a Skills Programme Coordinator, you’ll support the smooth running of a global programme — coordinating activities, engaging stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement. Working with a diverse international team, you’ll gain exposure across disciplines, regions and strategic initiatives.

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate day-to-day delivery of the Global Skills Programme
• Manage schedules, milestones and programme documentation
• Support global collaboration across regions and time zones
• Act as a key point of contact for Skills Leaders and networks
• Organise meetings, workshops and events
• Prepare presentations, communications and updates
• Track data, maintain records and support governance
• Contribute to improving processes, tools and programme efficiency

Is This Role Right for You?

We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive coordinator with a positive, service‑focused approach and a genuine interest in capability development. You’ll be confident managing multiple priorities, with strong attention to detail and a passion for enabling others to succeed.

You’ll bring:

• Experience in programme, project or coordination roles—ideally within a professional services, education or knowledge-based environment
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously
• Experience supporting global or cross-functional initiatives, ideally within a matrix environment
  Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, engaging materials
• Confidenct working with data, trackers and programme documentation
• Experience organising meetings, workshops or events, including logistics and follow-ups
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work independently while supporting senior colleagues
• High attention to detail and a proactive approach to keeping activities on track
• Proficiency in digital collaboration tools (e.g. SharePoint, Teams, Excel)

What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

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