Remote Project Coordinator - 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,…