Diploma in Professional Studies Coordinator

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to be a key part of the LCC Media School’s student-centred employability offer in the 2026-27 academic year.

We are looking for a part-time (0.5) fixed term Coordinator for our Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS), which is our optional industry experience year positioned between the second and third year of our undergraduate courses. During the year students undertake a variety of activities to improve their employability in their chosen field, including placements and work-based learning projects.

This role will work alongside the existing DPS Coordinator (0.5) on a fixed term basis until 31 July 2027 to oversee the DPS course provision for the Media School. Your responsibilities will include course management, the monitoring and assessment of student progress, managing a team of industry mentors, and developing and maintaining relationships with a network of employers in the media and creative industries who can provide placement and collaborative work-based learning opportunities to our students.

You will work predominantly onsite at our Elephant and Castle campus for two and a half days a week, with the potential for hybrid working where appropriate.

Your profile

This is a role for someone who can integrate the needs of students, employers and the University in providing work-based learning opportunities for undergraduate students to support their employability.

You will bring experience of academic leadership, teaching, assessment and quality enhancement, alongside a strong understanding of trends and issues in UK Higher Education relating to student outcomes and employability.

You will have experience working with students and employers on work-based learning opportunities at scale and be a persuasive, inclusive, and thoughtful communicator, able to work confidently with students, colleagues, external partners, and wider professional communities.

You will have knowledge and experience of the media and creative industries, particularly in relation to the School’s portfolio of courses in media, communications, journalism, publishing and photography.

As a coordinator of resources, you will have experience motivating teams and communities of practice, setting direction across functions, promoting collaboration across boundaries, managing budgets effectively, and managing complex projects, competing priorities, and demands, while always remaining focused on student outcomes and experience.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.staffrecruit@arts.ac.uk 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

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