Personal Assistant to Dean of School of Design and Technology

The opportunity

Are you an experienced administrator? Are you well organised, and keen to develop your career further in a world leading institution?

Join London College of Fashion and University of the Arts London and play a key role providing support to the Dean of School of Design and Technology.

The School of Design and Technology delivers a range of world-leading undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of fashion design and innovation. The Dean is responsible for both the leadership, direction, and day-to-day operations of the school and driving the values of collaboration, sustainability, and activism – shaping the future of the industry, this role is an opportunity to support these responsibilities and priorities.

As a PA, you will provide a confidential secretarial and administrative service, co-ordinate work related meetings and manage the personal office of the Dean, acting as the first point of contact.

You will also provide organisational support to the School Senior Leadership Team.

You will need to deal with confidential issues with a professional approach to all transactions carried out on behalf of the Dean, including the discreet handling of personal and confidential files.

This role is based on site at our East Bank campus.

If you have any queries about this role, please contact Valentina Quintero Rodriguez at v.quinterorodriguez@fashion.arts.ac.uk.

About you

To be considered for this role you will require:

• Proficiency with the MS Office Suite
• Significant relevant office experience
• Significant relevant administrative experience
• Significant experience of working in a supporting role
• Significant experience of writing reports and formatting presentations
• Relevant experience of diary management
• Experience of committee servicing and minute taking

You will also have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to plan and organise your workload and work collaboratively in a team.

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.

Our culture

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 be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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