School Administrator (S School)

The opportunity

*Note*: due to high volume of applicants, we may close the vacancy earlier than the closing date. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

Join the vibrant and dynamic environment of Central Saint Martins as a key member of our School Operations team. Reporting to the School Operations Manager, you’ll play a central role in supporting one of the School’s Deans—ensuring their schedule, projects, and priorities run smoothly and effectively.

This is a varied and fast-paced role that will see you managing complex diaries, coordinating high-level meetings and events, preparing communications, and acting as a key liaison across internal teams and external partners. You’ll also contribute to the running of School-wide initiatives—maintaining project trackers, supporting financial and administrative activities, and driving progress on institutional priorities.

You’ll be part of a collaborative team that supports leadership across the School and wider College. From producing polished reports and presentations to managing travel, hospitality, and day-to-day operations, your work will make a real difference to how the School functions.

Your profile

*Note*: Please provide any additional information that supports your application in the Further Information section (500 words). This may include relevant experiences, skills, achievements, or anything not covered elsewhere in your application that you feel strengthens your suitability for the role

You’re a proactive and organised administrator with a sharp eye for detail and a talent for juggling competing priorities. With strong experience using Microsoft Office and confident minute-taking skills, you thrive in busy environments and are comfortable managing high-level diaries and communications.

You’re a natural communicator—both written and verbal—with the ability to tailor messaging for different audiences in an inclusive and accessible way. You enjoy working across teams, using your initiative to solve problems and improve processes, and you understand the importance of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.

Experience in event coordination, customer-focused roles, or the higher education sector will serve you well, but what really sets you apart is your collaborative mindset and commitment to enhancing the staff and student experience.

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.

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.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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