Strategy Support Officer

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The opportunity

UAL are looking for an experienced administrator to join us as a Strategy Support Officer on a full time, permanent basis.

As part of the University Secretariat, you will provide administrative and strategic support to groups relating to the University Strategy and key internal governance initiatives.

This may include:

• Engaging senior leaders within the planning process
• Establishing the process of strategic planning and helping to run the planning process
• Ensuring oversight of progress across the different components of the planning process
• Supporting with insight generation for strategic development
• Providing senior level support and co-ordination of UAL Strategy governance, including acting as a clerk to the University’s Strategy Oversight Boards, Away Days and other Boards as required

About you

You will be committed to the UAL strategy, with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced demanding environment and can demonstrate the confidence to collaborate with senior members of staff.

You will be educated to degree level and will possess:

• Experience of administration in the higher education sector
• Experience of senior level strategy support
• An understanding of UAL strategic priorities
• An understanding and experience of supporting event management

You will also be an effective communicator, with the ability to manage a varied workload and to collaborate effectively.

Closing date for applications, 22 January 2024 at 23:55 pm

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at usgstaffrecruitment@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.

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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