Graduate Support and Project Administrator

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The opportunity

This 18 month fixed term role will provide full and comprehensive Administrative Support for the Graduate Employability Team and Internships Co-ordinator, as well as supporting the Rethinking Employability Project. 

The Graduate Employability Hub/Team supports graduates to identify and secure their career next steps, including work, freelance opportunities or further study. The role holder will be expected act as the first point of contact for email enquiries, undertake event administration, collect data, maintain records and support events and activities.  As administrator to the Rethinking Employability Project the role holder will provide admin support to the Director including diary management, arranging meetings, as well as attending and minuting project board meetings. 

The role holder will be expected to contribute to excellent service delivery standards by providing information, support and high-quality customer service to colleagues, graduates, external partners and students. The role holder will also send out communications to graduates via tools such as Mailchimp to promote services and increase engagement with the graduate offer. 

About you

• A Level or equivalent qualification, or relevant experience 
• Experience of working in a front line, customer focused position preferably within Higher Education (Desirable) 
• Demonstrates a good understanding of and commitment to excellent customer service. 
• Ability to use a range of Microsoft Office applications 
• Experience in using virtual learning environments such as Moodle. 
• Ability to use Mailchimp and Mail merge.

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 educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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