Interim Operations Manager – The Hub

The opportunity

If you offer considerable operations, venue management and events experience, this position offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role at The Hub – Camberwell College of Arts.

The Hub is Camberwell College of Arts’ venue for the community in the heart of Peckham. The Hub is a space where local businesses and the community come together to develop creative business ideas and explore emerging technologies.

You will oversee the venue’s operations and events programme, aimed at engaging with the local community, supporting UAL graduates and staff, diversifying our audience, and enhancing the college’s profile. 

You will ensure the effective management of resources and the smooth operation of all activities. This will include scoping and planning, budget management, operational oversight of events, marketing and communications, relationship management etc.

This is a fixed term contract until September 2026.

The working hours are 14 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. There is flexibility on how the 14 hours per week are worked. Ideally this will be 3.5 hours over 4 days per week. You would need to commit to the same working pattern per week.

About you

You will need extensive work experience in venue, studio or building management, in addition to experience of managing dynamic high-profile events with multiple stakeholders.

Experience of working across multiple strands of work, including short-term tasks and medium-term project work is also essential.

You will also need excellent IT skills (Microsoft 365 including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and virtual learning environments such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom) in addition to extensive administration experience, including purchase ordering and sales ledgers. 

Experience of leading small, agile teams in a fast-paced environment is equally important.

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Kelly Palmer, Head of Graduate Futures / k.v.palmer@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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