Employability Educator (Parental Leave Cover)

The opportunity

Are you passionate about empowering students and graduates to succeed in their creative careers? We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Employability Educator to join University of the Arts London’s (UAL) Careers and Employability (CE) team for an 11-month parental leave cover role. In this role, you’ll create and deliver innovative employability resources, workshops, and events to help students pursue careers they love.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with Employability Practitioners and the broader C&E team to create innovative extracurricular learning opportunities. You’ll help students and graduates prepare for their careers through practical, engaging resources and workshops tailored to the creative industries.

About you

You will bring a deep understanding of student career development and experience in managing multiple projects. Your ability to engage a diverse student body is crucial, as is your expertise in delivering and facilitating impactful workshops, events and creating resources—both in-person and digitally.

If you thrive independently and collaboratively, excel at project support or management, and can work across UAL colleges in London, this role could be perfect for you! Join us and shape the future careers of UAL’s creative community.

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.

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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