HR Consultant

The opportunity

As UAL responds to a changing world, we have launched a new 10-year strategy. We are investing in our people and setting challenging goals. With this comes career defining opportunities for HR professionals to deliver the multiple programmes of work ahead of us, that will enable UAL to meet the needs and expectations of our staff and students and deliver social purpose through creativity.

 

We now have an opportunity for a HR Consultant to help deliver the people strategies at UAL. The HR Consultant provides professional HR advice and expertise to client groups across the University. You will be joining a diverse and friendly team where HR Consultants and HR Business Partners work seamlessly to support their client groups through strategic change programmes, employee relations case work and provide HR expertise and advice to a range of stakeholders.

Your profile

 A key part of this role is to provide advice, coaching, and guidance interventions to individuals and help resolve complex issues including employee relations casework and people related problems across the University. Our ideal candidate will be CIPD-qualified to graduate level or equivalent, or working towards this, experienced in a unionised environment, dealing with employee relations casework and change. You will be an excellent and influential communicator, solution/outcome focused and with a proven track record of successful customer service, task management, teamwork and problem-solving skills.

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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