Staff Communications & Engagement Executive

The opportunity

Working in University of the Arts London’s (UAL) communications team, you will engage our staff community of over 6,000 colleagues across 6 Colleges and 4 Institutes to champion the value of creativity and deliver UAL’s ten-year strategy.

 

You will coordinate and deliver integrated communications about UAL’s internal and strategic activities across key channels, identifying story opportunities and supporting strategic change, delivering communication plans that connect our communities to the University and celebrate the successes of our staff and students.

 

In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, and partner with key teams across UAL, including Digital and Technology, and Estates, presenting technical information in a digestible and accessible way to staff.

 

You will also contribute to the running of leadership engagement activities such as Vice-Chancellor briefings, using these opportunities to listen and respond to staff feedback and involve the staff voice in our communications.

 

Your expertise will be instrumental in fostering a culture of transparent, informative and inclusive communications, enabling our colleagues to understand the University’s direction and how their own work contributes to UAL’s success.

Your profile

We’re looking for a creative and collaborative communicator with experience delivering impactful internal communications in complex settings.

You’ll bring strong writing and planning skills, a keen eye for accessibility and inclusivity, and confidence using digital content management systems and newsletter and intranet platforms.

If you’re someone who thrives on building relationships, solving problems, and creating great content, we’d love to hear from you.

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.

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