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Business Support Coordinator – People Services Apprentice
Vacancy ID
12079
College/Exec Group
People
Location
Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home
Salary
£30,577 to £34,436 per annum
Contract
Apprenticeship
Hours
35
Apply by
17 November 2025, 11:55 pm
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The opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to gain practical experience and develop your knowledge and skills, working alongside experienced and friendly colleagues at a world leading university.
UAL is offering an incredible opportunity to become a Business Support Coordinator Apprentice within our People Services hub, and be supported to gain a recognised CIPD Level 3 qualification and the HR Support Level 3 apprenticeship, which will equip you with the valuable knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to excel in your role and pave the way for your future career.
Your time will be divided between specialist HR projects to ensure we can deliver our service objectives seamlessly whilst maintaining high customer service standards. Primarily you will provide coordination and administrative support for the UAL Apprenticeship Programme Team, supporting continuous improvement and development, in addition to supporting the Associate Director with HR Operational tasks.
Join us for a webinar where you’ll learn all about our Business Support Coordinator Apprenticeship vacancy and can meet the team and ask questions.
Date: Wednesday 12 November 2025
Time: 12pm Noon (GMT)
Location: Via MS Teams, please sign up using this Eventbrite link below:
UAL Apprenticeships info session Tickets, Wed 12 Nov 2025 at 12:00 | Eventbrite
If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the Resourcing Team via email at PSOstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk
Your profile
You will need some experience in an administrative role; this could be experience from a non-professional or voluntary role.
You will also need an interest in HR project coordination, learning and development, organisational development, resourcing and HR operations. You should possess a good working knowledge of MS Office, (Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
If you have good communication, coupled with strong planning, organising, teamwork skills and a commitment to your own learning and development, we encourage you to explore this role further.
Please ensure that your responses to the questions asked in the application are related to the role and the apprenticeship development opportunity.
To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you will need to meet all the following criteria:
- Must have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role due to apprenticeship funding rules).
- Must have lived in the UK for the past three years or meet one of the residency requirements as found in Annex A of the Apprenticeship Funding Rules.
- Must not already hold a qualification in HR / CIPD at Level 3 (A level) or above.
- Must not be enrolled on another funded apprenticeship, further education or higher education programme at the start of your new apprenticeship.
Please read the full eligibility criteria and general information about apprenticeships which can be found on the FAQ’s of our apprenticeship careers site before you make your application.
Closing date: 17 November 2025 at 23:55
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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