Information Centre Advisor

The opportunity

London College of Communication (LCC) is seeking a customer focused, personable and highly organised individual to provide a fully functional reception and support service for the College’s Information Centre.

As the Information Centre Advisor, you will act as the first point of contact in providing front-line assistance and comprehensive support to external visitors, current students, and members of academic, technical, professional, and administrative staff. The role is busy and varied and your excellent organisational skills will be key as you assist in the planning and delivery of events, manage diaries and hospitality requests, training ambassadors and supporting evening and weekend events. You will also plan and lead tours of the College for prospective students and new staff and will work closely with the Information Centre Manager on strategic developments and projects.

This role also involves you taking responsibility for maintaining and developing the Centre’s visual content, so a knowledge of Adobe CC suite (Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and visual design and communication skills (layout, colour theory, typography, photography) would be desirable.

Your profile

The successful candidate will possess experience of working in a frontline, customer focused role gained in a HE / FE environment. Knowledge of Salesforce CRM and of assisting in the support and delivery of events is also required.

If you are committed to providing excellent customer service and can use your strong interpersonal skills to develop highly effective working relationships and a positive culture of collaboration, we would love to hear from you.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk 

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.

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 hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

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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