Operations Administrator

The opportunity

Join UAL’s Fashion, Textiles & Technology Institute (FTTI) at our East Bank campus.  The post holder will provide administrative support to UAL FTTI, including diary management for the Director of FTTI. A highly motivated individual, you will provide support to UAL FTTI, identifying and allocating appropriate levels of resource accordingly. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a growing institute at the forefront of creative Research & Development, working with leading academic and industry partners.

Your profile

You will play a key role within UAL FTTI, supporting the Director by managing a fast-paced diary and team inbox, ensuring priorities run smoothly and time is maximised.

You will be the go-to contact for enquiries, connecting people across FTTI and the university while keeping systems, information, and CRM data organised, accurate, and impactful.

You will coordinate high-level meetings and global partnerships, preparing agendas, managing logistics, and delivering seamless experiences (from room set-ups to high-profile visits).

You will also bring creativity to communications, helping produce engaging reports and documents that showcase FTTI’s work.

From supporting recruitment and inductions to helping deliver standout events and projects, you will be a vital part of a collaborative team driving innovation and activity across FTTI.

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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