Director of College Administration

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The opportunity

Working closely with the Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College, the Director of College Administration is responsible for the provision of high level strategic and policy advice, for the effective and efficient use of resources, and the overseeing of operations in the College in relation to the College’s strategic and academic priorities.

Strategic thinking and strong operational delivery ability are important as you lead professional services at Central Saint Martins. Our vision for College Administration is one where we exemplify, through our diverse professional practices, a truly cooperative approach where our academically led vision and university strategy is delivered hand-in-hand by our academic, administrative, professional, and technical teams within and across the University. What will really make the difference is your way with people. From the collaborative relationships you forge with senior staff, to the inspirational approach you take to leading and developing people, you’ll be recognised for your organisational abilities, strategic insights, and expertise.

Central Saint Martins has a global reputation for responding to changes in art, design, and performance practice in the context of global challenges of social justice and environmental stewardship. The success of our college is partly due to our dedicated employees, and you’ll play an important role in shaping future creative professionals, and impact on the future of so many creative industries.

Joining our College Executive Group and Senior Management Teams, you too will need to embrace change and thrive on the challenge to deliver improvements. The ability to refine services and evolve practices while responding at pace, strategically and operationally, to all manner of day-to-day matters is what makes this role stimulating and rewarding.

About you

How to apply:

The deadline for receipt of applications is midday (GMT) on Monday 14 August. using the UAL application portal and pressing the APPLY button at the bottom of the page. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview by Monday 21 August. The interviews will happen in person in the week of 4 September.  

Questions about the role and appointment can be addressed directly to the Pro-Vice Chancellor and Head of College, Rathna Ramanathan, contacting in the first instance, EA to the College Executive, Virginia Harris: v.harris@csm.arts.ac.uk

UAL is committed to addressing the under-representation of staff from Black and Minority Ethnic communities, using our student profile as a reference point.

In return, University of the Arts London offers an attractive salary and pension plus a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please email the CSM Resourcing Team on: jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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