Academic Support Administrator

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The opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Academic Support for Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon (CCW), the Academic Support Administrator is responsible for administering and coordinating the administration of the CCW Academic Support offer.

Academic Support provides learning development opportunities for all UAL students. We offer a wide range of support to enable students to develop fully as learners within Further and Higher Education.

 Your duties will include:

• Providing flexible and effective administrative assistance to the CCW Academic Support Team
• Supporting the organisation, communication and monitoring of CCW’s Academic Support provision
• Working closely with and provide administrative support for the Head of Academic Support and the college-based Academic Support sub-teams.

About you

We expect you to possess experience of providing high quality administrative support within a busy team. You will be able to maintain databases and record systems to a high standard, pairing this with proficient MS Office skills, particularly in Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.

You must have excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to relate and communicate with people of varying seniority. An innovative thinker, you will use initiative to identify and address potential problems, implementing appropriate preventative measures where possible or by utilising your creativity to resolve issues.

Whilst capable of problem-solving independently, you will remain open-minded and will be prepared to listen to and evaluate suggestions from others; escalating to a senior manager if the issue is complex or requires a decision outside your remit.

Interview Date: 21/03/2023

If you have any queries about this role, please contact the recruiting manager Cath Hawes on c.hawes@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk.

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Aruna Dhinakaran, Resourcing Assistant at jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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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