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Vacancy Id: 9425
College / Service: Research Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise
Location: Hybrid – UAL Various Sites/Home
Salary: £55,421 - £66,943 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
Apply by: 6 March 2023 at 10:00
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The opportunity
You will provide project, administrative and operational support to UALs Institutes and Research Centres. UAL has an ambitious strategy to grow our Research and Knowledge Exchange activity, and this role will be key to supporting this success by developing a team who will provide professional services across current and emerging Centres & Institutes and wider related activities. This will involve oversight of the development of processes and systems to support Centres and Institutes in delivering to their plans, including mechanisms to manage and monitor activity; to organize, coordinate and deliver projects, activities and events; to manage and deliver their communications with internal and external stakeholders; and to provide other financial and administrative support on an ongoing basis. The successful candidate will play a key role in the development of the central operations service, working closely with their team and with stakeholders across UALs Institutes, Centres and Colleges, to respond to current and emerging needs and support Centres and Institutes in achieving their objectives, in line with UALs Research and Knowledge Exchange strategies. This is a new role which will work with colleagues across the university, and is an exciting opportunity to bring together a group of existing skilled and experienced staff, to build a service which can support colleagues across the university in delivering to our strategy.
About you
Our staff come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds both within Higher Education and further afield. We value the experience they bring with them.
You will be an experienced manager who motivates and leads effectively, setting the direction of your team and service, to enable and promote collaboration and innovative problem solving across formal boundaries. You will have experience of building effective, service focussed teams, and will promote and enable an inclusive environment; and will apply these principles to the development of the service.
You will have experience of delivering successful strategic and operational management, and experience navigating and delivering change, within a complex organisational structure in Higher Education or a similar environment.
You will bring an in depth knowledge of the management and leadership of core operations and process management activities, including project management, general administration, communications, financial management and reporting, quality assurance, and risk management.
This role is based within the Research, Knowledge Exchange & Enterprise division, working across university, and will require strong communication, relationship building and networking skills.
Informal enquiries about this opportunity are welcomed, please contact Mairead Kelly, Director of Academic Enterprise on m.i.kelly@arts.ac.uk to discuss.
If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Senior Resourcing Adviser on 020 7514 2965.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better and more sustainable world and championing race equality.
We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.
Our culture
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.
Vacancy Id: 9425
College / Service: Research Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise
Location: Hybrid – UAL Various Sites/Home
Salary: £55,421 - £66,943 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
Apply by: 6 March 2023 at 10:00
Please read through our FAQs page before applying