PA to the Executive Team at Central Saint Martins

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The opportunity

We are looking for two Personal Assistant (PA) to support the Senior Executive team at Central Saint Martins (CSM), UAL. Your primary role is to provide first-class confidential secretarial and administrative support to members of the College Executive Group. Pivotal to the smooth running of the College Office, you’ll plan and prioritise workloads, organise meetings and provide support where required by the College Executive, manage diaries, help with research activities and projects, coordinate all necessary communications, and retrieve and provide information as required. You will work directly and indirectly with students, academics and external clients. A can-do attitude is essential in providing full PA, administrative and project support as you will be performing a range of tasks including diary management, arranging and clerking meetings, preparing reports and event co-ordination, as well as providing project support.

About you

Owing to the nature of the work, we’ll need you to be of ‘A’ level standard and already have exceptional office and administrative experience. With significant experience in diary management and committee clerking at a senior level, you must be able to treat information confidentially, be highly organised, have established IT skills and ideally experience of Office 365, and be able to operate on your own initiative, whilst happily working as part of a team. Able to work independently, whilst using your initiative and employing problem solving skills to meet the requirements of the role. You will bring excellent communication and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. A willingness to help, a positive approach, and efficiency is essential.

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

University of the Arts London offers generous leave, 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 please email the CSM Resourcing Team on: 0207 514 7885 or email: jobenquiries@csm.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.

Our culture

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 be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

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.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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