Staff Development Learning Manager

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The opportunity

UAL is looking for a Staff Development Learning Manager to join the diverse and talented People Strategy hub team within HR. This is an exciting time to be joining UAL; we have a new University Strategy, and the new People Strategy will be launched imminently. Anti-racism, Inclusion, Social Purpose are core UAL priorities and the Staff Development team will be focused on these areas to support staff and students to reach their full potential. 

You will have responsibility for the following: 

• Delivery of learning operating plans, programmes, projects and events aligned to UAL strategy, people strategy and University priorities 
• Ensuring structures, systems and processes are in place to support a Staff Development  service that is inclusive and accessible to all staff, and delivers an excellent user experience 
• Providing a dedicated staff development consultancy service to a University Service Area or College alongside an HR Business Partner 
• Work closely with People Strategy Hub Heads (Staff Development (SD), Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Organisational Development (OD), and their managers to provide a cohesive People Strategy Hub service 
• Build, maintain effective relationships with SD stakeholders and continuously network to extend these relationships and deepen the SD’s understanding of the University’s priorities and challenges 
• You will also provide direction for UAL’s internal network of qualified coaches and deliver sessions for the accredited programme for new coaches and you will have an appropriate coaching qualification equivalent to a minimum of level 5 ILM.

About you

You will be an experienced and suitably qualified Learning Manager or Staff Development Consultant with a track record of delivering learning programmes, projects and events aligned to organisational strategy, people strategy and organisational priorities. You will be qualified to MCIPD level or similar, with experience of leading and developing teams to deliver on projects, using metrics to demonstrate tangible outcomes. You will have knowledge of the most up to date learning and development approaches and undertake research and benchmarking to ensure the staff development keeps pace and adapts accordingly to the evolving capability needs of UAL.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Zele Akhilele, Resourcing Adviser via email at Peoplestaffrecruitment@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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