Student Employment Coordinator

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Careers and Employability team for a hard-working and committed Student Employment Coordinator to administer and maintain our Creative Opportunities bulletin website.

Creative Opportunities is the online job and placement vacancy and opportunities bulletin, which sits within the Careers and Employability service.

As a Student Employment Coordinator, you will act as the first point of contact for Creative Opportunities, responding to questions, requests and feedback from employers, students, volunteers and graduates.

In addition to your customer service responsibilities, you will maintain and develop the Creative Opportunities content management system, including databases, employer contacts, vacancy registration and records and system templates, as well as check and resolve system bugs and problems as they arise.

You will also market Creative Opportunities to new employers, students and graduates, as well as promote our paid services such as featured posts and our bespoke recruitment service.

About you

We are looking for an individual with a basic understanding of issues related to student and graduate careers, who possesses experience with Microsoft Excel and databases, and experience of managing WordPress websites (or similar).

You will be able to provide routine oral and written information in a clear and concise manner and can understand and explain technical terms used in recruitment and education effectively. You will also be able to maintain accurate and up-to-date knowledge of services available in your own and related areas of work.

Along with excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, you will be capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with students and customers, providing a first-class experience that meets the needs of all our service users.

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 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: 3^rd December 2024, 09:00.

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.

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