Executive Assistant to Director of Creative Computing Institute

The opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to provide efficient and effective executive support to the Director of the Creative Computing Institute (CCI).

As an Executive Assistant, you will provide high-quality personal support to the Director, ensuring the effective day-to-day management of their diary, correspondence and travel arrangements, as well as scheduling meetings and greeting visitors.

In addition to this, you will oversee office operations, systems and processes, with an emphasis on the development of digital approaches that enable greater efficiency.

You will also take a proactive role in providing full administrative support to the Director’s priority projects, engaging with the full breadth of the Institute and working across UAL with colleagues in colleges and central services.

About you
You will be educated to degree level (or possess equivalent relevant experience), with significant administrative experience working with senior level and/or high-profile individuals, as a personal or executive assistant.

Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive); you will have experience of co-ordinating senior level meetings; demonstrating your ability to write accurate notes with attention to detail.

You will have administrative experience in a large or complex organisation or educational environment, preferably Higher Education (desirable) and experience of project work and planning to tight deadlines.

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.

As a university, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

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Closing date: 13^th March 2025, 23:55.

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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