Job Description

We are looking for an organised and collaborative individual to join us as the Business Administrator in the Business and Innovation team at London College of Fashion (LCF).

London College of Fashion\'s Business & Innovation (B&I) team cultivates industry partnerships and links through consultancy, collaboration and innovation projects. The B&I team plays an important role in delivering the College\'s Knowledge Exchange strategy, providing platforms for the benefit of our students, graduates and staff to support local and global enterprise, boost economic development and create social value. This professional management service provides LCF staff with seamless professional support to successfully deliver industry engagement projects. As LCF moves to its new home in Stratford, East London, this is an exciting time to join our team and help grow our offer.

The role of the Business Administrator is to oversee the administration of a portfolio of consultancy projects which bring benefit to our students and graduates. The post-holder will deliver a professional service with excellent attention to detail to support the set-up, monitoring & reporting, and day-to-day running of income-generating projects. This fast-paced role is also key in supporting the running of the Business & Innovation team to ensure it can function to its full potential. The post-holder will provide administrative support to the team\'s management for team meetings, reporting, presentations and more.

About you

You will have extensive administrative experience with an ability to juggle a varied workload and work across multiple teams. You will preferably have some experience in a business development environment and an interest in delivering excellent customer service to all stakeholders.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts.

In 2022, we launched our new 10-year strategy, \'The world needs creativity\'. Our strategy has three Guiding Policies. We identified the challenges and opportunities that are most important to UAL and our future and the guiding policies are our response to each of these issues in turn. Creativity is a skill vital across the economy and society. In today\'s knowledge economy, this will become increasingly so.

To give our students the skills they need, we must change the way we teach and deliver a rich and rewarding student experience. By doing so, in partnership with our staff and students, we will ensure our students are equipped to work in sectors beyond the creative industries. Our students will have the careers they want, the economy will have the creative skills it needs, and we will build a better world.

Our culture

UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries. We are proud of our international student and staff community and are committed to ensuring that the University offers an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone.

We are a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion and in 2022 achieved a Gold Award in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, helping us to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued and included at work. We are a member of the Race Equality Charter (REC), to help us reduce barriers that negatively impact Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff and students. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and a member of the Business Disability Forum, which help us to recruit, retain, develop and improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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