Job Description

Are you passionate about employee relations, diversity and inclusion and wellbeing? Do you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment? We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior HR Consultant to further their HR expertise as we undergo a significant period of transformation.

UAL is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment. As a Junior HR Consultant, you will play a crucial role in providing professional advice and guidance to employees and managers at all levels, ensuring their success and well-being. Applying empathy, you will expertly handle a wide range of employee relations matters, including sickness absence management. Key to this role will be providing a first-rate customer service to our employees whilst also collaborating with trade unions and staff associations to foster positive relationships.

We are investing in our people and developing a new People Strategy. It is an exciting time to join the UAL HR team.

This position is a 12-month fixed term contract.

About you

We\'re seeking someone with a strong grasp of employee relations management, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and well-being. Whether you\'re a seasoned professional or actively pursuing your CIPD qualification, your expertise in providing professional HR advice and guidance to employees and managers at all levels will be highly valued. Experience in managing organisation-wide change is desirable as is experience working with trade unions or staff associations.

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 is the world\'s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings\xc2\xae 2023. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better a more sustainable world and championing race equality.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.

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.

University of the Arts London