Employability and Progression Programme Co-ordinator

The opportunityUniversity of the Arts London is looking for an Employability and Progression Programme Co-ordinator to join our team on a full-time basis. You will be responsible for coordinating the promotion of Creative Shift programmes with a focus on effective marketing and communication strategies to support the engagement of students from underrepresented groups studying at UAL. You will also lead on a key Creative Shift programme, Connect To – which aims to build and grow Creative Shift’s student network. In order to support the programme, you will work in collaboration with a range of internal and external partners including UAL Comms teams, creative industry partners and stakeholders. The Creative Shift team aims to support students who are underrepresented in the creative industries, who may have a range of intersectional identities. We work with widening participation students including (but not limited to): students from a Black, Asian and other Ethnic Minority backgrounds, students from low-income backgrounds/students from (Indices of Multiple Deprivation) IMD 1&2 and students whose parent(s)/guardian(s) have not completed a university degree. This is in line with the University’s Access and Participation work (APP). About youWe’re looking for a candidate with knowledge of effective approaches to widening participation programmes in further and higher education, who has significant experience of working with groups underrepresented in the creative and cultural sector, particularly individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds, those whose parent(s)/guardian(s) have not completed a university degree and/or BAME student groups. You will have knowledge of student/graduate Employability and enterprise issues and trends, specifically in relation to underrepresented groups within the creative sector and knowledge of communication and marketing and using software such as the Adobe software suite, as well as other relevant software and tools like Canva and video editing software. We are UALUAL 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. 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 2022 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. To apply please click the apply button. Closing date: 23:55, 19th February 2024. If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk. 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.