Hub Front of House and Events Administrator

The opportunity

University of the Arts London is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic administrator to join our team on a full-time basis.

The Hub is Camberwell College of Arts’ venue for the community in the heart of Peckham. It is a vibrant space where local businesses and the community come together to develop creative business ideas, explore emerging technologies and learn new skills.

Created in partnership with Southwark Council, The Hub was born out of Camberwell College of Arts’ continuous commitment to meet the needs of those who live and work in the local area. Our outreach, digital learning, start-up and business development programmes support economic growth and explore business solutions to social challenges.

The Hub provides events and training space for South London-based people and groups to explore and find solutions to social challenges through digital technologies, learn new skills and generate business ideas.

Purpose of Job

Supporting Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon College of Arts’ Knowledge Exchange team, the wider UAL community and local residents and groups, the Hub Frontof House and Events Administrator will administer the development, coordination and delivery of The Hub events programme aimed at engaging with the local community, supporting UAL graduates and staff, diversifying our audience and enhancing the College’s profile.

The programmes delivered out of The Hub contribute to the positive experiences of our graduates, students and the local community and further builds positive relationships with individuals, community groups and networks in Southwark and the surrounding areas.

About you

You will be experienced in events support and social media, with an interest of The Hub’s local area in Peckham and the wider borough of Southwark.

You will be the first point of contact at The Hub and should be a collaborative and positive team player that is able to remain calm and professional during busy times.

Previous experience working in a public-facing, busy events environment is essential, together with a good knowledge of administration, budgeting, AV, IT and Design and Productivity software packages. Operations experience would also be an advantage.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Monday 25 March 2024.

If you have any queries about this role, please contact the recruiting manager Alyssa Becht on a.becht@arts.ac.uk.

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Christine Crouch, Resourcing Advisor at jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk.

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 2023 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.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

Candidates are advised to submit applications early.