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SalaryJoin our University Secretariat team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective governance of University of the Arts London. This role will manage a small team to support the wider University, and particularly senior managers, on complex regulatory issues, including:
• The Prevent Duty
• Freedom of Speech and External Speaker Policy
• General Data Protection Rules and the Information Commissioners’ Office
Your responsibilities will involve developing expertise in these regulatory matters to advise senior managers regarding compliance within the university. You'll work to ensure that best practices regarding these issues are integrated into the university's culture and operational processes. This will involve creating and executing project plans, managing risks effectively, collaborating with HR, and building a network of colleagues across departments. Additionally, you'll be instrumental in conducting training sessions and fostering engagement among staff and students to ensure UAL's full compliance with all regulatory aspects.
As part of your role, you'll also oversee the management and documentation of casework related to compliance issues, stay updated on policy developments, work closely with the UAL policy team, and offer timely advice to senior managers on emerging compliance steps or risks.
About you
• Proficiency in project management, training delivery, and stakeholder management.
• Experience in advising senior colleagues and shaping organisational culture, especially on compliance matters.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage diverse audiences on technical issues.
• Leadership and management capabilities, including team motivation, collaboration promotion, and reputation building.
• Effective planning and management skills for complex projects with multiple dependencies.
• Innovative problem-solving skills with a strategic impact.
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.
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
Closing date: 26 March 2024 at 23:55.
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 USGstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.
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.
