Vacancy ID: 7374
College/Service: Academic Development and Services
Main location: LCF – John Prince’s St, London UK
Job type: Part time
Unit: Research
FTE: 0.18
Hours: 6 hours
Job term: Fixed Term
Length of fixed term contract: 30 months
DBS check required?: No
Closing date: 24 October 2021 23:55
Scheduled interview date: 9 November 2021
Salary: £29,851.00 – £36,377.00 per annum (pro rata)
The role
We are seeking an experienced and organised administrator to work on an exciting new research project funded by AHRC, “Exhibiting Fashion: exhibition-making and curation as a catalyst for advancing innovative museum practices”. You will support the Principal Investigator’s research into fashion exhibition-making and advancing innovative museum practices in collaboration with three museum partners around the UK.
The project is based at London College of Fashion’s John Prince’s Street site at Oxford Circus, relocating in Autumn 2023 to Stratford, East London. It is expected that the post will involve some remote working as well as working onsite. Periodic travel to partner sites is also expected.
Reporting to the Principal Investigator (based at LCF) and collaborating with the external Co-Investigator and the core partners of the project, you will deliver a high quality professional administrative service from the project’s inception to its completion.
Why choose us?
University of the Arts London is a vibrant world centre for innovation, drawing together six Colleges with international reputations in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts.
London College of Fashion is extremely proud to be a global leader in fashion education, research and consultancy. Much of its success is down to its dedicated employees, and you will play an important role in shaping future creative professionals, and impact on the future of so many creative industries.
Your profile
- You will have demonstrable experience of delivering high quality administrative support, preferably in the higher education sector. You should have a demonstrable interest in the field of curation or museums.
- You will be highly organised and have significant demonstrable experience of creating and updating databases and spreadsheets, working with budgets and experience of producing reports. You will be experienced in clerking meetings, managing day to day expenditure and acting as a key point of contact for administrative queries.
- You will be an excellent communicator, comfortable liaising with museum professionals, and be confident in organising internal and external facing events, meetings and travel arrangements as well as supporting the needs of multiple stakeholders. You will thrive working both independently and as part of a team.
- A degree qualification or equivalent qualifications together with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Email, Word and Excel) is essential. Experience of working remotely through a shared file server such as Sharepoint is also desirable but not essential as training will be given.
- Please submit your application as soon as possible, as should a sufficient number of applications be received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date.
If you have any queries you may contact ADS Recruitment Team via email on adsstaffecruitment@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.
Candidates are advised to submit applications early.
