The opportunity
Use your project management skills and experience to shape the future of lifelong learning at one of the world's leading creative universities.
University of the Arts London (UAL) is embarking on an ambitious programme of transformation to rethink how it develops and delivers lifelong learning, executive education, short courses and online learning. Bringing together a number of strategic initiatives, the Lifelong Learning and Online Transformation Programme aims to strengthen UAL's educational offer, respond to evolving learner needs and create new opportunities for people to engage with creative education throughout their lives.
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join us on a 10-month fixed term contract and play a central role in turning this ambition into action. Working closely with the Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) Online and Lifelong Learning and colleagues across UAL's Colleges and Professional Services, you will coordinate a high-profile portfolio of projects spanning the Short Courses Review, Executive Education Strategy, Lifelong Learning Framework, and UAL Online Development.
This is an opportunity to make a tangible contribution during a significant period of change. You will bring structure, clarity and momentum to a complex programme, ensuring that priorities are aligned, risks are managed and progress is maintained across multiple workstreams. From developing project plans and managing dependencies to supporting governance, monitoring budgets and coordinating stakeholders, your work will help translate strategic thinking into practical delivery and meaningful improvements for learners.
While this is a 10-month fixed-term appointment, it offers the opportunity to make a real impact in a relatively short space of time. You'll join during an important period of transformation, helping to turn ambitious plans into meaningful progress and lay the foundations for longer-term change.
This is a full time role, however we are happy to consider candidates interested in 4 days (28 hours) a week.
Your profile
You will have a track record of delivering multi-workstream projects or programmes. You will bring strong planning, coordination and delivery skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, resources, risks and dependencies while keeping projects on track.
A confident communicator and collaborative problem-solver, you will be skilled at engaging stakeholders, influencing senior leaders and working across organisational boundaries. You will also have experience of programme governance, preparing reports for senior leadership and driving practical solutions to delivery challenges.
If you thrive on delivering results, enjoy the pace of transformation and want to see the difference your work can make, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to UAL's future.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.
We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.
Application process
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