Events Assistant

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to join our Events team at London College of Fashion (LCF).

As an Events Assistant, you will provide essential support to the team, working on essential administration processes relating to the planning and execution of events. This will involve assisting with all events logistics, production and content collection, as well as coordinating online events.

Acting as the first point of contact for all enquiries into the Events team, you will provide excellent customer service to all enquirers, handling correspondence in person, via telephone, video call and email.

You will also assist with the maintenance of the office's financial systems, using the online requisition and budgeting system to process purchase orders, invoices, new supplier set ups and payroll documentation.

About you

We are looking for someone who works well in a team, has great organisational and administrative skills and the ability to think on their feet in a fast-paced environment.

Previous administration and customer service experience is essential, along with experience of working as part of a team to deliver a project or an event.

You will also need strong IT skills and will be proficient in the use of the MS Office suite (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

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 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth 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: 16 th October 2024, 23:55.

If you have any queries about this role, please contact the Recruiting Manager Martha Shepherd at

If you have any queries about the application process or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact the Resourcing Team at

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.