Project Manager

The opportunity

Are you ready to lead change at one of the world’s most influential creative universities? 

 
University of the Arts London (UAL) is embarking on an ambitious strategic refresh under our new Vice-Chancellor, and we’re looking for a Project Manager who can drive transformation, engage diverse stakeholders, and deliver projects that will shape the student experience and our global creative impact. 

As Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in implementing UAL’s future-fit Operating Model, a model that is student-centred, sustainable, and world-class. You will manage project timelines, risks, stakeholders, and deliverables, ensuring progress against milestones. Leading projects through initiation, design, delivery, and closure, you will coordinate across academic and professional services teams and ensure outputs meet the highest standards. 

This is a high-profile, high-impact role requiring excellent planning, communication, and stakeholder management skills. You will also contribute to shaping UAL’s culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation, helping design the operating model that will underpin our next chapter. 

About you

You will bring proven experience of managing or coordinating projects in large, complex and multi-stakeholder environments. Familiarity with organisational design, service design or operating model transformation would be an advantage, as would experience in higher education. 

You’ll be confident in: 

• Leading project planning, risk management and delivery to tight deadlines. 

• Engaging diverse stakeholders, facilitating workshops and gaining buy-in at all levels. 

• Communicating clearly and persuasively to a range of audiences, including senior leaders. 

• Building collaborative relationships across organisational boundaries. 

If you’re ready to make a lasting impact at a world-class creative university, we want to hear from you. 

What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

▪ 34 days of annual leave and 2 days off to volunteer plus bank holidays
▪ Flexible and Dynamic working options available from the first day
▪ Discounted Medical Insurance including Digital GP service, therapies, in-patient and day-case treatment
▪ Free counselling and advice via our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
▪ Sector-leading Equal Parental Leave policy (6 months full pay for both parents) 
▪ Defined-benefit LGPS pension scheme
▪ In-house training and development including apprenticeships and free places on creative courses
▪ Interest free loans on travel and tech, discounts on gym memberships, nursery fees, eye care and much more
▪ Various opportunities to attend student shows and exhibitions