Head of Events

Fixed Term - 12 months (starting early June 2024)

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role leading the delivery of key events to support UAL’s first major fundraising campaign.

As Head of Events you will have responsibility for the events strategy and delivery within the Development department at UAL. Working with the support of an Events Manager and an Events Officer, you will provide a central hub of expertise for events management for high-profile external audiences, primarily to advance the fundraising and relationship management goals of the Development department and the wider Social Purpose Group.

You will work with the Director of Development, the Head of Campaign and other senior colleagues to lead on the planning, development and implementation of a programme of events in support of UAL’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, which is expected to deliver a £75 million pound fundraising target to support UAL’s strategic priorities.

In addition to this, you will lead on the project management and strategic delivery of UAL's most important institutional events, including graduation ceremonies for 8,000+ students and their guests, and UAL’s all-staff summer party.

About you

You will need significant experience of leading and delivering events in a fundraising environment, such as gala dinners and bespoke cultivation and stewardship events.

You will also need experience of devising an events programme in collaboration with colleagues and setting and meeting objectives for a programme of events.

Demonstrable knowledge or understanding of arts and culture is equally important.

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.

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Closing date: 28 March 2024 at 10:00.

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.