Job opportunity

University of the Arts London (UAL) is looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Global Engagement Manager to join our energetic communication team.

As a Global Engagement Manager, you will play a crucial part in enhancing UAL’s global impact through networking and establishing vital connections with key audiences, such as international press, academic leaders, entrepreneurs, businesses, and policymakers. By utilizing your expertise in creating and implementing outreach strategies, you will help to position UAL and our academic experts in significant media outlets, conferences, and public forums, elevating their profiles worldwide and promoting our collective impact.

This is a novel role where you will create and execute a strategic plan to foster engagement with our international audience, working collaboratively with UAL’s leading academics and researchers. UAL research and knowledge exchange play a significant role in addressing global challenges and driving positive change. We are seeking a candidate who can help amplify this message on the world stage. Your engagement strategies will ensure that the university’s voice on various complex topics becomes part of the global conversation. You will play a pivotal role in developing our vision and communication strategy to external audiences in critical international territories, including Asia, North, and South America.

About you

To be successful in this role, you need to have proven experience in delivering measurable improvements in reach and relationships through communications and/or marketing. You should have a solid understanding of academic and creative industry audiences and thought leadership and research within these sectors.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Zele Akhilele, Resourcing Adviser, via email at Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

The position sits within the Social Purpose Group, a newly formed group within the University. The team comprises communications, fundraising, the new Social Purpose Lab, and UAL’s newly launched Storytelling Institute. Together, the group is committed to shaping and changing the world positively.

The communication department is an inclusive and creative team that understands the role of communication in advocating for the transformative power of creative education and speaks on behalf of the creative industries across all platforms. We develop relationships with some of the country’s leading experts and opinion-makers.

For the fifth consecutive year, University of the Arts London is ranked second in the QS World University Rankings® 2023 for Art and Design. Our diverse and talented community comprises more than 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. We are dedicated to social purpose, including creating a better and more sustainable world and promoting race equality.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire our staff across all areas to reach their full potential, provide continuous training to develop their skills and expertise, hybrid and flexible working conditions, and excellent staff benefits to balance and improve their work-life balance.

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UAL is committed to creating inclusive and diverse environments where all staff and students can work and learn, a university where we can realign ourselves and reach our full potential. We provide a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and Staff Support Networks. We encourage candidates 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.