Assistant Head of Academic Registry (Student Records & Data Quality)

The role 

London College of Fashion, part of University of the Arts London, is seeking an experienced higher education professional to lead on Student Records and Data Quality at a senior operational level.

As Assistant Head of Academic Registry, you will be the College’s senior functional lead in this area, working closely with University Registry colleagues to ensure our operational voice shapes institutional policy and process.

Leading a team of Programme Administration Managers, you will embed consistent, compliant, and high-quality practice across all programmes. Your work will span enrolment planning and delivery for a diverse student body, governance of student records, statutory reporting (including HESA and HESES returns), immigration compliance, and attendance monitoring. As part of UAL’s Student Records and Data Quality network, you will play an active role in shaping best practice across the University.

This is an opportunity to combine strategic influence with operational leadership, making a tangible impact on the student experience and the efficiency of our academic administration.

About You

We are looking for an accomplished higher education professional with substantial experience in academic administration within large and complex institutions. With a thorough understanding of academic enrolment, student records management, and data quality processes, you are able to apply your expertise to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency across all areas of responsibility.

As a proven and confident leader, you set objectives, allocate resources effectively, and guide teams to deliver high standards of service. You communicate complex policies and procedures with clarity and precision, ensuring information is accessible and understood by colleagues at all levels. Sharing your knowledge is integral to your approach, whether through formal training, structured briefings, or day-to-day professional guidance.

Above all, you are motivated by the delivery of an outstanding student and staff experience.

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.

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: 9^th September 2025, 23:55.

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.

Advert information