Industry Engagement Lead (Employability)

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on the creative industries, shaping industry engagement with a variety of employers across the UK and internationally to create opportunities for students to develop their careers.

As Industry Engagement Lead, you will lead on the development of industry and employer engagement opportunities for students to gain work experience and receive support from industry experts and partners. The scope of this work will include placement opportunities, mentoring, industry led talks, internship opportunities, part-time and graduate jobs, and various events. 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Proactively seeking out and building new industry and employer partner relationships
• Developing a system to manage and monitor industry and employer contacts
• Leading and developing a team of employer and industry focused roles within the Careers and Employability Department
• Overseeing the vision and direction for Creative Opportunities – a platform promoting creative industry roles and opportunities for UAL students and alumni
• Directing industry and employer engagement initiatives, projects and events
• Building and growing internship, placement and work experience opportunities

This position is offered on a fixed term 9-month contract and is a career-defining and rewarding opportunity to step into a role with immediate influence and strategic importance.

About you

You will need experience of leading and developing industry and employer relations in a Higher Education setting, as well as good knowledge of the creative industries and the recruitment landscape.

You will need to be able to motivate, develop and lead a team effectively, setting clear objectives, with the vision to drive and manage performance.

You will also need to be able to plan, prioritise and manage resources effectively to achieve goals and meet long term objectives.

Familiarity with CRM or contact management systems for tracking and leveraging employer partnerships is equally important.

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: 23:55, 21 September 2025. 

If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please contact AGstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk 

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.

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