The opportunity
University of the Arts London (UAL) is looking for an experienced policy and public affairs professional to join our expanding Policy and Advocacy team as a Creative Industries Policy Manager.
Based in the Social Purpose Lab, the Policy and Advocacy team seeks to position UAL as a thought leader and leading institution on Creative Industries policy. In this newly created role, you’ll utilise your political awareness and policy/influencing skills to help shape the direction of UAL’s policy and public affairs strategy and to influence agendas within the Creative Industries.
Working closely with key members of the Policy and Advocacy team, you’ll develop the team's Creative Industries policy brief, managing key aspects of our policy priorities, including:
1. Creative Industries and growth (including leading any work with the Government on the forthcoming industrial strategy and what this means for the creative industries)
2. AI and the Creative Industries
3. Skill gaps in the Creative Industries
4. Green and future skills agendas
5. The UK as a creative superpower
You’ll also establish and develop the team's relationships with key external stakeholders (including MPs, Peers, Civil Servants and Special Advisers) and will assist senior staff and the wider academic community with their own engagement with policymakers.
About you
You’ll need experience of working on public policy campaigns and of policy brief management.
In addition to this, you’ll possess experience of supporting senior members of staff. This will include experience of formulating responses to government consultations, writing policy reports and briefings, horizon scanning and monitoring, and conducting successful meetings.
With sound political judgement, you’ll demonstrate an excellent understanding of the UK political system and public policy environment in related fields, along with knowledge of the Creative Industries and policy and a wider understanding of higher education and the creative economy.
The ability to work with broad national and local networks in related policy fields is essential, along with the ability to communicate complex policy messages clearly and succinctly.
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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
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 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.
Our culture
We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic ( backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.
With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.
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