People and Culture Consultant

The opportunity

University of the Arts London is seeking an experienced People and Culture Consultant to join our team. This role is a part time, permanent position.

In this role, you will provide professional, solutions-focused advice and guidance to managers and staff across UAL. You’ll support a wide range of people management matters including complex employee relations casework, organisational change initiatives, and implementation of policies and programmes.

You will play a key role in ensuring consistency and rigour in the application of UAL’s policies and processes, while supporting individuals and teams to operate effectively and in line with the University’s values. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the People and Culture department, you will provide expert guidance on both operational and strategic matters, balancing organisational risk and employee experience.

As part of a supportive and friendly team, you’ll contribute to high-quality service delivery and lead on relevant activities as required. Your work will span case management, proactive coaching and supporting organisational change, helping to shape a positive and inclusive working culture.

You will be a knowledgeable and confident professional with substantial experience of advising within complex, unionised environments. Ideally CIPD-qualified, you will demonstrate a strong track record in managing sensitive and challenging employee relations casework, including investigations, appeals, and employment tribunals.

Alongside this, you will have experience supporting and managing organisational change initiatives, as well as working effectively with recognised trade unions or staff associations. Familiarity with HR systems and data management is essential, as is the ability to work confidently across both day-to-day casework and longer-term strategic priorities.

You will bring excellent communication and influencing skills, ensuring that advice is clear, pragmatic, and trusted by colleagues at all levels. Combining professional credibility with a solutions-focused approach, you will play an active role in supporting individuals and teams while maintaining UAL’s high standards as an employer.

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.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities:
Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

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