0.4 Administrator – School of Visual Arts

City Lit; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Course discounts

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Family friendly leave

Season ticket loan

Totum student discounts

Cycle to work

Flu jabs

Job summary

City Lit is seeking an Administrator for the School of Visual Arts in Covent Garden, London. You will provide responsive administrative support across the school, maintaining records, producing reports and assisting with curriculum planning.

The role supports tutors and students, with a focus on accuracy and timely delivery. The ideal candidate will have proven administration experience in a fast-paced environment, strong communication skills and proficient MS Office use (Excel, Outlook, Teams).

Qualifications

• Proven administrative experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven ability to effectively manage deadlines.
• Experience using MS Office in a school or education setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide responsive administrative support to the School Operations Manager, Head of School, Heads of Programme and Tutor Coordinators.
• Maintain information on records and databases and produce reports.
• Assist with curriculum planning, process course amendments and general office duties.
• Support tutors and students with administrative needs and enquiries.

Skills

Administrative experience

MS Office

Interpersonal skills

Deadline management

Customer-focused

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

0.4 Administrator – School of Visual Arts

Hours of Work: 14 hours per week, Thursdays and Fridays.

About the role

Are you an experienced Administrator looking to utilise this skill set within a thriving learning environment? Then why not join our School of Visual Arts, where you will provide responsive and efficient school wide administrative support to the School Operations Manager, Head of School, Heads of Programme and Tutor Coordinators as required in line with City Lit systems and procedures.

You’ll be a key contributor to our thriving School of Visual Arts, where we offer courses in a diverse range of subjects including photography, fashion, painting and drawing and ceramics. The successful candidate will maintain information on records and databases, produce reports, assist with administration related to curriculum planning, process course amendments, and provide guidance and support to our tutors and students.

About the applicant

City Lit is London's largest provider of learning for adults, inspiring over 30,000 students a year and offering more than 5,000 courses, online and face-to-face. As a leader in our field, who have recently been rated as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted, we have a century’s reputation for delivering the highest quality student experience. Partnering with community organisations across London, we deliver bespoke projects that support individuals and communities.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven administrative experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven ability to effectively manage deadlines.
• Proficient user of MS Office, especially Excel, Outlook and Teams
• Experience of working in a customer focused way

Our generous rewards and benefits are numerous and wide-ranging, including flexible working, generous course discounts that include friends and family, our pension scheme plus life assurance and enhanced Family Friendly leave. There’s also a season ticket loan programme, entitlement to access the student discounts programme (Totum) and a cycle to work scheme . We even offer free annual flu jabs!

Sited in London’s creative community of Covent Garden, City Lit is a thriving hub of learning and opportunity with a palpable sense of purpose and identity and a culture of equality and inclusivity. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation and we are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented, these include applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those who have a disability and the LGBTQI+ community. We provide a professional and supportive community that blends teaching and learning to deliver endless possibilities.

We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a high volume of applications.

Closing Date : 23:59 on 27 September 2026