About us

The Bartlett is unrivalled in its breadth and depth of disciplines, programmes and departments. It is made up of 9 departments, which are constructed of 13 schools, Institutes, Centres and Units, providing teaching and research in a wide range of subject areas to over 4,000 students each year from across the world. The Bartlett is ranked #1 in the world for Architecture and the Built Environment and remains #1 in the UK for the ninth year in a row, in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2023. The Bartlett School of Architecture is a world-leading place to study, teach and research architecture. The School is a key part of UCL, a top-world-ranking university, where architecture has been taught for over 175 years. With over 400 permanent staff, across two state-of-the-art London sites, the school enjoys a rich reputation for cultivating innovative ideas in architecture and is currently the top architecture school by the Architects’ Journal AJ100 for the 17th consecutive year. For further information about the School, please visit www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/architecture

About the role

The Facilities Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Bartlett School of Architecture’s day-to-day operations. The post holder will undertake a wide range of tasks and will be expected to work independently of the Facilities, Building and Safety Manager and Facilities, Building and Safety Assistant Manager. The role is focused on supporting and advising staff and students on a variety of operational matters, such as room-allocation, telecommunication, internal and external postal services as well as administrative tasks related to both H&S and Facilities operational matters. The post holder will be expected to liaise with UCL Estates in order to coordinate any maintenance issues and requests, cleaning and waste requirements, departmental bookable rooms and security services. We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible. This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About you

We are seeking candidates who have experience of forming good working relationships with a range of people, e.g. academic and administrative staff, students, immediate colleagues, suppliers, contractors and UCL central support staff. Alongside this we are looking for people with the ability to work Independently, prioritise workload and have a hands on approach. The successful candidate should possess the skills in the ‘Skills and Abilities’ area of the Person Specification of the Job Description. Please read the Job Description and Person Specification carefully before applying.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our Faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.