Administrator - Full time and permanent

The Royal College of Art (RCA) is the world’s leading university for art and design, renowned for its postgraduate-only community of artists, designers, architects and creative thinkers. We are a place where curiosity, creativity and collaboration drive innovation and make a positive impact.

We are looking for an organised, proactive and highly capable Research and Knowledge Exchange Administrator to join our Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Office within the Research & Innovation Directorate. The RKE Office provides central expertise and support for the College's research, knowledge exchange and executive education activities, as well as its postgraduate research degrees. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the delivery and development of the College's research activities, working with academic and professional services colleagues across the RCA.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive administrative support across a varied portfolio of research and knowledge exchange activities.
• Coordinate committee meetings, prepare agendas and minutes, manage research ethics approval processes and administer the College's internal research funding schemes.
• Support preparations for the College's Research Excellence Framework (REF) submission, working with senior academic and professional services colleagues on meeting administration, data collation and internal communications.
• Maintain research management information, support reporting requirements, financial administration and budget monitoring.
• Help maintain the Research & Innovation website and intranet content, coordinate newsletters and departmental updates, and organise meetings, events and the RKE Academy.

Job Requirements:

You will have relevant administrative experience, ideally within Higher Education or a comparable environment, and be confident providing high-quality support in a busy and changing environment. You will have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

You will bring strong written and numerical skills, with proven experience of preparing committee papers, taking minutes and undertaking financial administration. You will be digitally confident, with good knowledge of Microsoft Office or equivalent productivity tools, and an understanding of information management, data protection and confidentiality.

Deadline: Apply by 11:59pm on Sunday, 15th November 2026 with interviews scheduled for 24th November 2026.Job Responsibilities:

A collaborative approach is essential, together with the confidence to use your initiative, solve problems and build effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels. Experience of research funding processes, budget monitoring, maintaining web content or working with university systems would be advantageous.

Why join the RCA?

Joining the Royal College of Art means becoming part of an ambitious, diverse and internationally connected community at the forefront of art, design and research. You will work alongside talented academic and professional services colleagues, contributing to research and knowledge exchange activities that have an impact across disciplines and beyond the College.

If you are an enthusiastic and resourceful administrator who enjoys working collaboratively and would like to contribute to a dynamic research environment, we would love to hear from you.

Join the RCA and help support the research, ideas and innovation shaping the future of art and design.