Ref Number B28-00127 Professional Expertise Estates, Facilities, Accommodation and Safety Department Finance, Commercial and Estates (B28) Location London Working Pattern Full time Salary £43,981-£52,586 Contract Type Permanent Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 19-Oct-2025

About us

UCL hosts a wide range of academic, corporate and public events across more than 200 buildings, encompassing over four million square feet of space. These facilities include lecture theatres, conference centres, exhibition halls, and meeting rooms available to internal departments and external clients.

The Conferencing & Events team forms part of UCL’s Campus Experience and Infrastructure Division, supporting UCL’s ambition to deliver a world-class campus experience and to generate commercial income to reinvest in the institution’s teaching and research.

UCL is committed to providing sector-leading conferencing services that showcase its reputation and facilities, and enhance the experience of staff, students, and visitors.

About the role

This is a great opportunity to undertake an absolutely key role within the UCL Estates team. As the Commercial Lettings Sales Manager you'll be the sales lead for UCL’s commercial accommodation portfolio, overseeing the end-to-end sales pipeline from prospecting through negotiation, contracting, and operational handover.

You'll be responsible for driving a commercial sales strategy to meet ambitious income targets, and actively developing new business from external organisations, institutions, language schools, and summer groups. You'll use your networking and communiction skills to build long-term strategic partnerships to maximise commercial occupancy and revenue across UCL’s estate during vacation periods and beyond.

A full job description is attached to this advert.

About you

To do this job you'll need proven e xperience within a sales leadership role within the Higher Education, Student Accommodation, Estate Agency or similar sectors. You'll have e xperience working in an operational sales role, delivering sales improvement projects and increasing sales, income and commercial return.

You'll also have the ability to work across a number of functions and navigate a sometimes complex landscape.

Please review the attached job description, paying particular attention to the Essential and Desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application.

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 (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

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; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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