Project Manager – Materials Re-use and Circularity

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The opportunity

University of the Arts London (UAL) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to lead on a one-year cross-university project to develop a plan to decrease the waste generated from our courses, drive down students’ cost of study, and reduce our carbon footprint.

Making is at the heart of UAL’s teaching and research. Many of our courses rely on tangible resources and virgin materials that can drive up the cost of study for students whilst adding to waste and pollution. Our ambitious goal is to transform the systems and behaviours around our teaching, so that what cannot be reduced can be reused, and what can’t be reused can be recycled. As a Project Manager, you will lead a process to devise a plan for the embedding of material reuse and circularity into our course delivery.

You will lead work in two phases, conducting an appraisal and evaluation of the current material circularity initiatives in courses across the university, as well as proposing a phased roll-out of a new, organisation-wide material circularity strategy for our teaching and research. You will identify the Material Reuse and Circularity Project’s goals, objectives, and scope, creating and communicating a project plan that outlines the tasks, timelines, and resources required to meet our goals.

About you

You will be educated to degree level or will possess the equivalent experience. You will possess significant experience of planning complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Experience in a university setting, in the creative industries and/or in materials reuse initiatives will be an advantage.

You will possess excellent project management skills, with an ability to influence others and to plan, prioritise and manage resources effectively to achieve long term objectives. You will possess strong communication skills as well as the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple, accessible way to a range of audiences across the university.

We are offering an informal pre-application Q&A session to interested candidates for this role on Wednesday 27th September 2023 at 1pm.

Please email socialpurposelab@arts.ac.uk for the online joining link.

Closing date for applications, Monday 2nd October 2023 9.00 am.

Date for interview and assessment exercise to be confirmed.

If you have any queries about this role please contact socialpurposelab@arts.ac.uk or if you require any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: 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 is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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