Head of International Partnerships

The opportunity

The role of Head of International Partnerships is an important role as London College of Communication looks to expand its international presence across creative communications education, and delivering the priorities for Global Affairs identified in UAL’s strategy, The World Needs Creativity.

 

Working closely with the three Schools in the College, as well as professional service teams across UAL, you will work on the planning and delivery of a diverse portfolio of international activity, including transnational education/income generation, staff and student mobility, collaborative projects, curriculum initiatives, and global industry engagements.

 

As a member of the College’s International team, you will offer operational support, strategic guidance, and help shape partnerships that deliver meaningful academic, financial, reputational, and cultural value. You will represent LCC internally and externally, working with global organisations and networks, to advance the College’s ambitions.

Your profile

We are searching for someone passionate about – and energised by – global collaboration. You will have experience of developing and managing international partnerships within Higher Education, ideally within a creative context.

 

You will be confident working alongside senior academics, contributing insight, analysis, and clear guidance to help shape international projects and partnerships. Your experience will allow you to navigate institutional processes, support due diligence and decision‑making, and ensure that new and existing collaborations are well‑designed, viable, and strategically aligned.

 

You will be someone who can move comfortably between operational detail and long‑term thinking, while also bringing an inclusive, collaborative and motivating approach to supporting and guiding team members. You will be comfortable coordinating multiple workstreams, monitoring progress, spotting risks early, and ensuring effective and timely delivery.

 

You will appreciate the distinctive nature of LCC’s portfolio and the opportunities it creates for global engagement, and excited to play an important role in shaping and delivering LCC and UAL’s global future.


If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Lesley Wilkins, Senior Resourcing Adviser, lcc.staffrecruit@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: 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 also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.

Application process

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