Director: East Bank Partnership

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The opportunity

This is a career defining opportunity to play a pivotal role in the development of a unique partnership between world-leading universities, and arts and culture institutions that opens up opportunities for everyone who visits, lives and works in east London.

East Bank will be a new powerhouse for innovation, creativity and learning, through a unique collaboration between world leading organisations including Sadler’s Wells, V&A, the BBC, UCL and London College of Fashion, part of University of the Arts London (UAL), which is moving to a new campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East Bank.

As Director of the East Bank Partnership, you will be responsible for creating a foundation on which a strong, enduring partnership can be founded and developing opportunities for the partners to act together to realise their collective potential and deliver an impactful Olympic legacy.

To achieve this, your key responsibilities will include: 

• Strategic and operational leadership for the partnership
• Providing support and advice to the Chair and members of the East Bank Board to enable it to function efficiently and effectively
• Managing excellent stakeholder and partner relationships
• Ensuring that good governance of the East Bank Partnership is implemented and maintained
• Supporting the East Bank Partners Programme Board and other working groups to ensure continuity and effective decision making
• Working with the partners and stakeholders to develop and deliver an East Bank marketing and communications strategy
• Developing and implementing a business plan that will allow the partnership to grow and flourish

The role also involves the development and delivery of a fund-raising strategy that explores the creation of income generating streams to enable and enhance the impact of the partnership in line with its strategic objectives. 

This position is a fixed term contract for 1 year and will be line managed by London College of Fashion, accountable to the Chair of the East Bank Board.

About you

You will need experience of partnership development in the public, service, creative or HE sectors with considerable business development and project management expertise.

You will also need extensive experience of managing resources and raising funds from multiple sources as well as delivering and maintaining appropriate governance arrangements.

Successful experience of leading significant and impactful partnership projects is equally important.

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.

Our culture

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 be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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