Associate Director: East Bank Programme

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The opportunity

London College of Fashion, part of University of the Arts London (UAL), is moving to a new campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, as part of a new development for London, known as East Bank. 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, Loughborough University and UCL.

To ensure that UAL delivers East Bank’s strategic objectives and maximises the opportunities of London College of Fashion’s new home, we are seeking an Associate Director to play a key role strategically coordinating the East Bank programme of work.

Key responsibilities will include:

•    Representing the University and College on relevant East Bank governance and working groups
•    Leading and managing the delivery of annual impact reporting
•    Developing, making recommendations, implementing and evaluating any new fit for purpose systems required to achieve the East Bank objectives (e.g., Visitor Strategy, Volunteering mechanism)
•    Representing UAL on the New Talent Future Leaders programme board, supporting the achievement of ambitious targets of employment and training opportunities for local young people in the creative industries
•    Supporting the University and College placemaking activities in east London, building and maintaining relationships and partnerships with the four local boroughs around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
•    Provide oversight of information on the East Bank agenda to UAL and LCF Executive Boards, with a focus of raising the profile of East Bank projects and partnership work.
•    This position is a fixed term contract for 2 years and is a career defining opportunity to truly make your mark on the history of UAL and an exciting new chapter for London College of Fashion.

About you

You will need significant experience of leading a programme/project, preferably within a change programme or complex organisational environment.

Experience of working in partnership to formulate, review and implement effective strategic objectives to deliver new and complex areas of work is equally important.

You will also need experience of analysing data to inform planning and implementation in a changing working environment.

Knowledge of the Higher Education and creative industries sectors is desirable, but not essential.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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