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. 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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