Head of Knowledge Exchange (Sustainability)

The opportunity

The Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) is looking for a highly skilled Head of Knowledge Exchange in Fashion and Sustainability to join us on a full-time basis.

In this role, you will help to build and maintain the profile of the centre as a leader in Fashion and Sustainability, by assuming operational responsibility for the development of relationships and the management and promotion of a dynamic, high-quality knowledge exchange programme.

You will make a significant contribution to the achievement of CSF strategic aims through the generation and management of income generating activities with external public and private sector organisations, ensuring that our income targets are achieved.

You will also develop and manage a range of projects and related budgets, with related reporting and dissemination activities.

About you

We are looking for an individual with fashion and sustainability currency, networks and trusted relationships.

You will need an MA in a relevant subject area (or equivalent industry experience), along with demonstrable Fashion and Sustainability knowledge and its application to fashion industry practice.

You will possess excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to combine project management and leadership techniques and tools to achieve desired programme and project objectives, engage people and manage relationships.

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 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

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Closing date: 26th November 2024, 17:00.

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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.