Project Coordinator (B-Regen Project)

The opportunity

We are seeking a highly organised, entrepreneurial individual to join Becoming Regenerative and our six-person team as the lead coordinator of this prestigious UKRI-funded research project (36 months). Spanning four countries (UK, Netherlands, Japan, Korea), multiple partnerships and disciplines, this unique endeavour aims to be the first to empirically unravel how designers innovate with living materials and ecosystems – engaging in interspecies creativity – while developing as transformative entrepreneurs. The core research team (led by Dr Toivonen, Reader in Regenerative Creativity at CSM) is diverse, ambitious and international in outlook, with a commitment to translating key project findings into public-facing content, impact investment frameworks, design tools and positive policy impacts in the UK and globally, with a view to bolstering the regenerative entrepreneurship ecosystem. Hosted at Central Saint Martins, UAL, this project will be carried out in close partnership with the Royal College of Art, Loughborough University London and the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity.
 
This is an opportunity for a highly motivated, values-driven individual with creative acumen to shape the success of a regenerative design and entrepreneurship research project of high visibility and significance within the UK and globally. Along with important core administrative and coordination duties, the project offers abundant opportunities for collaborating and networking with leading-edge academic and industry sector partners from the regenerative fashion, architecture, biodesign, sustainabletechnology, materials and startup ecosystem sectors in particular. 

About you

This coordinator role will be attractive to candidates who are passionate about regenerative and sustainable innovation (as topic areas of interest - direct practice experience in these areas is not required) as well as for those who enjoy staying organised in creative, fast-moving work settings. The ideal candidate will possess a range of relevant skills and experiences, including a prior (or emerging) record of having successfully coordinated international academic research and/or innovation-related projects, relevant budgets and timetables. Such a candidate will also possess a strong sense of enthusiasm for contributing to public engagement events, online content co-creation (together with freelancers and artists) and project branding activities as well as regular copy-editing work. 
 
The appointed candidate will have the opportunity to join a culturally diverse, ambitious and inclusive team drawn from four leading universities and driven by an authentic commitment to catalysing regenerative innovation and transformative change at the highest levels of quality and impact. The job description contains further detail about the specific tasks you will be expected to undertake and lead. 
 
If you have any questions about this role please contact the Principal Investigator Dr Tuukka Toivonen at t.toivonen@csm.arts.ac.uk

What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

▪ at least 31 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays.
▪ generous defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS/TPS).
▪ flexible working and family-friendly policies for improved work-life balance.
▪ 2 days of paid volunteering leave for a UK registered charity.
▪ discounts including TOTUM, gyms, nursery and private healthcare insurance.
▪ continuous learning and development opportunities including free UAL Short Courses.
▪ season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, free counselling via EAP and more! 

We are UAL

London College of Communication is a pioneering world leader in design and media education. With the communications sector constantly evolving at a rapid speed, we work at the cutting edge of new thinking and developments to prepare our students for successful careers in the creative industries of the future.

Working with a highly talented group of researchers, creative practitioners, and technicians, you will help to develop our impactful work even further. Every position within the University plays an important part in shaping future creative professionals and impacts on the future of so many creative industries. You will get to be a part of this future by applying your specialist organisational and coordinating expertise whilst developing your own skills.

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.