Director of International Partnerships

7040

London College of Fashion
College Office
LCF - John Prince's St, London UK
Deputy Service Heads and Other Senior Non-Academic Staff
£64,500 - £83,700 pa

Permanent

Full time - 37 hours per week

17 August 2021 15:00

The opportunity

The Director of International Partnerships role at London College of Fashion will shape the College’s strategic approach to international partnerships and enhance our global collaborations. The post-holder will have experience of successfully delivering international engagement plans and robust place-based partnerships that offer opportunities for mutual learning and development, innovation and knowledge sharing, and social and economic impacts. 

 Reporting to the Head of College, liaising with colleagues across London College of Fashion, and working with external stakeholders, the Director of International Partnerships will ensure work is strategically aligned across the College and University. The post-holder will develop and lead a dedicated international partnerships team to deliver a successful strategy and mobility schemes. Outputs will include, but are not limited to: funded collaborations across teaching and learning, research and knowledge exchange, consultancy agreements, transnational education, student and staff mobility, and international student recruitment.

As a College, we have a global reputation for responding to changes in fashion education, research, and knowledge exchange, in the context of global challenges, including social purpose and environmental stewardship. Joining our Executive Group, the Director of International Partnerships will need to embrace change and thrive on the challenge to deliver continuous improvements at College and University level. The post-holder will drive forward the LCF and UAL strategic vision, sustainably growing our reach and impact.

About you

The ideal candidate will have senior level experience of international partnership development in public service, creative, or HE sectors with business development and project management expertise. They will have a good understanding of the creative sector, confident in inter-cultural communication and language. The post-holder will need experience of developing and delivering successful collaborative projects with a robust understanding of the evolving model of responsible internationalisation. A supportive manager, the post-holder will use diplomacy and proactivity to develop effective team processes and build solutions-focused relationships across LCF’s varied departments and audiences. 

What we offer

 

We are UAL

University of the Arts London is a vibrant world centre for innovation, drawing together six Colleges with international reputations in art, design, fashion, communication, and performing arts. We have bold plans for the future, which include the implementation of the UAL Anti-Racism Action Plan, the completion of one of the most ambitious programmes of infrastructure investment in the sector, a new Academic Strategy, and a dynamic People Strategy.

 London College of Fashion is extremely proud to be a global leader in fashion education, research and consultancy. This is a significant time to join London College of Fashion as we are undertaking an unprecedented programme of change. In 2023 we will be consolidating our existing six sites into a new purpose-built campus as part of a new education and cultural district on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. We pride ourselves on being both a multi-cultural and international university and we want to improve the experience of all our students by ensuring our workforce is as diverse as our study body and the city around us. We know that students and staff learn from each other while they are studying with us, and by sharing new experiences, backgrounds, and personalities we increase the opportunities for collaboration and new thinking. As such, we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Interviews will take place on the 13th and 14th of September 2021.

Our culture

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.