Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London a Message from the Vice-Chancellor

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London A Message from the Vice-Chancellor

Dear applicant,

Thank you for your interest in the role of As Professor Frances Corner takes on the role of Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College at Warden at Goldsmiths after 14 successful years at UAL, London College of Fashion. we are seeking an experienced leader to work with fellow members of the University’s Executive Board and This is a highly exciting time to join the University. with the London College of Fashion leadership team, In recent years, University of the Arts London (UAL) to develop a vision and deliver a strategy for the next has embraced change as we have positioned ourselves stage of development including leading the realisation to be the global leader in arts, design, fashion and of the move to East London. This will be a challenging, communication education. The London College of but highly rewarding, role for a strong leader who is Fashion is one of the six constituent Colleges of UAL highly strategic and very operationally experienced. and has been on an equally transformative journey. If you believe that you have the skills and aptitude for The College has a national and international reputation this critical role, I would very much like to hear from you. for its distinctive approach to the subject of fashion, which foregrounds the discipline’s economic Best wishes, significance, environmental impact and socially Nigel Carrington transformative qualities. In 2022 the College moves to a single site in the Cultural and Education District on Vice-Chancellor the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London. This represents a hugely exciting opportunity for the College to further its world class research and teaching activities in purpose-built accommodation, to strengthen partnerships with leading cultural organisations, and to foster even greater community – between staff and students at a single site, and between the College and its locale in the East End.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 2 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London The University

UAL is a world-leading university for teaching and UAL is a special collegiate university: each College research in the fields of arts, design, fashion and has a particular academic ethos within a practice-led communication, offering a learning environment in tradition, informed by its own distinctive history and which originality is recognised, difference is respected relationships. The University’s Colleges work together and excellence is pursued, and a unique range of to enrich the student and staff experience and to courses which nurture creative potential from across increase their impact on the creative and cultural the world. We have recently been ranked number sectors, not only in London and the UK but also two in the world for Art and Design in the QS World globally. Our students graduate with work that breaks University Rankings. Our values centre on social boundaries, engages with our changing world and justice and environmental stewardship and we strive challenges our preconceptions. From wherever in the to actualise them through our teaching and research. world they come, they will go on to influence the way Even more profoundly, we embody the values that we all think and live. define us in how we conduct our operations, and how we organise our living and working space.

UAL’s intellectual and creative community is enriched The University’s Colleges are: by the imagination, energy and skills of our staff, students, alumni and of the many academics from • Camberwell College of Arts other institutions who work closely with us each year. • Central Saint Martins We respect and encourage the academic freedom of our staff and the natural curiosity of our students. • Chelsea College of Arts

Through that close partnership we foster an • London College of Communication innovative, enterprising culture through which our values and commitments can be advanced. • London College of Fashion • Wimbledon College of Arts

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 3 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London The University

With more than 19,200 students and 5,000 staff, The University has a vibrant research culture across and an annual budget of circa £309 million, its six colleges, with eight university research centres the University of the Arts London is Europe’s largest and the University Innovation Insights Hub, which lead specialist arts and design university. The University innovative research and disseminate this through promotes creativity and intellectual excellence in an exhibitions, publications, conferences, festival and organisational culture which helps talented staff and workshops. UAL performed well in the 2014 Research students to develop and enhance their abilities and Excellence Framework, with 83 per cent of the ideas. Our University not only awards more than research submitted graded as “world-leading” and 7,500 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees each “internationally excellent”. This places UAL in the year, but also delivers short creative courses and overall top 30 UK research institutions in the UK for executive education to over 20,000 students. the quality of research submitted. The University works to provide a bridge between Occupying multiple sites across London, students the educational world and professional practice, and staff benefit from and contribute to the enormous and to serve the creative industries. It combines a range of stimuli provided by what is widely considered pursuit of academic excellence with close engagement to be the creative capital of the world. The University’s with its business, creative and cultural partners. impact and engagement extends to the global stage through its international student body, affiliations and partnerships with other universities and creative organisations that share a passion for arts.

Further information can be found at: www.arts.ac.uk

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 4 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London University Strategy 2015-2022

“Transformative education for a creative world” We will place diversity and inclusivity at the core of our recruitment and education for staff and students, – this is the theme of our ambitious, seven-year choosing the most effective teaching methods and by strategic plan to enhance the University’s reputation incorporating elements of research in our pedagogy. as a world leader in arts, design and communication education, with high levels of student engagement We will engage in continuous review of our curriculum, and satisfaction. UAL in 2022 will be the sum of the both in the content of the courses that we offer, and in ideas we generate over the seven-year period, the the flexibility of our modes of delivery, with increased beautiful and wonderful things we make, and of our opportunities for student placement and other academic and business relationships here and collaborations with the creative and cultural industries. abroad. We are confident that we can achieve our This will involve greater participation of professors goals through the commitment and dedication of our and readers, as well as the full commitment of our community and have identified four key strategic academic support services. We will increase areas through which we will implement our vision of opportunities for student feedback and engagement, change and monitor its progress. and support for staff in the development of their pedagogy and use of emerging technologies. 1. Transformative education In particular, towards our vision of a truly inclusive We want all of our students to reach their full potential education, we will mobilise the professionalism of the and ensure that they are thoroughly equipped for their University’s Language Centre to facilitate students’ future careers. To that end, we will provide them with academic wellbeing and success by helping them the best guidance and education to stimulate their thrive in a new culture and by assisting them with their creativity, feed their curiosity, nourish their imagination language needs. and inspire their vision. We will engage with our students to develop flexible modes of teaching delivery, taking into account the particular characteristics of a London-based education and advances in digital technologies.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 5 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London University Strategy 2015-2022

We will develop UAL’s internal and external 2. World leading research and communication function and increase our enterprise participation in media debate around the arts and We produce knowledge that contributes positively to creative education which establishes UAL as an our society, supporting scientific and cultural authoritative voice in our fields. Concurrently, we will development and the creative economy through the also intensify our relationships with alumni and our promotion of arts, design, fashion and communication. international exchanges of staff and students with We want to do that while also identifying new sources relevant universities across the world. of income to support our academic goals. We will continue to generate world-leading research which is 4. An inspirational environment original, rigorous and reaches a wide audience, and to We value the physical space and infrastructure that use our research and enterprise to inform our support our academic activities. As an institution curriculum and enhance student learning. dedicated to arts, design, fashion and communication, We will continue to cherish the quality of our research we are especially aware of the importance of our and the rigour of our standards as we also cultivate surroundings and their aesthetic and functional new avenues for collaboration and partnerships quality. Sustainability and openness to our wider through the new UAL Academic Enterprise communities inspire our estates strategy, and we department. Towards this vision, we will implement a will continue to stimulate informal interactions post-Research Excellence Framework strategy aimed between staff and students and ensure that our at enhancing our research infrastructure, develop new and existing buildings enable students and staff cross-university research themes that address emerging to showcase their creative practice and increase social issues and increase the number and range of our public engagement. research collaborations, both with other disciplines and Over the seven-year period, we will transform and with our peer institutions across the world. improve many of our sites and buildings used by London College of Communication, London College 3. Communication and collaboration of Fashion, Camberwell College of Arts and Chelsea We actively participate in the national and global College of Arts and increase our offering of UAL- debate about the future of arts, design, fashion and controlled student accommodation closer to our communication, and we are committed to improving academic buildings. We are increasing investment in the profile of our engagements with academic, cultural our physical and virtual libraries, collections, archives and business partners. and learning environments to support more flexible The clarity and effectiveness of our communication learning and improve the organisation and are essential, as are the interactions and cooperation management of our teaching and research. We will among our Colleges and with other relevant also continue to invest in traditional workshops while universities and institutions. We maintain that making sure that we utilize emerging technologies and interdisciplinary engagements are increasingly virtual environments effectively to support our vision important in the creative sphere and are determined and invest in IT and operational infrastructure that to strengthen our connections with professional, meets the needs of our communities. cultural, academic and industry partners.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 6 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London London College of Fashion

The College has been pioneering fashion education for This is an opportune time to join the College as it over one hundred years. It began in 1906 when the embarks on an exciting journey over the next three Shoreditch Technical Institute Girls School and later the years and beyond. In 2022 the College will move to a Barrett Street and Clapham Trade Schools opened and single campus in East London’s Queen Elizabeth started training young girls in the art of dressmaking, Olympic Park as part of the Mayor’s vision for East millinery, embroidery and hairdressing. Bank. Many projects and collaborations are already underway with the East Bank partners – Sadler’s Wells, Now accommodating just over 5,500 students and over BBC, V&A, the Smithsonian and UCL. These include 1000 staff, London College of Fashion is extremely working with local organisations, community groups proud to be a global leader in fashion education, and schools. research and consultancy. It offers over 50 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and over 150 The College has an excellent track record of both short courses in all things fashion, from business and leading, and responding to, the global fashion industry, design, to cosmetic science and fashion curation. Staff as well as supporting graduates to realise their and students use fashion alongside cultural and entrepreneurship potential. LCF partners with historical practice to challenge social, political and organisations such as Kering, Microsoft, Inditex, ethical agendas. Much of its success is down to its Procter and Gamble and ASOS to support student dedicated people, and, as Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of placements and collaborative projects and in 17/18, College, you will play an important role in shaping future 93.8% of our graduates were in work or further study creative professionals and impacting on the within six months of graduating. international creative industries.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 7 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London London College of Fashion

Research at LCF thrives within the College’s unique Fashion means business specialist and transdisciplinary environment. Our academics are focused on challenges facing Through inspirational teaching LCF nurtures the next today’s society and industry, and they are supported generation of creative leaders and thinkers who work by dedicated research facilities such as the cosmetic in responsible, analytical and ingenious ways. science and digital laboratories, Fashion Space Gallery Their strategic commercial partnerships support local (FSG), world-class library and archive. and global enterprise. Students benefit from LCF connections with industry and so does industry. LCF is currently leading on one of ten government- backed R&D partnerships across the Creative Fashion tells stories Industries. The College also hosts two world-leading LCF encourages every student’s distinctive voice, UAL Research Centres: for Fashion Curation and teaching them how to challenge and define the future Sustainable Fashion; the Digital Anthropology Lab and of fashion through cutting-edge media approaches seven Research Hubs including one that supports the across all channels: broadcast, print, digital, interactive, activity of approximately 70 PhD students. Research experiential – and experimental. spans practice and theory in design, performance, curation, artefact, psychology, cosmetic science, Fashion makes style social science, sustainable and material practices, In design, LCF teaches a combination of heritage and creative business and management, digital production radical thinking. Craftsmanship and new technology. and communication; film, media and cultural studies. Engineering – and in-depth design research. LCF The College is a co-founder of the Global Disability teaches innovative ideas first – and then innovative Innovation Hub, with East Bank partners. practice to bring them to life.

Values Location Fashion shapes lives London College of Fashion is currently based across six different sites throughout London. Fashion can change lives. Through teaching, specialist research, and collaborative work, LCF empowers The role will initially be based at LCF’s main campus in students to think differently, using fashion to examine John Prince’s Street, just off Oxford Circus, then the past, build a sustainable future, and improve the moving to Stratford in East London from 2022. way we live.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 8 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Academic Management Structure Pro Vice-Chancellor

FASHION BUSINESS SCHOOL SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION SCHOOL OF DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Dean Dean Dean

Associate Dean Associate Dean Associate Dean

School Developments Programme Programme Programme Creative Director Creative Director Creative Director Manager Directors Directors Directors

Course Teams Course Teams Course Teams

RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL STUDY DEAN OF ACADEMIC STRATEGY

Associate Dean Director Dean

Associate Dean of Head of Head of Academic Head of Cultural & Professors Course Teams Teaching, Learning eLearning Support Historical Studies & Enhancement

Researchers Associate Dean: Quality Head of Curriculum Head of Student Widening Participation Co-ordinator Quality Assurance Attainment & Schools Progression Project *re-alignment underway

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 9 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London The role of Pro Vice-Chancellor/ Head of College

Reporting to the University’s Vice-Chancellor Nigel The College is undertaking an unprecedented Carrington, the Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College programme of change. In 2022, we will be will be a key member of the University’s Executive consolidating our existing six sites into a new Board, contributing to the overall development of the purpose-built campus as part of a new education and University as well as leading and managing the cultural district on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. London College of Fashion. The Head of College will You will manage the smooth running of the move and maintain and enhance the College’s standing as a lead the College into the next stage of its world leader in Higher Education in its subject development during this exciting and unique discipline, operating as an ambassador externally and opportunity in the College’s history. leading the drive to develop further world-renowned quality provision of education to the College’s students, supported by research capability.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 10 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Duties and responsibilities

General Academic • Through membership of the University’s Executive • Ensure that the College’s subject disciplines and Board, play an important role working with other course portfolios develop to meet the needs of Pro Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors students and the creative industries in a way and University Directors to deliver efficient which is consistent with the University’s overall and high-performing services to students strategy and goals; university-wide; • Chair the College Academic Committee; • Develop and agree overall objectives, development • Drive the development of research to ensure that strategies and academic and business plans for the University is at the forefront of new thinking; the College, ensuring that values and aims are met within the context of the University’s overall • Work closely with University Services to ensure strategic plan. that the College’s academic provision fully meets university quality standards;

Leadership • To coordinate the work of diverse staff across • Provide strong and effective leadership of the UAL with the common purpose of combating senior staff team within the College, harnessing attainment differentials; their talents and encouraging their own development; • Work closely with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor • Ensure that structures and processes are in place (Academic) to address specific challenges around to support the effective and cohesive management student attainment and retention. of all staff – academic, technical, professional and administrative;

• Create and maintain standards of conduct and behaviour conducive to an open and supportive learning environment.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 11 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Duties and responsibilities

External profile/Income generation Additional duties • Act for the College (and, on occasion, the • To perform such duties consistent with your role as University as a whole) on external matters and may from time to time be assigned to you represent on various external bodies; anywhere within the University;

• Develop networks and raise the profile of the • To undertake health and safety duties and College and the University externally in the fashion responsibilities appropriate to the role; and creative industries; • To work in accordance with the University’s Equal • Lead on collaborations and income generation, Opportunities Policy and the Staff Charter, particularly through establishing close links promoting equality and diversity in your work; between subject disciplines and the creative • To personally contribute towards reducing the industries; University’s impact on the environment and • Identify and work with potential donors on support actions associated with the UAL fundraising initiatives, in conjunction with the Sustainability Manifesto (2016 – 2022); University’s Director of Development; • To undertake continuous personal and professional • Ensure that the College is responsive to the development, and to support it for any staff you external environment, working to widen manage through effective use of the University’s participation and cement links with the business Planning, Review and Appraisal scheme and staff world and the broader community. development opportunities;

• To make full use of all information and Resources communication technologies in adherence to data • Ensure that finance and other resources are protection policies to meet the requirements of the managed effectively, in support of the University role and to promote organisational effectiveness; and College’s strategies. • To conduct all financial matters associated with the role in accordance with the University’s policies and procedures, as laid down in the Financial Regulations;

• To establish clear timelines and delivery targets that can be monitored.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 12 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Person specification

Successful candidates for this role will demonstrate • Understanding of higher and further education evidence of the following skills, experience and abilities. policy and development.

Knowledge and experience • Ideally a leading authority in one of the subject disciplines offered by the College. • Proven excellence in strategic leadership and organisational management, ideally gained in a • Applies innovative approaches in leading academic complex and creative environment. programmes, teaching, learning or professional practice to support excellent teaching, pedagogy • Evidence of income-generating capability, ideally and inclusivity. combined with international networks in both the creative industries and the academic sector. • Experience of advancing professional practice/research or scholarly activity in own • A proven track record in managing budgets, area of specialism. leading successful change and performance improvement. • Experience of long term strategic planning and operational delivery to positively impact the whole organisation.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 13 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Person specification

• Entrepreneurial, innovative and creative: able to Skills and attributes inspire confidence and have credibility with a wide • A team player who will work closely with other range of stakeholders – staff, students, business members of the University’s Executive Board. people and potential donors.

• Strong interpersonal, presentation and • Able to take a creative and long-term view on communications skills – able to act as an succession planning. ambassador for the College and wider University. • Tactful, diplomatic and resilient. • Strong leadership qualities, able to engage people • Motivates and leads effectively, setting the at all levels in a vision for the College and to lead direction for the function, promoting collaboration and manage cultural and organisational change. across formal boundaries. • Contributes effectively to a senior leadership team, • Communicates in a compelling and influential way. setting the strategic direction for the function and Adapts the style and message to a diverse fosters constructive relationships across the internal or external audience in an inclusive and organisation. accessible way. • Provides effective strategic leadership for • Initiates innovative solutions to problems which enhancing the students or customer experience to have a strategic impact. promote an inclusive environment for students, colleagues or customers.

• Able to involve industry leaders and academics in the life of the College and attract practitioners to research, teaching and consulting.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 14 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Terms of employment • A competitive salary plus 34 days annual leave. Appointment to this post will be subject to appropriate checks, including necessary statutory checks such • Membership of the Local Government Pension as proof of right to work in the UK, criminal record Scheme. checks, a satisfactory health check and other due • An appropriate relocation package may be diligence checks. available as part of the appointment arrangements.

• Interest-free season ticket loan.

Appointment process and how to apply The Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College will be UAL aims to be an equal opportunities employer appointed by a Selection Panel chaired by the embracing diversity in all areas of activity and Vice-Chancellor, Nigel Carrington. An executive positively welcomes applications from black and search exercise is being undertaken by Perrett Laver minority ethnic and female applicants who are in parallel with the public advertisement of the post. currently underrepresented at this level. Perrett Laver will support the Selection Panel in Completed applications should be uploaded at the discharge of its duties, both to assist in the www.perrettlaver.com/candidates quoting reference assessment of candidates against the requirements 4169. The closing date for applications is 5pm (BST) for the role and to identify the widest possible field on Wednesday 3rd July 2019. of qualified candidates. Longlisted candidates will be invited for interview Application is by submission of a full curriculum with Perrett Laver in August 2019, following which vitae and a covering letter of application, addressing the Selection Panel will agree a shortlist in early the job description and person specification and September. Shortlisted candidates will be invited including suitable daytime and evening telephone for informal meetings with key stakeholders at the contact details. University, followed by a formal interview with the Selection Panel in mid-late September.

Pro Vice-Chancellor/Head of College 15 London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London