Job Description

Digital Innovation Partnerships Manager

\xc2\xa342,477 - \xc2\xa350,961 per annum
Full time
Fixed Term
CSM - King\'s Cross, London UK

The Opportunity

University of the Arts London is looking for a Digital Innovation Partnerships Manager to join our team at Central Saint Martins (CSM) on a fixed-term basis.

You will develop and manage a portfolio of income-generating digital innovation and technology partnerships for CSM, linked to the university s Knowledge Exchange Strategy. You will actively stimulate partnerships, collaborations and projects within this area, driving business development and the profile of the college across programmatic areas.

Additionally, you will also provide expert project and programme management to key digital innovation initiatives across the college as required. An example of this might include management of the flagship Digital Innovation Season programme.

This role will work within the CSM Innovation Team to harness the potential and programming that is already in place at the college, while stimulating a pipeline of new business and partnership developments linked to digital innovation initiatives and projects.

About You

You will have a strong track record of building and implementing partnership programmes, ideally within the digital technology space. You will possess subject-specific knowledge and will be able to quickly bring together information from academic colleagues, external sources and broader team members to create a compelling Digital Innovation offer for the college.

You will have an academic grounding, with some experience of higher education partnerships and will ideally have already been working with technology companies through your prior roles.

You will be comfortable working to define and develop a business area that draws together input from a large number of stakeholders, building on previous research and experience from within the CSM Innovation Team. The role will also suit someone highly organised, with strong project and programme management experience. We also expect you to have strong communication and influencing skills within a business development context.

In return, University of the Arts London offers an attractive salary and pension plus a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.

UAL is committed to addressing the under-representation of staff from Black and Minority Ethnic communities, using our student profile as a reference point.

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Closing date: 23:55, 21st September 2023.

Questions about the role should be directed via Sam Mitchell, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Innovation and Business by email on:

If you need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please email the CSM Resourcing Team on:

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.

University of the Arts London