Head of Net Zero and Social Purpose Programme

Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: Hybrid – UAL Various Sites/Home
Salary: £58,193.00 - £70,291.00
Contract: Full time
Hours: Full time

Job description

The opportunity

Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to lead transformative change? We are seeking a skilled programme manager to guide our ambitious net zero and social purpose initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence institutional change and positively impact our community and the environment.

As the Head of Net Zero and Social Purpose Programme, you will play a pivotal role in embedding our net zero and social purpose goals across the University. You will lead a cross-institutional team, working closely with the Social Purpose Lab and other departments, to drive a comprehensive strategy that integrates environmental sustainability with social justice. Your expertise in programme and project management, along with your background in change management and behaviour change theory, will be essential in fostering a culture of transformative change.

About you

We seek a forward-thinking leader with a high level of understanding of how higher education and other sectors implement net zero and social purpose initiatives. You should have advanced systems thinking skills and experience managing complex programmes and projects. Your ability to communicate technical or specialist ideas persuasively to diverse audiences, including senior managers and committees, is crucial. You should be adept at motivating teams, managing resources effectively, and fostering cross-team collaboration while promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. A track record of using initiative and independence over a broad area of activity is essential, as is a proactive approach to complex problem-solving.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Becky Hatch, Resourcing Adviser via email at Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

Find out more at our upcoming recruitment open events 

You can join us on Teams on the 12 August from 2 to 3 pm to hear more about our net zero ambitions, the University, the progress we are making and roles we are recruiting to. Register your place today. 

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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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