Duties and Responsibilities
UCL East represents the largest ever single expansion of UCL since the University was founded nearly 200 years ago. It will be a new UCL campus, complementing the Bloomsbury campus, and will be located on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, to the south of the Aquatics Centre and the ArcelorMittal Orbit.
Taking UCL’s tradition of disruptive thinking further, UCL East is integrating research and education, theory and practice – with cross-disciplinarity, innovation and public engagement – to co-create the solutions to the global challenges facing future living.
UCL East is a founding partner of the East Bank, the new cultural and educational district, which include the V&A, UAL’s London College of Fashion, Sadler’s Wells and the BBC.
Construction for UCL East started in 2019, and its two state-of-the-art buildings will open to students in 2022 and 2023.
The UCL East Partnerships Manager will support the Director of UCL East and Head of Engagement and Operations (London) in building effective, long-lasting relationships and partnerships with our local authority partners in the Olympic Growth Boroughs.
They will nurture these relationships with strong stakeholder management and by managing a framework to deliver real change and benefit to East London, through UCL East.
Grade: 8
The post is funded until the end of July 2024 in the first instance.
Key Requirements
The ideal candidate will be educated to degree level and/or substantial relevant experience, with significant experience building and managing relationships with senior external and internal stakeholders.
They will have proven ability to work with, gain the confidence of, influence and negotiate with people at all levels. They will have excellent communication skills, both in writing and in person, with specific experience of report writing for senior boards.
The individual will be a self-starting strategic thinker, with an enterprising mind-set and the ability to innovate; be opportunistic, responsive, resourceful, and resilient. Attention to detail and a high standard of work presentation.
The successful candidate will have the ability to work efficiently on numerous projects simultaneously and to adapt to changing circumstances, an excellent attention to detail and a high standard of work presentation, are essential. They will have the ability to deliver projects and complex activities on time and to budget.
They will have excellent organisational, time-management and project-management skills, including the ability to work efficiently on numerous projects simultaneously and to adapt to changing circumstances.
Further Details
A job description and person specification can be accessed via the link at the bottom of this page.
If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Arvind Mangat (arvind.mangat@ucl.ac.uk).
The UCL Ways of Working for professional services supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please see www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
Closing Date: 10th of June, 2022
Latest time for the submission of applications: 23:59
Interview date: TBC
Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.
This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Support Staff.