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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p><b>This post is full time, 35 hours per week. The tenure of the Assistant Head of School role is for an initial period of three years, with scope to extend to up to five years in total. It is underpinned by a permanent academic position.</b></p>
<p>As part of significant growth and major investment in the Fashion area in the Westminster School of Arts (WSA), we are seeking an Assistant Head of Fashion to support further expansion plans and creative opportunities.</p>
<p>WSA at the University of Westminster is looking for a strategic leader to join our successful School, working to expand our Fashion provision across all levels, and supporting the development of creative Fashion teaching, research and knowledge exchange. Fashion is a key anchor unit within the School, with a vibrant portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes delivered to 800+ students in areas related to Fashion marketing and promotion, business management, design, and menswear. The area has strategic ambitions for growth that the successful candidate will play a leading part in delivering. It is a highly regarded and high performing area within the School, rated as one of the top 10 Fashion Schools in the world and within the top three in the UK.</p>
<p>The successful applicant will play a key role in the School’s leadership team, working closely with the Head of School to shape and implement School strategy, ensure our portfolio is innovative and stimulating, support and manage course teams, and help to maintain and extend our commitment to practice-based creativity across the subjects in our portfolio. You must be able to ensure an outstanding student experience as well as support events and activities commensurate with our profile. You will also have the opportunity to maintain your own teaching and research, including course leadership. This is an ideal post for an experienced practitioner/academic who wants to develop their strategic abilities and develop the societal impact of our activities.</p>
<p>We deliver teaching that is research-informed, practice-led and based on action learning. We teach a diverse student population that requires support on issues around student achievement, the attractiveness of our offer to a wide catchment and curriculum content that reflects a pluralistic and international perspective. We currently offer five undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Fashion areas related to design, business management, menswear and marketing and promotion, with views to expanding the portfolio based on new market opportunities. The new Assistant Head of School will be responsible for work across these anchor undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, dependent on the background and experience of the successful candidate. The School also has relationships with external providers, with validated courses in the UK and abroad in a growing portfolio across all the subjects of the School.</p>
<p>For further information and to apply for this post, please click apply and you will be redirected to our website.</p>
<p><b>At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders. </b></p>
<p><b>We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.</b></p>
<p><b>Closing date: midnight on 12 June 2022</b></p>
<p><b>Interviews are likely to be held within w/c 27 June 2022 (in person at the university’s Harrow campus.)</b></p>
<p><b>Link to our website: </b><a href="https://vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/Hrvacancies/default.aspx?id=50054165" rel="no-follow"><b>https://vacancies.westminster.ac.uk/Hrvacancies/default.aspx?id=50054165</b></a></p>
<p><b>Administrative contact (for queries only): </b><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="no-follow"><b>[email protected]</b></a><b> </b></p>
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