Placemaking and Community Engagement Partnerships Manager
London, UK (Hybrid)
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Job Description
Placemaking and Community Engagement Partnerships Manager
£52,977 to £63,815 per annum
Fixed term
Full time
Hybrid – LCC Elephant and Castle/Home
Play a key role shaping how London College of Communication connects with its surrounding communities.
As London College of Communication prepares to move into its new building within the Elephant and Castle regeneration area, we are seeking an experienced partnerships professional to help ensure the College becomes an inclusive, creative and meaningful destination for local people.
Working with community groups, local authorities, cultural organisations, businesses and development partners, you will lead place-based partnerships and programmes that generate lasting social, cultural and economic value and strengthens the College’s reputation for innovation and collaboration in creative communication.
You will help activate the College’s new public-facing spaces, develop community-led initiatives, secure external funding and strengthen LCC’s role as a creative anchor institution within South London. To facilitate this, you will need to build relationships with Southwark Council, community groups, charities, cultural organisations, local businesses, property developers and other partners
This is a rare opportunity to influence a major moment in LCC’s development and help create a lasting connection between the College, its new home and the communities around it.
About you
You will bring significant experience of developing and funding community, cultural, regeneration or placemaking partnerships. A confident relationship-builder and compelling communicator, you will be comfortable working across complex organisations, bringing different partners together and turning ambitious ideas into well-managed, measurable programmes.
If you have an entrepreneurial mindset, a successful track record of securing major funding and developing strategic partnerships to shaping consultancy, enterprise and community focused initiatives, this is great opportunity for you to play a central role in connecting creative practice with community challenges and new opportunities.
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Closing date: 19th June 2026, 23:55.
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
About UAL University of the Arts London (UAL) is Europe’s largest specialist art and design university. Its unique creative community is made up of 6 renowned Colleges, each with its own world-class reputation: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL is the world’s number 2 University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022. Offering an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts, UAL is the main talent pipeline to the UK’s creative industries. Home to a diverse community of over 21,000 students from 129 countries, UAL has a track record for launching and furthering careers. Our graduates can be found in every part and at every level of the creative and cultural sectors, from heads of global business to self-employed practitioners, and on shortlists for awards ranging from the Turner Prize to the Oscars. Building on UAL’s association with some of the most original thinkers in the arts, students and staff are inspired to challenge convention, generate new ideas and nurture talent. Home to award-winning staff and students for more than a century, UAL’s Colleges are at the forefront of learning, creativity and practice in their specialist subjects. This close-knit College structure offers opportunities for learning and enquiry for people at all stages of their creative development.Working here Everyone’s identity matters at UAL and we are made up of all kinds of people - designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers - from all over the world. Together in London, the world’s creative capital, our talented and diverse community forms a network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Find out more about working at UAL, our culture and available jobs: www.jobs.arts.ac.uk
