Associate Director

West Dean is seeking an exceptional Associate Director to lead its London campus in Bloomsbury.

West Dean is seeking an exceptional Associate Director to lead and develop its London campus in Bloomsbury.

The London campus is home to KLC School of Design and forms a central part of West Dean's specialist creative education portfolio. It also provides significant opportunity for expanded professional development, partnerships and other London-based activity. The campus is currently underutilised relative to its potential, and this role will be instrumental in realising that opportunity.

This appointment represents a substantial senior leadership role within West Dean, with responsibility for the strategic direction, operational performance and long-term sustainability of the London campus as a multi-activity creative education hub.

Reporting to the Vice Principal, the Associate Director will be accountable for the overall performance of the campus, including oversight of KLC School of Design and the development of additional educational and commercial activity aligned to West Dean's mission.

The role carries responsibility for strengthening the academic portfolio, driving income growth, improving space utilisation, supporting new programme development, including CPD and executive education, and enabling partnership activity. While certain centrally managed functions will sit within wider institutional structures, the Associate Director will play a key role in shaping, coordinating and maximising London-based provision.

With accountability for financial performance, operational effectiveness, academic quality and student experience within agreed institutional frameworks, the postholder will ensure the campus operates as a high-performing and financially sustainable part of West Dean.

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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Friday 10th April.