Programme Director – Fashion

Full time – 37 hours per week

Hybrid – CSM King’s Cross/Home

The opportunity
University of the Arts London is seeking a strategic and highly experienced academic to join Central Saint Martins (CSM) as Programme Director for Fashion situated in M School. This is a unique opportunity to help shape Fashion education at one of the world’s most influential creative arts institutions.

This role reports into the Dean of M School and line-managing the Course Leaders within the Fashion Programme. The post-holder forms part of the school’s leadership team, proactively leading and contributing to the ongoing work of the school. Through professional, research and knowledge exchange networks, the post holder will promote the continuous development of the programme, responding to the broader socio-political context of practice and education nationally and internationally.

The post holder is responsible for the management and leadership of our ambitious Fashion programme, including the design, development and delivery of the curriculum, and will be required to work collaboratively across M School. They will oversee the current reapproval process in the programme, ensuring the maintenance and enhancement of standards across the Fashion portfolio of courses.

Programme Directors will play a vital role in the school academic culture, organisation, and profile of CSM, overseeing a vibrant, inclusive, and high-quality student experience. The role is both internal-facing in relation to the Fashion courses, M School and external-facing in developing collaboration and partnerships with external bodies and academic and professional networks.

About CSM
CSM is regenerating and transforming education by building on the College’s core spirit of interdisciplinary and thematic integrity as an art school through Schools of Thought: C School [Culture], S School [Systems], and M School [Material]. Leadership of the Schools includes the building of a vision in collaboration with academic colleagues and identifying the potential for creating a school community which promotes outstanding research, creative practice, and public-facing knowledge exchange. 

About you
We are looking for an experienced educator with a profile and proven track record of education practice related to Fashion and a strong profile in either related research, knowledge exchange or other scholarly or professional activity. You will have a relevant undergraduate degree, and preferably postgraduate degree, a teaching qualification and demonstrated academic management and leadership experience.

You should have experience of managing and motivating teams and dealing with complex institutional and/or professional contexts, including issues of finance, HR and the implementation of policies. You will be able to demonstrate engagement with current societal and environmental challenges and will understand their implications for the development, direction and priorities of the programme and its courses.

For further details and to apply please click the 'Apply' button.

Closing date: 1^st February 2026, 23:55.

If you have any questions about the role please contact Hywel Davies, Dean of M School at h.w.davies@csm.arts.ac.uk.

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.

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