We are looking for an organised, confident and proactive individual from a built environment background to join our talented team of Design Advisors. You will be responsible for devising, curating and leading our annual CPD programme for our public and private sector audiences, and you will be developing and facilitating stakeholder and community engagement programmes and events, and managing design workshops and design review sessions, liaising closely with our local authority clients. You will be working closely with our coordinators and our team of Design Advisors as well as our network of expert professionals to develop and deliver your work, using your knowledge and understanding of the key challenges facing the delivery of high-quality design and sustainable placemaking. Your work will be focused on bringing people from the public and private sector together to share learnings and best practice, and you will share your own passion for good placemaking with diverse audiences to build design skills and competencies.

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How to apply

Please send the following to: info@designsoutheast.org

  • an up-to-date CV (max 2 sides of A4).
  • a covering letter (max 2 sides of A4) explaining why you are motivated to work for Design South East.

The application deadline is midday Monday 19th August 2024. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 20th or Wednesday 21st August 2024.

A written communication exercise and presentation will form part of the interview.

If, having read this pack, you require an informal conversation about the role with our Head of Programmes, Helen Goodwin, please email: helen@designsoutheast.org

Equal opportunities

Design South East is committed to equal opportunities, and we value the diversity of perspectives that people from different backgrounds bring to our work. We positively encourage applications from eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identification, ethnicity, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

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Design South East is a very busy organisation, and we cannot guarantee to give individual feedback on all unsuccessful applications.