Overview
Job Title: HE Programme Manager – Law
Salary: Commencing at £39,424 with progression to £43,067 per annum
About the Role
What You Will Do
You will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Law provision, ensuring excellence in:
- Quality assurance, validation and academic standards
- Retention, achievement, attendance and progression
- Curriculum review and enhancement
- Apprenticeship and workplace assessment (including EPA preparation)
- Staff performance, development and wellbeing
- External stakeholder engagement and partnership development
You will teach as part of the role, lead internal verification and moderation processes, oversee course-level SAR and QIP activity, and play a proactive role in validation events and examination boards.
This is a highly visible role with influence across the University Centre and the wider Group.
About You
- Has recent experience delivering and leading Law provision in Higher Education or college-based HE or relevant industry practice
- Understands regulatory and quality frameworks and can confidently lead validation and review processes
- Has experience managing staff performance and building high-performing teams
- Has substantial experience of internal verification, moderation, and apprenticeship assessment
- Is comfortable using data to drive improvement in retention and achievement
- Is committed to scholarly activity and professional development
- Holds a L5 Teaching Qualification (e.g. Cert Ed, PGCE) and relevant highest-level vocational qualification or degree/MA in teaching subject.
You will combine academic credibility with practical leadership skills and bring energy, clarity, and integrity to the role.
Why University Centre Leeds?
- A growing HE environment within a strong and supportive Group
- Clear ownership and autonomy at programme level
- A culture rooted in collaboration, wellbeing and high standards
- Opportunity to influence strategic direction within a developing portfolio
If you are ready to move beyond maintaining provision and into shaping its next phase of development, we would welcome your application.
For an informal chat about the role please contact on Tom Poultney – Associate Dean of Higher Education on tom.poultney@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
At University Centre Leeds, we provide a supportive higher education environment designed to promote and enhance independent learning. We have access to industry standard equipment unique to many of our subject areas. These range from our makeup studios to practical science labs.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. Choosing to work for University Centre Leeds means that you will be part of an inclusive and progressive learning environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to University Centre Leeds.
We are proud to be the highest rated for student satisfaction in Leeds for the third year running (National Student Survey 2022).
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
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