Programme Manager - Law

Leeds City College; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive educational institution in Leeds is seeking a Programme Manager to lead, develop, and deliver LLB and Access to Law programmes. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in curriculum development and team leadership within a college setting. Responsibilities include managing student retention strategies and ensuring the delivery of knowledge to learners. This role offers a supportive environment focused on continuous professional development and a range of excellent benefits.

Benefits

44 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Lucrative pension schemes

CPD opportunities

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in delivering a range of educational levels.
• Experience in managing staff for high performance.
• Positive outcomes in student progression in Higher Education.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategies for high retention and achievement rates.
• Assess and deliver essential knowledge to learners.
• Plan and develop teaching resources and assessment plans.

Skills

Curriculum development

Team leadership

Student progression management

Internal verification

Continuous professional development

Education

Relevant higher education qualifications

Job description

About the Role

University Centre Leeds are looking for a Programme Manager to lead, develop and deliver our LLB, Access to Law, and CILEX programmes at University Centre Leeds. We’re looking for someone with experience in curriculum development and team leadership within a College or Higher Education setting, who’s ready to help drive our provision forward.

Our Law department is known for its welcoming, student-centred approach. We combine strong academic foundations with practical legal and criminal justice skills, creating programmes that build confidence and prepare students for careers in law, public service, and beyond.

If you’re collaborative, supportive, and excited by the chance to shape a growing and ambitious department, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews will be held w / c 5 January 2026.

What You Will Do

• Manage activities and strategies to ensure the high retention, achievement, success and attendance rates for identified courses are reached.
• Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners.
• Manage the planning, preparation and development of schemes of work, lesson plans, teaching and learning resources and assessment plans.
• Manage the process of creation of individual SMART learning targets linked to learner study programme / course to ensure groups of learners are on track to achieve their potential.
• Manage the recording of student progress and to ensure that individual and group learner targets are being met.

About You

• Extensive experience, knowledge and skills to enable delivery of a range of levels across the curriculum, which demonstrates active learning and differentiated teaching styles.
• Experience of positively managing student and group progression, advice and guidance in a Higher or Further Education setting, with positive outcomes.
• Experience of supervising / managing staff to ensure high performance.
• Substantial experience of undertaking internal verification and moderation activities.
• Proven commitment to continuous professional development.

For an informal chat about the role please contact on Tom Poultney - Associate Dean of Higher Educationon

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including :

• Annual leave : Curriculum and Management : 44 days plus bank holidays.
• Annual leave : 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. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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.