Programme Manager - Apprenticeships Food and Drink (LUM455/2120)

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 the Role

The School of Travel, Food and Drink are recruiting a highly motivated and ambitious Programme Manager who has the experience and skills to lead, oversee and grow our apprenticeship offers. 

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Programme Manager to lead and develop our apprenticeship provision within the School of Travel, Food and Drink – a department that has proudly maintained an Outstanding grade for the past four years. This role involves managing a team of three assessors and driving the growth of our current apprenticeship cohort of 55 learners. Apprenticeships delivered include Commis Chef, Production Chef, Butchery, Hospitality Team Member, Hospitality Supervisor, and Food and Drink Process Operator at Levels 2 and 3. The successful candidate will work closely with curriculum teams to ensure high-quality delivery, excellent learner outcomes, and strong employer partnerships. A sound understanding of the apprenticeship sector, along with relevant industry knowledge, is essential.

What You Will Do

As Programme Manager – Apprenticeships, you will:

• Ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of apprenticeship standards, meeting all funding, compliance, and quality requirements.

• Lead and oversee the performance of a team of assessors, ensuring efficient working practices and a consistent learner experience.

• Deliver training and lead standardisation sessions to maintain consistency and excellence in delivery and assessment.

• Advise and support curriculum teams and learners to ensure apprenticeship programmes are well-integrated and aligned with industry expectations.

• Maintain and drive strong success, retention and achievement rates, supporting learners to complete their programmes on time and to a high standard.

• Proactively support tutors and employers to identify and resolve issues that may impact learner progress or quality of delivery.

• Work collaboratively with quality and audit teams to manage risk, ensure compliance, and enhance the overall learner journey.

• Work closely with the BDA (Business Development and Apprenticeships) team to meet recruitment targets and contribute to strategic growth.

• Develop and maintain positive internal and external partnerships, supporting effective apprenticeship delivery, quality assurance and wider governance initiatives.

About You

• Hold a L5 teaching qualification or equivalent
• Degree in a relevant field
• Hold Assessor and IQA qualifications (or willingness to work towards) 
• Extensive experience, knowledge and skills to manage delivery across the Food and Drink curriculum.
• Experience of using on-line portfolio systems
• Experience of positively managing student and group progression, advice and guidance to positive outcomes.
• Experience of workplace assessment of learners 
• Experience of undertaking internal verification and moderation activities.
• Proven commitment to continuous professional development.
• Experience of supervising/managing staff to ensure high performance.
• Experience of working with stakeholders and being influential in establishing effective partnerships. 

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally. 

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

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. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

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. 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.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. 

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.