HE Programme Manager - Law

About the Role

Shape the Future of Legal Education in College-Based HE

University Centre Leeds is seeking an experienced and ambitious HE Programme Manager to take forward our LLB, Access to Law and CILEX provision at an exciting point in our development.

This is not simply a curriculum management role. It is an opportunity to shape, influence and grow a distinctive Law portfolio within a dynamic and expanding higher education environment.

As part of a forward-thinking University Centre within Luminate Education Group, you will join a leadership team that values autonomy, innovation, and clear ownership of performance. We are proud of our student-centred ethos and strong outcomes, and we are ambitious about what comes next.

If you are currently leading or contributing significantly to Law provision in FE or college-based HE and are ready for broader strategic influence, this role offers genuine scope to make your mark.

Considering a Move from Legal Practice?

We recognise that exceptional Law leaders don’t only develop within education settings. If you are currently working in legal practice, criminal justice, compliance, or a related professional field and are considering a move into higher education, we would be very interested in hearing from you.

You may bring:

• Significant professional experience within the legal sector
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or developing colleagues or trainees
• A desire to shape the next generation of legal professionals
• An interest in curriculum development and professional education

We welcome applicants with strong industry credibility and leadership potential. If you do not yet hold a teaching qualification, we will support you in gaining one as part of your development.

This is an opportunity to transition from practice into a role where you can influence professional standards, widen participation into legal careers, and shape future legal education.

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 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. 

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. 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 CVs 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.

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