Programme Manager - Travel, Tourism and Aviation

About the Role

Leeds City College is seeking to appoint a newly created role within our School of Travel, Food and Drink: Programme Manager for Travel and Aviation. This position has been introduced in response to significant growth in learner numbers, and the provision is expected to continue expanding in the coming years. As Programme Manager, you will therefore play a key role in supporting further growth and the ongoing development of courses across the curriculum area.

This is an exciting and pivotal leadership role, responsible for driving the continued success and development of our Travel, Aviation and Cabin Crew provision. You will lead on maintaining high standards across teaching, learning, and assessment, ensuring that learners receive an innovative, industry-led curriculum that reflects current industry practices and expectations.

As Programme Manager, you will provide strong operational and curriculum leadership across the department, supporting staff performance, quality improvement and learner outcomes. You will line manage Travel and Aviation teaching staff, fostering a positive and ambitious team culture that motivates colleagues to deliver outstanding teaching and an exceptional student experience. You will also play a key role in curriculum planning, quality assurance, staff development, and building new employer partnerships and industry links to further enhance and enrich the curriculum offer for learners.

The team brings a wealth of industry expertise, skills, and knowledge, which enriches our teaching, learning and assessment practices. Working collaboratively with the team, you will ensure students are equipped with the skills, confidence and professional behaviours required to progress successfully within the travel and aviation industry.

What You Will Do

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Travel and Aviation curriculum area.
• Lead, manage and develop teaching staff, ensuring high performance and continuous professional growth.
• Drive high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment across all programmes.
• Oversee curriculum planning, delivery, and ongoing review from Level 1 to Level 3
• Ensure strong quality assurance processes are in place and acted upon effectively, including IQA/EQA activities.
• Manage learner attendance, achievement, and progression, ensuring positive outcomes.
• Develop and expand employer engagement, industry partnerships, and curriculum links
• Contribute to departmental growth through the development of new courses and provision areas and monitor performance data and implement improvement strategies where required.

About You

• Strong and effective leadership and management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality teaching, learning, and assessment that leads to strong learner outcomes.
• Significant industry experience within the travel and aviation sector.
• Experience of managing, developing, and supporting staff performance
• Strong understanding of industry standards and the ability to embed these into curriculum design.
• Confident in building positive relationships with internal teams, learners, and external stakeholders
• Commitment to learner success, progression, and outstanding educational experiences.
• A respected member of the department’s management team, contributing positively to strategic decision-making, curriculum development, and wider departmental priorities.

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

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.

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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