HE Engineering Programme Manager

We are recruiting a highly motivated and ambitious Programme Manager who can manage our Engineering department. This is a great opportunity for someone who has a background in electronic and manufacturing engineering education and would like to move into a management role. We are keen to speak to anyone who is interested in progressing within their career who can work with us to grow our provision in line with the needs of the West Yorkshire economic region.,

• Lead activities and strategies to ensure the success of the Engineering Department.
• Line management of staff, setting targets and managing performance
• Manage Strategies to ensure high retention, achievement, success and attendance rates are reached.
• Deliver and assess essential knowledge and understanding to learners
• Manage the planning, preparation and development of schemes of work, teaching and learning resources and assessment plans.
• Manage the recording of student progress and ensure that individual and group learner targets are being met.
• Assess apprentices in the workplace against Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours in line with apprenticeship standards.
• Maintain a commitment to research and scholarly activity in line with the expectations of the University Centre.
  
  Hold a L5 teaching qualification or equivalent
• Degree in a relevant Engineering field
• Hold Assessor and IQA qualifications (or willingness to work towards)
• Extensive experience, knowledge and skills to manage delivery across the Engineering curriculum in both Electrical and Manufacturing disciplines.
• 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.
  
  This role will support learners on Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQ's) alongside Level 4 engineering apprenticeships. Higher Education is a significant aspect of the mission of Leeds City College. The College is a national provider of education, skills, training and employability opportunities and has developed extensive provision which is not provided elsewhere through more traditional HEIs.
Over 1000 students are currently studying a range of courses with us at University Centre Leeds. The curriculum offered is vocationally focused and diverse in nature. The institution holds Degree Awarding Powers. Our Enterprise, Innovation and Technology department's curriculum portfolio comprises a range of Degrees within Business, Digital, Computing and Science, Masters provision within Science and HNC/D's in Engineering alongside a number of apprenticeships. Potential of up to £3000 per annum Market Supplement if substantial experience can be demonstrated., 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).

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
• Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff 39 days
• Academic 44 days
• Senior Management 44 days
• Excellent Pension schemes
• Teachers' Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements