Do you have a passion for Business & Finance and a drive to shape the future of education? Join
Stanmore College
--a forward-thinking institution with a mission to empower learners, staff, and the community through outstanding education and support.
With a
60 million investment
in state-of-the-art facilities, this is a unique opportunity to be part of a modern, inclusive, and innovative learning environment. We're seeking a Curriculum Manager in Business & Finance to lead our team and drive excellence in teaching and learning.
The Role:
You'll provide strategic leadership to the Business & Finance department, develop a dynamic curriculum, support student success (including English & Maths resits), and collaborate with colleagues across the college to ensure high-quality, inclusive provision.
Why Join Us?
Work in brand-new, purpose-built facilities
Be part of a supportive and ambitious team
Access ongoing professional development
Make a real impact on students' futures
Enjoy competitive pay and benefits
If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge and lead our business department to new heights, we want to hear from you! Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience and what you can bring to this role by following the link:
https://stanmore.ac.uk/Vacancies
Salary Scale
: 44,306 - 47,806 per annum
Closing Date:
Sunday, 08th June 2025
Interview Date
: Thursday, 19th June 2025
"We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible."
Note:
Successful candidates will be contacted for interviews. Stanmore College reserves the right not to make an appointment if a suitable candidate is not identified.
Join Stanmore College and be a key player in our mission to transform futures--one student at a time.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title
- Curriculum Manager - Business & Finance
Contract
- Permanent, Full time
Job location -
Elm Park Campus, Stanmore
Faculty
- Professional Services
Reports to
- Director of Faculty - Professional Services
Salary Scale
- 44,306 - 47,806 per annum
Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Director of Faculty the post holder leads a team within a curriculum area/subject area. To teach and assess on a range of courses within the subject area and act as a tutor to groups of students. To uphold rigorous quality assurance and improvement as the lead internal verifier within the programme area across levels in your subject specialism.
To carry out all associated duties in line with the School Quality Improvement, key performance indicators and College strategic priorities and the College, Teaching, Learning and Assessment Standards.
To uphold and maintain positive student behaviours and attitudes by contributing to the college duty manager rota on a regular basis along with upholding the highest standards in tutoring and pastoral care.
Overall purpose of the job:
To manage the department of the area of Business and Finance enduring a high quality, cost effective, efficient and legally compliant curriculum is provided or commissioned in a culture in which innovation is encouraged.
High performance is recognised, and success is celebrated whilst also contributing to the overall achievement and outcomes and the success of the study programmes at the College.
To liaise with curriculum staff within vocational area as well as the English team to support staff to facilitate the smooth organisation and effective utilization of staffing and physical resources to optimise the student learning experience.
To ensure recruitment, retention and achievement in learners are fully supported and facilitated.
To be responsible for the management of the Business and Finance element of the study programme and the learning programmes associated with professional services for adult learners.
Specific Duties:
To manage the staff within the curriculum area of Business and Accounting and be responsible for delivery of a portfolio of innovative and market lead learning programmes relating to Professional Services. Ensuring their viability, value for money, quality and effectiveness in line with the colleges strategic plan.
Leading and line managing a group of staff associated with the courses within the curriculum area. Carrying out appraisals, performance management meetings and professional development reviews and setting and monitoring action plans for staff where required
Build/maintain a strong team ethos by promoting collaboration, accountability, and shared goals, while providing ongoing coaching, mentorship, and training to direct reports to support their professional growth and performance.
To co-ordinate the team during student recruitment and college marketing events (enrolment, induction, open days, marketing events, parents' evenings and interview evenings)
To manage and lead course delivery and related support ensuring high teaching, learning and assessment and course delivery standards and success are achieved
Ensure that all programmes are appropriately staffed, resourced and timetabled.
Communicating key information, new initiatives and developments to learners, the team and key stakeholders and ensuring the effective implementation of key decisions, convening team meetings as appropriate and keeping minutes and ensuring the student voice is included
Taking action to support and address all Business and accounting students in the area that do not meet the standards of behaviour required by the College, including attendance and punctuality in accordance with student behaviour policy.
To put interventions in for learners that are at academic risk, and ensuring learners are being supported in achieving their next stage of progression be it Higher education, Apprenticeship or employment.
To support the Director of faculty of Professional Services in ensuring statutory regulatory and key responsible issue relating to the management of the curriculum across all learning areas of responsibility is adhered to.
To implement an effective model of standard professionalism and positive culture through strong leadership and building effective and efficient teams.
Ensure that the curriculum area hits the targets underpinning the strategic plan. This includes working with the team to liaise with employers to make the provision relevant to industry
To oversee the full and consistent implementation of the quality assurance framework.
To conduct appropriate audit checks including IV, college tracking and monitoring systems, and review where appropriate. (e.g. learning walks, mark book, student survey)
To implement a wide range of teaching and student-centred learning strategies across the area of Business and Finance.
To teach an appropriate range of courses to ensure that all delivery teams and individual tutors are clear, focussed and supported to be able to deliver high quality learning and teaching resulting in high success and achievement rates for each funding scheme throughout the curriculum.
To ensure where appropriate initial and Diagnostic assessment in maths and literacy our comprehensively completed and used to guide learners to suitable programmes for their ability.
To ensure learning support is effectively integrated into courses in order that work may be contextualised to the vocational area where appropriate.
To ensure compliance with all course examination assessment validation requirements for FE rather than the ACL provision.
To liaise and work effectively with the full range of support services int eh college to ensure marketing enrolment and support enhances the curriculum offering and recruitment including supporting planned marketing and promotional events.
To foster new partnerships and pursue new marketing opportunities in lien with the colleges strategic plan.
To work collaboratively on cross college and cross department projects.
To take responsibility for personal professional development in consultation with the line manager and be proactive and willing to invest in own development subject to the viability of proof of resources and job/organisation requirements.
To carry out all duties and responsibilities in accordance with all college policies, quality, diversity, inclusion, safeguarding, health and safety, core values and behaviours, strategic college plan.
To be responsible for health and safety issues.
To be responsible for creating inclusive non discriminatory learning environment in line with the colleges quality policy.
To participate in the college's appraisals scheme and work towards achievement of exceeding targets set.
Working towards high levels of student satisfaction
To undertake any other such comparable duties as may be reasonably required by the line manager, Director of faculty or dedicated deputy.]
Responsible for student data.
Further education is an ever-changing service, and all staff are expected to participate constructively in college activities and to adopt a flexible approach to their work. This job description will be reviewed annually during the appraisal process and will be varied in the light of the business needs of the college.
The postholder can be required to carry out any other duties consistent with the grade of the post, at any site on which the College may operate.
Closing Date:
Sunday, 08th June 2025
Interview Date
: Thursday, 19th June 2025
"We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible."
Note:
Successful candidates will be contacted for interviews. Stanmore College reserves the right not to make an appointment if a suitable candidate is not identified.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
First degree at honours level - Essential - Application form / Certification
Evidence of career development and appropriate professional development - Essential - Application Form / Interview
A full teaching qualification - Essential - Application Form / Certification
Knowledge and experience
A good knowledge of curriculum developments in the delivery of vocational and/or academic learning - Essential - Application form supporting statement/Selection task/ Interview
Relevant and recent industry experience - Desirable - Application form supporting statement/ Interview
Awareness of key subject specialism to plan and deliver across levels in the curriculum area/specialism in Further Education - Essential - CV/ Application form / supporting statement/ Interview
A good knowledge of 16-18 study programme funding arrangements and some knowledge of income streams for 19+ learners - Essential - Selection task
Successful experience of designing and delivering learning in relevant teaching/vocational areas - Essential - Selection task / Interview
Experience with and understanding of inspection processes - Essential - Application form / Supporting statement / Interview
Track record of quality assurance/improvement contributions and leadership and management - Essential - Application form / Supporting statement / Interview
Knowledge and experience of how a range of teaching and learning strategies including the use of information and learning technology can be used in teaching, learning and assessment - Essential - Application form /supporting statement / Interview
Experience of working with young people and adult learners, in an educational setting delivering a learner-centred curriculum - Essential - Application form/ supporting statement
A good understanding of equality and diversity and how it relates to the provision of education and training - Essential - Application form /supporting statement/ Interview
A sound understanding of safeguarding and prevent. A commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults and to create a safe learning environment - Essential - Application form /supporting statement/ Interview
Experience of effective coordination of teams - Essential - Application form / supporting statement / Written Task/ Interview
Experience of managing the delivery of new and innovative curriculum delivery models - Essential - Application form /supporting statement//Interview
Experience of meeting and communicating with parents and with partners such as employers, local community and staff from other institutions - Essential - Application form /supporting statement/ Interview
Skills and abilities
The ability to share overarching vision and ethos with teams of staff - Essential - Interview
The ability to manage and lead a small team of lecturers to maintain and improve college and team key performance indicators - Essential - Application form /supporting statement/ Interview
The ability to deliver excellence in teaching, learning and assessment - Essential - Supporting statement/ Interview
Ability to embed English, Mathematics, and "soft" employability skills, careers education in vocational classes - Essential - Supporting statement/ Interview
IT Skills: use of Microsoft packages, interactive white boards, MS Teams, SharePoint, VLE and online tracking & recording - Desirable - Supporting statement/ Interview
Ability to increase recruitment, retention and achievement whilst maintaining quality standards - Essential - Supporting statement/ Interview
The ability to understand and analyse data from several sources and draw conclusions-Essential - Selection task/presentation
Excellent Communication skills, both verbal and written - Essential - Application form / supporting statement/ selection task/ presentation/interview
The ability to prepare and present formal reports and give formal business presentations - Essential - Application form/ supporting statement/ presentation
The ability to be creative and innovative when faced with problems and challenges - Essential - Application form / supporting statement / Interview
Ability to work effectively with others and relate to others at all levels - Essential - Interview
Ability to meet deadlines and provide information as requested - Essential - Interview
Other
A passion for further education and the opportunities in can bring in terms of participation and widening access - Essential - Application form / Supporting statement
Willingness to work flexibly in terms of hours and locations effectively demonstrating enthusiasm and energy - Essential - Application form/ supporting statement / interview
Work as an effective team member - Essential - Supporting statement/ Interview
Ability and determination to promote equality, diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of college life - Essential - Interview
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: 44,306.00-47,806.00 per year
Benefits:
Bereavement leave
Canteen
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Free flu jabs
Health & wellbeing programme
On-site gym
Sick pay
Store discount
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person