Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Leeds, Leeds International Study Centre
Salary: up to £50,000 per annum
About the Role
Leadership of People
* Provide effective, compassionate leadership to the ISC management team, ensuring managers lead consistently, drive strong performance, foster an inclusive culture, and uphold safeguarding and recruitment compliance.
Management of Academic Delivery
* Oversee the planning and day‑to‑day delivery of high‑quality, cost‑effective academic programmes, ensuring strong teaching, fair assessment, appropriate use of learning technologies, and full compliance with university partner, UKVI and OfS requirements.
Management of Students
* Ensure excellent safeguarding, welfare and pastoral care standards, including maintaining effective attendance, engagement, and intervention processes, and ensuring compliance with UKVI, OfS and Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
Operational and Financial Management
* Ensure the ISC operates efficiently and profitably, using resources effectively and working with Business Development, Product and central teams to support growth and provide accurate data and reporting.
Partnership Account Management
* Act as the main point of contact for academic and operational matters with the university partner, supporting delivery of contractual obligations and contributing to positive partner relationships.
Management of Non‑Academic Contracts
* Ensure accurate record‑keeping, full compliance with regulatory bodies, and timely submission of required data and management information.
About You
* Bachelor degree – Essential
* Leadership and/or management training or demonstrable experience of leading an organisation of similar size and complexity for a minimum of 3 years.
Essential
* Leading in an academic environment
* Planning and running complex education courses and programmes
* Developing of annual budgets and managing finances against an agreed budget
* Commercial account management
* Stakeholder management and engagement in complex environments
* Partnership working and/or partnership management in the education sector
* Running involvement in projects in an education setting
* Leading teams in a regulated environment, ensuring compliance
Desired
* Understanding of the International Student environment
* Teaching in UK higher or further education and/or teaching international students
* Leading and facilitating change
* Leading and/or working in digitally enabled environments
Organisational Compliance
* Criminal background check (country specific)
* Two references
* ID and right to work checks
* Education verification
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer and strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that the best person for the job should be selected based on skills and experience alone. Your information will be kept confidential and stored securely.
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