Curriculum & Standards Manager - Sport, Esports and Uniformed Services
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £54,822 per annum. Plus generous benefits. These include:
• 50 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays and efficiency closures)
• Generous Occupational Pension Scheme
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a high-profile curriculum area at the heart of our partnerships with professional sports organisations, with growing provision in esports and uniformed services.
The Curriculum and Standards Manager (CSM) for Sport and Uniformed Services (including Esports) will lead a team of staff to deliver high quality teaching, learning, and assessment in a range of vocational, A Level and higher education qualifications.
Reporting to the Assistant Director: Business and Professional, you will be a member of the College Leadership Team, responsible for high quality delivery of all Sport, Esports, and Uniformed Services courses. You will lead a team of circa 25 direct delivery staff, providing them all with the necessary support and direction they need to deliver excellent teaching and learning.
A central aspect of the role is strengthening and developing our high-impact partnerships, including our established relationships with York City FC and York Knights Rugby League. You will help shape the future of our successful Development Centres with both clubs and contribute significantly to the design and delivery of our subcontracted programmes with football league partners.
About the person
You will be an ambitious and motivated leader with a strong background in Sport and/or Uniformed Services, and a relevant degree-level qualification.
You’ll bring proven experience in leading or supporting curriculum delivery, with a track record of raising standards, improving learner outcomes, and developing high-performing teams. You will be confident in providing clear direction, holding staff to account, and offering the guidance and support required for them to thrive.
You will also have the ability to build effective external partnerships, ideally with experience of working with or alongside professional sports organisations.
About the College
York College & University Centre is the largest further education college in the region, offering a comprehensive range of courses from Entry Level to degree level. We are committed to upholding our values of ambition, care, respect and success, and are dedicated to providing the highest standards of education and support to all our students and apprentices.
We have approximately 4,200 school leavers, 1,200 apprentices, 2,000 adult students, and 400 higher-level students studying with us.
With a vibrant working environment, excellent transport links to the city centre and surrounding area, plus on-site parking, you will find York College to be fulfilling and supportive place to work. As a member of College staff you will have full use of the College facilities including free gym membership at the Athletic Suite, our state of the art gym.
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Want to know more?
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jackson Armstrong, Director of Curriculum: Apprenticeships, Higher Level & Technical
Important Notices
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Closing date: Monday 20 April 2026 (9am)
Interviews: Friday 1 May 2026
We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and wish to have a diverse workforce. We positively welcome applicants from all under-represented groups, including minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities. We are proud to be affiliated to the Black Leadership Group (BLG).
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. York College has signed up to the ‘Mindful Employer’ charter for employers who are positive about mental health. We are also a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.
We welcome job applications from anyone who has the requisite skills, qualifications and experience. All applications are considered strictly on merit. Our aim is to appoint the best person for the job, regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other ‘protected’ characteristic. Please note also that we value the contribution of those who have served in the Armed Forces, and are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant