The vacancy
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for forging strong partnerships that directly address the skills needs of employers?
We're seeking a Head of Employer Relations to lead our college's engagement with businesses and employers. This is a role for a proven professional who thrives on developing innovative solutions, building relationships, and ensuring our curriculum remains responsive to the needs of the future workforce requirements.
You'll lead a team, manage key relationships, and help to shape our curriculum to meet the current and future needs of employers.
Essential Criteria
1. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including experience with formal presentations and negotiation.
2. Proven ability to investigate and resolve complex problems through analysis and creative thinking.
3. Experience in a leadership or supervisory role, with responsibility for staff appraisals and development.
4. The ability to work independently and respond to unexpected situations with initiative.
Key Responsibilities
5. lead and Inspire: Supervise a team, providing mentorship and conducting appraisals to support their development. Manage a substantial budget and oversee departmental income generation.
6. Build Relationships: Act as a college representative to a variety of external partners, negotiating and reconciling priorities to achieve cooperation and enhance our reputation.
7. Innovate and Problem-Solve: Investigate complex issues, analyse information, and develop original solutions to challenges that have never arisen before.
8. Curriculum: Play a vital role in the development of new courses and college policies by coordinating input from stakeholders to ensure our programs are relevant to employer needs.
Additional Information
As part of the recruitment process and in line with keeping children safe in education, we will conduct social media checks on shortlisted candidates. Additionally, before commencing employment, all employees undergo safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS.
Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Why join us?
9. Competitive salary
10. 30 Bookable annual leave days, bank holidays, and 2 weeks off at Christmas.
11. Professional development opportunities.
12. Access to same-day GP appointments, high street discounts, discounted hair and beauty treatments, electric car scheme.
13. On-site gym & florist (site dependent).
14. Access to our In-house Food Hall & Coffee Shops.
Closing date: 9th September 2025
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About us
Here at Doncaster College and University Centre we understand that choosing what to do next can be a huge decision. It’s not just about the course you choose to study, it is about the tutors, the experiences and the friends you meet along the way.
We have over 120 courses at full and part-time, from entry level right up to university level. As well as the vast amount of courses on offer, we ensure all our students get the right support and guidance whether it is through our careers service, our additional learning support, counselling, student finance and many other services all tailored to each individual.
Our exciting and modern campus is in a central location, packed with workspaces designed to industry standard. We work directly with employers allowing you real work experience and industry insight that you will not get from sitting behind a desk.
The benefits
All employees at DN Colleges Group enjoy a generous annual leave allowance, as well as an additional 2 weeks closure over the Christmas period. We encourage all our teams to take regular breaks, no longer than 3 weeks, to enjoy a healthy work life balance.
DN Colleges Group are committed to Health and Wellbeing of all our employees. We have an increasing number of provisions exclusive to our employees, designed to help you stay at your best or to assist and provide support when you need it.
Health and fitness suite
Generous annual leave
2 weeks off at Christmas
Electric car scheme
15. Vivup – Employee Wellbeing and Benefits platform
16. Wellness initiatives, onsite during your working week. This could include health visitors, financial advisers, or physio specialists.
17. Onsite fitness classes, at lunchtime or after work in conjunction with our Sports colleagues.
18. Cycle to Work and Electric car scheme
19. Free Eye Care Vouchers
20. Discounted Hair and Beauty services
21. On site nursery
22. Online access to Remploy which is our 24/7 confidential mental health and counselling resource.
23. In house counselling/safeguarding specialists to assist in Wellbeing
Lets Teach Programme
Let’s Teach The LET’s teach programme supports new members of teaching staff in terms of college systems and key teaching and learning areas including new staff lesson visits and postcard peeps. Each new member of staff has an allocated Lead Practitioner who works closely with them throughout the programme.
Let’s Bloom
The LET’s Bloom Programme aims to connect our experienced and qualified teachers to share best practice and support continued risk-taking as we continue to add depth to our teaching craft. Teachers volunteer on this one year programme, working closely with the Learning Enhancement Team, capturing their experimentation in a journal.