The vacancy
Are you a hands-on leader who’s comfortable using insight to guide decisions and deliver meaningful improvements?
DN Colleges Group is seeking an Interim Assistant Principal to provide strategic and operational leadership across our student recruitment, admissions, and marketing functions.
We are moving quickly to fill this vital position. While this role begins on an interim basis to accelerate progress in a key area, we are committed to ensuring long-term stability in this function, and future opportunities may arise as our structure develops.
The Role: We need someone who brings ambition, support, partnership and innovation to the table - someone who can understand priorities quickly and help our teams move forward with confidence.
You are expected to travel both sites (North Lindsey College and Doncaster College)
Your key responsibilities will include:
· Strategic Growth: Developing and embedding a unified, insight-led recruitment and marketing strategy that aligns with our mission and directly drives growth in student numbers.
· Operational Excellence: Strengthening our admissions processes, CRM utilisation, digital channels (including SEO, paid campaigns, and social media), and event follow-ups to optimise the end-to-end prospective student journey.
· People Leadership: Providing visible, motivational leadership to our multi-disciplinary marketing, recruitment, admissions, events, and employer engagement teams, shaping a culture where people feel empowered to improve, adapt and move forward together.
· Stakeholder Engagement: Building strong, strategic partnerships with feeder schools, MATs, community groups, and employers.
About You
We are looking for an ambitious, proactive, and solutions-focused professional who aligns with our core ASPIRE values (Ambition, Support, Partnership, Innovation, Responsibility, Equality).
You should bring:
· Leadership experience in marketing, student recruitment, and/or admissions within Further Education (FE), Higher Education (HE), or a similarly complex organisation.
· A proven track record of delivering measurable growth in student numbers and performance improvement or evidence of delivering sustained growth and performance improvements in a recruitment, engagement, or customer-facing context.
· High-level analytical skills, with a strong understanding of digital marketing, CRM pipelines, and the ability to translate data into actionable, high-impact campaigns.
· An undergraduate degree (or equivalent professional experience) and evidence of recent, relevant CPD in leadership, strategy, or digital transformation.
Why Join DN Colleges Group?
At DN Colleges Group, we’re proud of the work we do - and proud to support our staff to do work that genuinely matters for our learners and the communities we serve. In return for your expertise, we offer an exceptional benefits package, including:
· 51 days annual leave (35 bookable days, 8 public holidays, plus a two-week Christmas closure)
· Excellent pension scheme with 20% employer and 8% employee contributions
· Professional growth, with ongoing development opportunities and support to share and build best practice
· Wellbeing support, including our Employee Assistance Programme, access to same day GP appointments, retail benefits, and access to our electric car scheme
· On-site perks: from proper coffee and an in-house food hall to reduced-rate floristry, hair and beauty services, plus access to our gym - all part of our lively campus community.
How to Apply
We are looking to move quickly. If you have the vision, energy, and expertise to transform our student recruitment and marketing landscape, apply today to help us shape the future of DN Colleges Group.
Additional Information
Safer Recruitment: To help us maintain a safe environment for our learners and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we carry out online and social media checks for all shortlisted candidates. Before starting with us, all employees must also complete the required safer recruitment clearances, including an enhanced DBS check.
Right to Work: Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Closing date: 9th April 2026
If you would like to have a confidential conversation about this role, please contact us at staff.recruitment@dncolleges.ac.uk
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
1. Vivup – Employee Wellbeing and Benefits platform
2. Wellness initiatives, onsite during your working week. This could include health visitors, financial advisers, or physio specialists.
3. Onsite fitness classes, at lunchtime or after work in conjunction with our Sports colleagues.
4. Cycle to Work and Electric car scheme
5. Free Eye Care Vouchers
6. Discounted Hair and Beauty services
7. On site nursery
8. Online access to Remploy which is our 24/7 confidential mental health and counselling resource.
9. 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.