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Project Manager

Location: London / Hybrid (100% on-site to start then scope for flexibility once settled in)

Contract: 3–6 months (scope to extend)

Salary: Circa £50,000–£55,000 salary equivalent

MLC Partners are delighted to be supporting a leading Higher Education institution to recruit an interim Project Manager to support the implementation and launch of a new doctoral programme. This is a hands-on role requiring someone with strong Higher Education experience who can bring together academic, operational and central university teams to ensure the programme is operationally ready for recruitment and launch.

The role

Working closely with senior academic and education stakeholders, you will take ownership of coordinating the programme implementation plan, monitoring key milestones and managing the operational activity required to move the programme through approval, recruitment and launch.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate the programme implementation plan, ensuring key timelines, milestones and deliverables remain on track.
• Maintain project documentation, action logs, risk registers and milestone trackers.
• Identify and escalate project risks, issues, dependencies and delays.
• Coordinate activity across academic departments, central university teams and external stakeholders.
• Support programme governance and institutional approval processes, including the preparation of relevant documentation.
• Coordinate doctoral recruitment activity, including applications, interview panels, student selection and communications with prospective applicants.
• Support the coordination of supervisor project proposals, programme communications and wider launch-readiness activity.

New City College

Principal

Salary: £150,000

Location: London

New City College is one of the largest and most successful further education college groups in the UK, serving communities across east London and south Essex. With more than 11,000 young people and 16,000 adult learners, a turnover of £151m, an Outstanding Ofsted judgement and strong financial health, we are committed to transforming lives through education, skills and opportunity.

As we continue to deliver our ambitious Strategic Intent, we are seeking an outstanding individual for a pivotal leadership role: Principal. This appointment will play a critical role in shaping the future direction of the College and ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional outcomes for our learners, employers and communities.

The Principal will provide strategic and operational leadership across our Tower Hamlets and Hackney campuses, driving curriculum excellence, quality improvement, student success and stakeholder engagement. Working as a member of the Senior Management Team, the successful candidate will help lead one of the most dynamic and diverse further education groups in the country.

We are looking for an ambitious, resilient and values-driven leader with the vision, credibility and leadership skills to inspire others and make a lasting impact. With expertise in educational leadership, you will join a high-performing senior team committed to excellence, innovation and social mobility.

This is a rare opportunity to contribute to the leadership of a respected and ambitious college group that makes a tangible difference to the lives of thousands of learners every year.

Please visit our dedicated microsite, Principal microsite where you will find further information about this opportunity and details of how to apply. For an informal and confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultants, Paul Aristides or Elyse Turner-Pearce at Anderson Quigley at elyse.turner-pearce@andersonquigley.comFull job description

Job Title: Head of Curriculum

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £64,231 per annum (Fixed)

Job type: Permanent, Full time

UCB is an equal opportunities employer. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.

The Role:

Are you looking for a unique and exciting educational adventure working in our Sixth Form leadership team?

Are you looking for a place where you can share your passion for learning with students and staff who are keen to learn?

University College Birmingham opened its Sixth Form Centre in September 2024. We are now in our third year and are looking for and experienced leader to become a member of the Sixth Form's SLT

You will be responsible for implementing key areas of the teaching and learning framework across the Sixth Form, with a focus on STEM, and supporting continuous improvement across key OFSTED areas so students belong, achieve and flourish. You will also oversee UCAS and early applicant pathways, supporting students to access highly competitive destinations.

Teaching within a University environment and our £5.5 million Sixth Form Centre facilities will provide you with a truly unique opportunity to rethink education; to create a beautiful, knowledge-rich curriculum which transforms academic learning through exemplary pedagogy and research-informed practice.

We are unashamedly ambitious and strive for the best academic outcomes for our students, alongside explicitly teaching character education, empowering students to live purposeful, flourishing lives.

Preparing for University within a University means our students (and teachers) benefit from the extensive award-winning support services at UCB, including a library with online access to over 60 million digital resources containing published research papers as well as course textbooks, a dedicated academic support service available for all students, a Health and wellbeing service with a Nurse, mental health support and counsellors, and a dedicated careers team to help secure student work experience and volunteering roles.

We recognise that you will be our greatest asset and we will fully support you to excel in your craft; our professional development programme includes instructional coaching and there is the opportunity to undertake a Master's or other professional qualification.Full job description

Project Manager

Location: London / Hybrid (100% on-site to start then scope for flexibility once settled in)

Contract: 3–6 months (scope to extend)

Salary: Circa £50,000–£55,000 salary equivalent

MLC Partners are delighted to be supporting a leading Higher Education institution to recruit an interim Project Manager to support the implementation and launch of a new doctoral programme. This is a hands-on role requiring someone with strong Higher Education experience who can bring together academic, operational and central university teams to ensure the programme is operationally ready for recruitment and launch.

The role

Working closely with senior academic and education stakeholders, you will take ownership of coordinating the programme implementation plan, monitoring key milestones and managing the operational activity required to move the programme through approval, recruitment and launch.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate the programme implementation plan, ensuring key timelines, milestones and deliverables remain on track.
• Maintain project documentation, action logs, risk registers and milestone trackers.
• Identify and escalate project risks, issues, dependencies and delays.
• Coordinate activity across academic departments, central university teams and external stakeholders.
• Support programme governance and institutional approval processes, including the preparation of relevant documentation.
• Coordinate doctoral recruitment activity, including applications, interview panels, student selection and communications with prospective applicants.
• Support the coordination of supervisor project proposals, programme communications and wider launch-readiness activity.