Senior Manager External Curriculum Projects

Overview

In this role you will lead strategic external partnerships to bridge academic learning with real-world industry experience through Sponsored Student Projects. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams to deliver pedagogically sound, ethical, and mutually beneficial projects for students and clients, while ensuring budget compliance and progress reporting to senior leadership. You help advance curriculum innovation and student employability by shaping valuable collaborations with external partners.

Pay / Benefits

• 34 days of annual leave
• Flexible working
• Discounted Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Equal Parental Leave policy
• LGPS pension scheme

Responsibilities

• Act as strategic liaison between LCF and external partners for Sponsored Student Projects (SSPs)
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of SSPs with Schools and Knowledge Exchange Teams
• Ensure projects are pedagogically sound, ethical, and commercially/externally viable
• Manage portfolio of SSPs and day-to-day operational tasks with various Departments
• Administer project budgets and ensure contractual agreements and sustainability benchmarks
• Provide regular progress and outcomes reports to senior/executive leadership

Key requirements

• Experience in strategic partnership development and external relationship management
• Proven ability to manage project portfolios and budgets
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration
• Knowledge of governance, contracts, and compliance in an educational or industry setting
• Excellent reporting and communications with senior leadership

• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategic thinking
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Budget management
• Project management
• Contract management

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