Curriculum Development Manager

Curriculum Development Manager Havering Adult College – London Borough of Havering Grade 8 | c. £50,676–£54,927 per annum Indicative salary range reflecting the 3.3% pay award; updated Council pay scales are awaiting publication. 36 hours per week | Full time 24-month fixed-term contract, with strong potential to become permanent Post Number: 104764 Primarily based at Upminster Creative Centre, with hybrid working and travel across College and community venues Closing date: 23 November 2026 Interviews: Week commencing 7 December 2026 Curriculum Development Manager Havering Adult College – London Borough of Havering Grade 8 | c. £50,676–£54,927 per annum Indicative salary range reflecting the 3.3% pay award; updated Council pay scales are awaiting publication. 36 hours per week | Full time 24-month fixed-term contract, with strong potential to become permanent Post Number: 104764 Primarily based at Upminster Creative Centre, with hybrid working and travel across College and community venues Closing date: 23 November 2026 Interviews: Week commencing 7 December 2026 About Havering Adult College Havering Adult College is an ambitious, forward-thinking adult learning service delivering education and skills opportunities for adults across the borough. Our mission is to deliver transformative, high-quality adult education that enables individuals to gain essential skills, achieve personal and professional goals and contribute to a thriving and inclusive society. Our Adult Learning Strategy places a strong emphasis on developing provision in priority growth sectors, widening participation, strengthening progression and employment outcomes, increasing employer involvement and ensuring our curriculum remains responsive to changing community and labour-market needs. Creative Industries is one of the College's identified priority sectors, alongside a commitment to broaden education provision, including Special Educational Needs support. We are now looking for an exceptional Curriculum Development Manager to lead the development of some of the College's most exciting areas of future growth. The opportunity This is not a traditional curriculum-management role focused simply on maintaining an existing programme . We are looking for an entrepreneurial curriculum leader who enjoys building things. You will take ownership of a portfolio that combines established provision with significant opportunities for growth and innovation: Creative Industries Arts & Crafts Languages, including British Sign Language The College's new discrete SEND provision You will be expected to understand your markets, identify opportunities, develop high-quality curriculum, build partnerships, grow learner participation and create financially sustainable provision. This means developing new courses from the ground up as well as challenging, improving and expanding established programmes. You will work with employers, communities, partners and colleagues across the Council to identify unmet need and turn good ideas into viable learning opportunities. The College's strategy supports an increasingly agile approach to curriculum development, including new priority-sector programmes, flexible and stackable pathways and stronger employer involvement in curriculum design. It also recognises the importance of diversifying income through grants, partnerships and co-investment. What you will be responsible for You will have significant delegated responsibility for the quality, growth, performance and financial sustainability of your curriculum portfolio. Your responsibilities will include developing an ambitious curriculum plan aligned to the Adult Learning Strategy; identifying and launching new accredited, Tailored Learning and fee-paying provision; setting and achieving learner recruitment, participation, quality and financial targets; and ensuring courses remain relevant, viable and responsive to learner and stakeholder need. You will line manage Specialist Teacher/Assess