Curriculum Product Manager (Digital)

About us:

At Leep Talent, part of the Leep Group, we are committed to powering up potential for individuals and organisations through high-quality training, apprenticeships and professional development. As a collective of specialist training providers, the Leep Group works together to deliver a complete, people-first training solution, supporting learners and employers across the UK.

Leep Talent specialises in IT, digital and HR training, delivering apprenticeships, skills bootcamps and short courses designed around real workplace needs. Our programmes are employer-led and focused on building practical skills, confidence and long-term career resilience. Key qualifications include recognised CIPD, CompTIA and Microsoft certifications, ensuring learners gain industry-relevant knowledge that makes an immediate impact.

Across the Leep Group, we support over 20,000 learners each year, helping people at every stage of their career journey, from pre-employment and entry-level training through to upskilling and career progression. With a strong focus on accessibility and social impact, many of our programmes are 100% government-funded, removing barriers and creating opportunity for all.

We believe the world of work is evolving, and real progress happens when organisations look beyond job titles and qualifications to focus on the whole person, their skills, strengths and ambition. That belief sits at the heart of everything we do.

Together with our other brands across the Leep Group, Leep Talent provides a 360-degree, career-lifecycle approach to skills and workforce development, equipping learners to thrive and empowering employers to build future-ready teams.

Position Overview:

The Curriculum Product Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing the design, development, and implementation of curriculum across specified pathways of Leep Talent’s technical programmes. Due to growth across our training division, and a commitment to enhanced quality in our apprenticeships division, Leep Talent now requires a highly skilled and quality focused individual to help further build on our strong reputation to produce outstanding teaching and learning materials in this exciting market. We require that you:

• Develop new curriculum in Bootcamps and Apprenticeships for existing and new forward opportunities (AI, Green, and other growth market opportunities).
• Can develop bespoke/redevelop services specific to companies needs if commercially viable.
• Can expand lifetime of learning with forward growth of Level 5, and new Bootcamp and commercial training opportunities.
• Can support wider solutions for companies as part of wider perfect deals/RTD/Solutions builds, and Bids that are asking more than ever for adaptation.

Responsibilities 

In common with all staff:

• To support the Leep Talent’s mission, vision, values, and strategic objectives
• To implement Leep Talent’s Equality and Diversity policies
• To take responsibility for one’s own professional development and participate in relevant internal and external activities
• To implement the Leep Talent’s health and safety policies and practices
• To contribute to Leep Talent’s commitment to continuous improvement as identified in Leep Talent's quality assurance systems
• To be committed to Leep Talent’s safeguarding procedures and high priority to be given to the safeguarding of learners

Curriculum:

• Work with relevant stakeholders and independently to follow ADDIE methodology in curriculum building
• Analyse curriculum needs
• Design curriculum across specified Leep Talent digital subject pathways
  • Plan and scope programmes
  • Map outcomes and/or specified programme criteria to courses and assessment activities
  • Storyboard courses
  • Manage Curriculum Development; create relevant plans relating to development projects
• Develop Curriculum across specified Leep Talent digital subject pathways
  • Course slides
  • Course labs and/or practical exercises
  • Workbooks
  • Lesson Plans
  • Schemes of Work
  • Workplace assessment materials
  • Supplementary assessment materials e.g. matrices
• Maintain Curriculum; work with relevant stakeholders and independently to amend and maintain curriculum materials
• Design, develop and maintain all materials in line with Leep Talent’s systems and methods of delivery
• Be an expert in Leep Talent’s systems and process for curriculum development and delivery
  • Classroom software
  • Lab environment
  • SCORM Software
  • Moodle
  • NearPod
  • Any other software Leep Talent introduces into the business relevant to curriculum development or delivery
• Cultivate strong and efficient working relationships with key stakeholders:
  • Service Delivery Director
  • Service Delivery Manager
  • Technical Trainers
  • IQA
  • Coaches
  • Sales Staff
  • Marketing Staff
• Support sales in employer engagement to provide the vision and benefits of the curricula offered
• Implement a designed and developed curriculum across specified Lepp Talent digital subject pathways through:
  • Education and training of sales staff
  • Education and training of technical trainers
  • Education and training of coaches
• Evaluate curriculum following internal and external delivery
• Quality check of developed materials
  • Perform quality checks on newly developed curriculum and feedback to developer where necessary, as well as regular quality checks of existing material:
    • Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
    • Imagery
    • Suitability for audience
    • Labs work as per instructions
    • Lab instructions are clear and correct

Personal Development:

• To update professional knowledge and skills through a commitment to own learning and development
• Keep abreast with changes to the FE landscape and Ofsted requirements
• Actively involved with online communities/seminars in regard to curriculum development to ensure JIT Group are at the forefront of developments in the education sector

Candidate Requirements:

• Experience in creating curriculum and managing the curriculum development process
• Experience of continuous professional development
• Experience of involvement with a providers Ofsted inspection
• Possession of a degree or appropriate professional qualification or working towards - desirable
• Possession of a teaching qualification – essential
• Holds GCSE English and maths or equivalent
• Well-developed communication and presentation skills
• An ability to develop positive working relationships with individuals at all levels
• The ability to work flexibly and effectively through teams
• The ability to motivate, encourage and manage the performance of others
• The ability to analyse and solve problems
• The ability to deal with difficult issues in a sensitive and confident way
• The ability to organise workload in a methodical way
• The ability to respond creatively to the specific needs of a diverse community
• An understanding of and commitment to Equality and Diversity and Safeguarding and practical ideas for their implementation in this post

Equal Opportunities:

Leep Talent is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to recruiting, appointing, and employing staff in accordance with all relevant legislation and best practice (Equalities Act 2010). Job vacancies are advertised online to ensure they are accessible to all members of the community. The recruitment and selection process is applied fairly and consistently to everyone applying for positions within Leep Talent.

Any feedback on our approach to hiring is always welcome, please feel free to email our Chief Information Officer at Lewis.Fraser@LeepGroup.com

This job description describes (but does not limit) the main duties and responsibilities expected to be undertaken by the employee. This is subject to change and variation by Leep Talent as is necessary to respond to the needs of the business.

All roles at Leep Talent are subject to DBS Checks as part of our safer recruitment process and ongoing commitment to safeguarding all staff and learners in the business.

Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 p.a. 

Reference:  LI029