Head of AI and Digital Innovation

Posting date:	02 July 2025
Salary:	£52,344 to £55,438 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	01 August 2025
Location:	LS27QT
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	onlyFE
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	LC997-30063

Summary

LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING

Head of AI and Digital Innovation

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £52,344 - £55,438 per annum

As an award-winning college, we are looking for exceptional people like you to join our

team. We truly value our staff who have a key role in supporting and developing our

students to achieve their goals.

We have an exciting opportunity for a visionary and digitally minded professional to

join our College Leadership Team and drive forward innovation in teaching and

learning. Working closely with all areas of the College, this role will be instrumental in

embedding cutting-edge digital and AI practices across the College, ensuring

consistently high standards in curriculum delivery.

The successful candidate will lead the development and coordination of staff CPD, with

a strong emphasis on digital literacy, immersive technologies, and AI integration. You

will support teaching teams in enhancing the quality of teaching, learning, and

assessment through innovative, blended approaches, and help shape a future-ready

curriculum. You will also support the wider College in the use of AI to enhance

performance and streamline workloads.

Key responsibilities include:

•Lead the implementation of the LCB Digital & AI Strategy, aligning with sector

best practices and industry needs.

•Inspire and support staff and students to develop digital and AI capabilities.

•Promote a culture of digital curiosity, innovation, and sharing of best practice.

•Build and lead a team of Technology Enhanced Learning Specialists..

•Drive adoption of AI-driven processes to improve operational efficiency.

•Promote digital inclusion and accessibility for all.

•Oversee and enhance the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

•Develop and lead a peer mentorship programme for digital integration.

•Build partnerships with employers, education providers, and sector bodies.

•Organise workshops, guest speakers, and employer engagement activities.

•Stay ahead of emerging trends in educational technology and innovation.

•Support students in understanding cyber security and ethical AI use.

•Monitor, review, and report on the Digital & AI Strategy to SLT and Governors.

•Represent the College in national and international digital education forums.

•Manage budgets for digital innovation, ensuring efficiency and compliance.

•Support and promote College Leadership Team (CLT) strategic decisions.

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the College’s digital transformation

and contribute to a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and excellence.

In return, we offer a warm and welcoming college with an excellent benefits package

that includes:

• A 35-day annual leave entitlement, plus 8 Bank Holidays and 10 college closure

days

• A well-respected pension scheme (Teacher’s Pension, with an employer

contribution of 28.68%)

• Free parking at all our College sites (on a first come first served basis)• Family friendly policies and opportunities for flexible working

• Superb opportunities for training and development

• Discounted travel on public transport and a Cycle to work scheme

• Discounts and offers at major High Street and Online retailers

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

• Dedicated staff wellbeing events.

So, if you’d like to be part of a unique organisation that supports one of the largest and

most diverse employment sectors in the UK, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note that all applications should be completed online. Please visit the

vacancies section of our website or press APPLY.

Closing date: Wednesday 30th July 2025

Please note this position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service

check and in line with KCSIE (2024) an online check will be conducted on information

available in the public domain.

Leeds College of Building is committed to safeguarding children, young people and

vulnerable adults. It is also committed to the Prevent programme and the requirement

to prevent people being drawn into terrorism and expects all staff to share these

commitments.

Leeds College of Building is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse

community. We value the unique perspectives and experiences of individuals from all

backgrounds and actively encourage applications from individuals from an ethnic

minority and the LGBTQIA+ community, as they are under-represented at our College.

Join us in creating a workplace where everyone can thrive to provide the best

construction and the built environment education in England.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in

relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any

of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

•We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications

from recruitment agencies.

•We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a

candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative

application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.