Job Description
Business Leader Dual Professional
Application Deadline: 10 July 2026
Department: Business Development
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Liverpool
Reporting To: Deputy Head of Business & Professional Services
Compensation: £24,197 / year
Job Title: Business Leader Dual Professional
Department: Business Academic Studies
Salary: £24,197 per year
Job Type: Permanent, 17.5 hours per week
The Business Leader Dual Professional will form part of a collaborative network of industry professionals working in partnership with the City of Liverpool College to enrich the learning experience of BTEC and T-Level Business Students. The role involves designing and delivering live, real-world business projects, sharing industry expertise, and supporting the development of students as future entrepreneurs and employable professionals.
Responsible to: Deputy Head of Business & Professional Services
Key Responsibilities
1. Delivery of Live Industry Projects
- Design and lead industry-relevant projects aligned to BTEC assessment requirements.
- Provide students with real business challenges, briefs, and case studies.Deliver guest sessions, workshops and project kick-offs.
- Support students through project milestones, providing feedback and insight
2. Collaborate with College Staff
- Work closely with teaching staff to align projects with curriculum outcomes.
- Contribute to co-planning sessions and review meetings.
- Support assessment where appropriate (e.g. judging presentations, providing industry feedback).
3. Student Development & Mentorship
- Inspire and develop student’s entrepreneurial mindset (Growth Mindset v Fixed Mindset).
- Offer mentoring, coaching and career insight.
- Support students in developing commercial awareness, communication, presentation skills, problem solving, innovation and professional behaviours.
4. Employer & Industry Engagement
- Leverage personal and professional networks to: introduce additional guest speakers or collaborators, create further project opportunities, and expand employer engagement across the programme.
- Act as an ambassador for the College within the local business community.
5. Contribution to Programme Enrichment
- Participate in employer panels, enterprise events, and showcases.
- Support competitions, enterprise challenges, or innovation events.
- Provide insight into current industry trends and practices.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential:
- Must be actively running their own business.
- Demonstrable experience across key areas of business operations, including (but not limited to): strategy and planning, marketing and sales, financial management, operations and service delivery, business growth and development. Recruitment and retention, leadership and people management, etc.
- Extensive network of local business contact and professionals.
- Ability and willingness to collaborate with other employers across the academic year.
- Strong understanding of entrepreneurship and business development.
- Ability to translate real-world business challenges into learning experiences.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to engage and inspire young people aged 16-21.
- Passionate about developing future talent.
- Collaborative and team oriented.
- Innovative and solution focussed.
- Professional, reliable and committed.
Desirable:
- Previous experience working in education providers or young people.
- Experience mentoring or coaching aspiring entrepreneurs.
- Experience contributing to curriculum design or project-based learning.
Please Note
This role may close earlier than the advertised deadline if we receive sufficient applications. Early submission is strongly encouraged.
Benefits
Why Join The City of Liverpool College?
As a valued member of our College community, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, dedicated wellbeing support, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth and development.
Here are some of the benefits available to you:
Generous holiday allowance
60 days annual holiday allowance, plus 1 annual wellbeing day
Pension Scheme
You'll be part of the Teachers' Pension Scheme, with generous employer contributions of up to 24%—one of the best pension packages in the sector.
Employee Benefits Platform
As part of your role, you’ll have access to the COLC Employee Benefits Platform, a one-stop hub for a wide range of perks designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and everyday savings. You’ll be able to access discounts at major supermarkets, fashion and lifestyle retailers, tech stores, travel providers, and more. You’ll also benefit from the Cycle to Work Scheme, cinema and leisure discounts and tech and home appliance discounts, with the option of spreading the cost through salary sacrifice. The platform is part of our commitment to supporting you in every aspect of your working life – and beyond.
Health and Wellbeing
As part of our commitment to supporting your health and wellbeing, all employees have access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a completely confidential support service available 24/7, 365 days a year. Whether you’re facing personal challenges, looking for advice, or simply need someone to talk to, Health Assured is here to help. Through Health Assured, you can access a 24/7 confidential helpline, face to face, online or telephone counselling, as well as structured support for a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationships, bereavement, legal and financial concerns.
You'll also have access to the online wellbeing portal, asecure, user-friendly platform offering a wide range of self-help resources, health assessments, articles, and guidance covering emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing, and to the Wisdom App, which offers mood trackers and wellbeing tools, meditation guides, fitness videos, and self-help modules
as well as daily wellbeing tips.
You’ll also be entitled to a free eye test through our voucher scheme with Specsavers, which covers a full eye exam (worth up to £25) and even includes £45 towards a pair of glasses. We also offer free flu vaccinations to help keep you feeling your best all year round.
Travel
We offer interest-free loans to help you buy annual travel passes from Merseytravel and Merseyrail. That means you can enjoy the savings of up to two months' free travel—without having to cover the full cost upfront. It’s all about making your commute more affordable and less stressful.
Flexible Working
We offer flexible working options depending on business need to support our employee's work-life balance.
Professional Development
We’re passionate about helping you thrive, offering a mix of formal and informal professional development opportunities—designed to sharpen your skills, expand your knowledge, and accelerate your career.
College Benefits
Our excellent sports and fitness facilities can be used free of charge by staff. You can also access a range of discounted hair and beauty treatments at our Academy and Graduate Hair & Beauty Salons, and a staff discount at our Academy Restaurant.
