Business Leader Dual Professional
Permanent £24,197 / yearJob Overview
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.
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.