Job profile

LTE Group have an exciting opportunity to join our Marketing and External Relations Department as a Brand Transformation Lead on a fixed-term (12 months), full-time (37 hours per week) basis. This is a hybrid role, working from home and our Openshaw campus.

Who are The LTE Group?

The LTE Group is largest social enterprises in the UK dedicated to lifelong learning; we truly believe in the power of education to change lives. We consist of The Manchester College, MOL, Total People, UCEN Manchester, Novus, and LTE Group Operations. We are committed to delivering outstanding outcomes for our learners.

What you’ll do

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex corporate rebrand programme, ensuring strategic and operational alignment across the group.
• Partner with an appointed brand consultancy and with senior leaders to shape brand strategy, positioning, and brand architecture across the parent brand and five business units.
• Brief, manage and direct external agencies and internal resource to deliver a new brand identity system (visual identity, tone of voice, messaging hierarchy, and guidelines).
• Create and deliver a phased rollout plan across all brand touchpoints (digital, marketing collateral, signage, premises, uniforms, and templates).
• Oversee digital migration activity (websites, social channels, email templates) in partnership with digital and IT teams.
• Develop internal communications and engagement to build understanding, advocacy, and adoption across the organisation.
• Manage programme budget, suppliers, and reporting (milestones, spend, risks, KPIs and lessons learned).

Who we’re looking for

• Proven experience leading a corporate rebrand or brand refresh programme, ideally in a complex, multi-entity/group organisation.
• Strong knowledge of brand architecture and identity systems, with the ability to translate strategy into practical guidelines and assets across diverse touchpoints.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communications skills, with confidence influencing senior leaders and bringing others with you through change.
• Strong project/programme management capability (multiple workstreams, dependencies, budget management, risk, and issue management).
• Experience briefing and managing agencies and suppliers, with an excellent eye for creative quality and brand consistency.
• A collaborative, proactive and solutions-oriented approach, with high standards and attention to detail.

You’ll work closely with an immediate project team (Marketing Executive and Senior Designer), alongside wider marketing team support, and a range of stakeholders across the group.

We’re looking for someone who demonstrates our Values and Behaviours: One Group, Excellence, Innovative, Ethical, and Sustainable, with a respectful, collaborative, and aspirational approach.

Benefits

• 35 days paid annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
• Significant pension contribution.
• Retail discounts. 
• Employee Assistance Program. 
• Cycle to work scheme. 

Safeguarding

The LTE Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to undergo an appropriate DBS check via the Criminal Records Bureau and may be subject to additional online checks as part of our pre-screening process. Some roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and would require an Enhanced DBS check.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At The LTE Group, we’re committed to providing an environment free from discrimination, bullying, harassment, or victimisation, where all members of our community are treated with respect and dignity. The LTE Group is committed to working in an inclusive way with all the communities where we are geographically located and to developing a workforce and student community that reflects Greater Manchester’s and the UK’s rich diversity and vibrancy.

How to apply

Please apply with your CV and a short supporting statement outlining your experience of leading brand transformation/rebrand programmes and how you would approach delivering a multi-workstream rollout.

The closing date for this job advert is 20/05/2026. However, sometimes the job advert may close early if we receive a good response!