Course Franchise Lead

RCOG Events is entering an exciting phase of transformation as we strengthen and expand our global education portfolio. Aligned to our new five-year corporate strategy, we are evolving our courses, skills-based workshops, and webinar programme to ensure they remain innovative, financially sustainable, and globally accessible.

To support this growth, we are seeking a Course Franchise Lead to manage and scale our franchise courses across the UK and internationally. This is a pivotal operational role with the opportunity to ensure that our courses are delivered consistently to the highest quality standards while supporting the global expansion of RCOGs education portfolio.

You will combine operational expertise with commercial insight, overseeing franchise centres, embedding standard operating procedures and quality assurance processes, and supporting scalable delivery models to extend our reach worldwide. Working closely with the Head of Course Development and Delivery, internal teams, and franchise partners, you will ensure operational excellence, maintain financial sustainability, and deliver outstanding experiences for delegates and faculty.

Collaborating with senior stakeholders, faculty, education partners, and internal teams, you will act as the key operational contact for franchise centres, driving consistency, quality, and performance while supporting the Colleges wider strategic ambitions.

This is a unique opportunity to influence the global reach and impact of RCOGs education portfolio, ensuring that high-quality learning continues to contribute to improving healthcare for women and girls worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational delivery and scaling of RCOG franchise courses, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with College standards.
• Onboard and support franchise centres, providing guidance, training, and quality assurance to maintain high standards across all locations.
• Manage contracts, monitor financial performance, and identify opportunities to grow the franchise portfolio sustainably.
• Collaborate with internal teams, faculty, and external partners to streamline processes, resolve operational challenges, and enhance the delegate and faculty experience.
  
  

About You

We are seeking a proactive and results driven professional, with a proven track record of developing and scaling multi-site or franchise education programmes, courses, or workshops. The ideal candidate will be skilled at embedding consistent processes, driving operational excellence, and ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple centres. You will be commercially aware, able to influence and build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners and experienced in supporting and motivating others to achieve high performance.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing multi-site, franchise, or partner-delivered education programmes, courses, or workshops.
• Strong operational and project management skills, including developing and implementing processes, standard operating procedures, and quality assurance frameworks.
• Commercial and strategic awareness, including managing budgets, monitoring financial performance, and ensuring the sustainability of franchise courses.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, collaborate with, and manage complex stakeholders, including internal teams, faculty, committees, and external partners.
• Experience driving operational improvements and continuous enhancement of course delivery, delegate experience, and partner support.
  
  

Our Culture And Benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working environment and free lunch onsite
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• 10% pension contribution after probation

Enhanced wellbeing and family support

Interest-free season ticket loans after probation

Tailored Learning and Development and study leave

Affinity staff networks

Life assurance and income protection schemes

Lifestyle discounts

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who are collaborative, solution-focused, and motivated to ensure consistent, high-quality global delivery of RCOGs education portfolio.

Please note that while we are looking for someone who has experience leading the development and delivery of franchise, licensed or multi centre education programmes or courses, we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are collaborative, and motivated by leading positive change in education.

If you are excited about joining the RCOG at a pivotal moment of transformation, with ambitious goals for growth and a supportive, inclusive culture, we would love to hear from you. We will support you to get up to speed, but confidence in influencing stakeholders, developing quality assurance processes, and the ability to work both operationally and strategically whilst embedding new ways of working from the outset will be important.

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