Job Description
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div class="show-more-less-htmlmarkup show-more-less-htmlmarkup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> Job Title: Learning Designer x2<br/><br/>Salary: £36,700 - £47,000 per annum<br/><br/>Location: Cambridge/Hybrid<br/><br/>Contract: permanent/Full time (35 hours per week)<br/><br/>We are looking for a Learning Designer to join our learning design team at Cambridge Online Education, to support the design, development and delivery of professional and HE courses. In joining us, you will be joining a dynamic, welcoming, and creative team of online learning professionals.<br/><br/>We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.<br/><br/><strong>About The Role<br/><br/></strong>You will be working collaboratively with Academics and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to deliver outcomes-driven, pedagogically robust online courses of the highest quality. You will be expected to work to tight deadlines on multiple projects and with a range of stakeholders. The focus of your work will be the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation of a portfolio of course outputs that will deliver best-in-class online learning experiences to learners from key demographics, primarily focused on professional audiences and HE institutions.<br/><br/>Key accountabilities will include:<br/><br/><ul> <li>Collaborate with subject matter experts, instructors, and other stakeholders to analyse learning needs and design appropriate learning solutions, reflecting Cambridge quality.</li> <li>Apply learning theories, instructional design principles, and best practices to create learner-centred and outcome-oriented learning experiences.</li> <li>Build rapport with the Academics and contributors during the product definition stage to define, refine and mature course ideas, liaising with Propositions, Marketing and Sales teams as relevant.</li> <li>Co-create course/programme learning maps in collaboration with academic subject matter experts outlining learning outcomes, assessment strategies and learning activities whilst ensuring constructive alignment.</li> <li>Analyse course evaluation reports and make recommendations for improvement.</li> <li>In partnership with the course operations team, support the delivery of each course, including briefing and training of faculty and tutors to ensure that all roles and responsibilities are clearly understood, and providing hands-on support if needed.<br/><br/> </li> </ul> <strong>About You<br/><br/></strong>As our next Learning Designer, you will have previous experience in creating learning journeys and designing online short courses. You can demonstrate sound pedagogical foundation and measurable impact on learning, through a portfolio of high-quality course design outputs.<br/><br/>In addition to this, you need to have:<br/><br/><ul> <li>Qualification and/or a thorough knowledge of online learning design.</li> <li>Knowledge of blended approaches to learning</li> <li>Experience in carrying out learning needs analysis</li> <li>Awareness of accessibility issues and strategies to mitigate these in online learning</li> <li>Good level of knowledge of VLEs (ideally Canvas) and associated tools (LTIs)</li> <li>Empathy with the online learner experience and proven ability to build right level of learner scaffolding into different course formats.</li> <li>Experience working with subject matter experts/academics and cross-functional teams</li> <li>Recognition of the value of the Teaching & Learning expertise that the Learning Designer brings in the co-creation process, especially when engaging with high-profile faculty.</li> <li>Ability to resolve tension and address differences of opinion, and to find ways of creating enriching learning experiences for learners that are considered viable by all stakeholders on the course creation team.</li> <li>Ability to work on multiple projects, often to meet tight deadlines, while maintaining high standards of work and professionalism. <br/><br/> </li> </ul>If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.<br/><br/><strong>Rewards And Benefits<br/><br/></strong>We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:<br/><br/><ul> <li>28 days annual leave plus bank holidays</li> <li>Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance</li> <li>Discretionary annual bonus</li> <li>Group personal pension scheme</li> <li>Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary</li> <li>Green travel schemes<br/><br/> </li> </ul>We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.<br/><br/><strong>Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. <br/><br/></strong>We review applications on an ongoing basis. With a closing date for applications being <strong>Tuesday 22nd October 2024</strong>, however, this is a rolling campaign, and therefore we will conduct interviews as and when candidates apply. We reserve the right to <strong>close this vacancy</strong> once we have received sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.<br/><br/>Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.<br/><br/><em>Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the </em><em>gov dot uk</em><em> website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.<br/><br/></em><strong>Why join us<br/><br/></strong><em>Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. <br/><br/></em><em>Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.<br/><br/></em><em>We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.<br/><br/></em> </div></body></html>
