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Learning Design Lead

£45K-£50K Basic Salary
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  • Ref: 3814
  • Permanent
  • West Midlands

Our client, a leading organisation known for delivering cutting-edge and impactful solutions, is seeking a Senior Learning Designer to become an integral part of their team.This critical position involves spearheading the creation and delivery of innovative digital learning experiences. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will define project requirements, draft detailed specifications, uphold quality benchmarks, and manage deliverables. The role also includes mentoring team members, fostering innovation, and promoting a high-performance culture.This role requires overseas travel for client meetings

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Responsibilities

 
  • Partner with clients and internal teams to design and deliver engaging digital learning solutions that align with objectives.
  • Develop comprehensive learning strategies and frameworks for major projects.
  • Define the scope of learning content and produce detailed design specifications.
  • Monitor project outcomes to ensure they meet established quality and timeline standards.
  • Provide mentorship and coaching to Learning Design team members, supporting their growth and development.
  • Enhance team capabilities by conducting peer reviews, onboarding new colleagues, and sharing best practices.

Skills

  • Exceptional attention to detail, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency in e-learning tools like Articulate Storyline and Evolve, as well as instructional design methodologies.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring abilities combined with effective communication skills.
  • Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and learning experience platforms (LXP), along with an understanding of UX/UI principles.
  • Proven ability to juggle multiple projects while maintaining high standards under tight deadlines.
  • a collaborative mindset to work effectively across diverse teams

Experience

  • At least 2-3 years experience developing engaging learning content.
  • Demonstrated success in leading a team within a learning and development environment.
  • Proven track record of designing and delivering innovative, interactive digital learning experiences.

Education

  • A degree or equivalent qualification in multimedia design, instructional design, or a related field is preferred
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Design and develop solutions

Create and manage content
3 – Advanced

(Co-)Creating relevant learning content using sound learning design principles, and ensuring content is aligned with needs analysis and learning solution design and assessment strategy. Editing content when required to maintain, accuracy and relevance.

Curation
2 – Proficient

Gathering, verifying, adding meaning to, organising and sharing information/resources to serve a defined learning- or performance-related purpose. Using digital tools and non-digital /manual techniques to achieve this.

Design and develop solutions
3 – Advanced

(Co-)Designing and developing learning experiences and solutions that include appropriate formal and informal learning solutions, resources and performance support, ensuring that business, performance and learner requirements are met.

Manage projects
3 – Advanced

Initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing the work of teams on L&D projects to achieve goals and meet success criteria.

Performance support
2 – Proficient

Ensuring resources are available for improving performance, tagging and placing them within the context of the workflow and need as an output of performance consulting, the information architecture and learning solution design.

Strategy and operations

Manage and improve L&D processes
2 – Proficient

Managing L&D business processes and their continuous improvement.

Support learning

Support coaching
3 – Advanced

Building a culture of coaching where coaching is available at all levels of the organisation. Developing the skills of, and providing support to, leaders and managers to coach individuals and groups.

Support mentoring
3 – Advanced

Structuring a programme of support and guidance to members of the organisation via mentoring. Supporting development and application of skills by others to help people build successful mentoring relationships.

Support work teams
2 – Proficient

Working with line and project managers to help a work team perform by working, collaborating and learning effectively together.

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Samantha Ward

Sam is a natural recruiter who is really efficient at what she does. She works across a variety of L&D roles, with a focus on learning design roles – and enjoys helping people find exactly the right kind of role for their skills.

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