Digital Learning Lead required for 35 hours per week, Homebased in Northwest England - Driver

Job Purpose: 

The Digital Learning Lead will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing digital learning initiatives across the organization. This role requires a strategic thinker with a passion for leveraging technology to enhance learning experiences, develop performance and drive organisational digital success.   

You will have a strong background in instructional design, e-learning development, and project management with a good understanding of adult learning theory and exceptional digital skills to enable and enhance a range of training and development initiatives. 

Key Accountabilities:  

• Develop and Implement Digital Learning Strategies:  
  Create and execute a comprehensive digital learning strategy and policy that aligns with the organisation’s goals and objectives. 

• Design and Develop E-Learning Content:  
  Utilise instructional design principles to create engaging and effective e-learning modules, videos, and other digital learning materials. 

• Manage Learning Management System (LMS):  
  Oversee the administration and maintenance of the LMS, ensuring it meets the needs of the organisation and its employees. 

• Collaborate with Stakeholders:  
  Work closely with subject matter experts and key stakeholders to identify learning needs and develop appropriate digital learning solutions. Present digital learning analytics to inform and recommend areas for improvement.  

• Lead Digital Learning Initiatives:  
  Communicate and promote personal and professional digital learning and development opportunities using digital eLearning guides and training prospectus. 

• Monitor and Manage Compliance:  
  Effective compliance monitoring of our digital learning through accurate data and training records. Compliance includes induction, mandatory, business as usual and recertification training.  

• Collaborate on our Learning Hub: 
  Support ongoing improvements to our Learning Hub to develop and promote our digital learning offer using multimedia videos, podcasts, infographics and guides.   

• Evaluate and Improve Digital Learning:  
  Continuously assess the effectiveness of digital learning through feedback, analysis and performance metrics, and make necessary improvements.  

• Stay Current and Creative with Industry Trends:  
  Keep up-to-date and respond to current research, emerging technologies, trends and best practices in digital learning to understand the future impact for the organisation.  

Responsibilities Common to all staff members 

• Demonstrate good judgment and sound decision making by reflecting an appropriate situational awareness, understanding of context and making informed choice when reaching decisions. 

• Lead and promote initiatives that support our organisational aim to be socially and environmentally responsible. 

• Lead and support initiatives/projects that promote the use of technology. 

• Establish, maintain, and develop professional working relationships with colleagues and external partners. 

• Contribute generally to the development of quality services. 

• Uphold the values, mission and vision of AFG at all times. 

• Adhere to AFG policies and procedures and to operate within the law at all times. 

• Demonstrate continuous professional development, encouraging others to do the same and to operate within the AFG performance management framework. 

• Work effectively with others to ensure the best outcome for the people supported. 

• Comply with Equality and Diversity policy. 

• Comply with Code of Conduct. 

• Work flexibly in accordance with organisational need. 

• Travel within the operational and business area of AFG. 

• Hold team meetings and disseminate corporate messages, feeding back issues and recognising staff achievement. 

• Comply with AFG recruitment and selection policy and process. 

• Act with integrity and transparency at all times. 

Person Specification - please only apply if you meet the criteria detailed below: 

Skills and Knowledge 

• Specialist knowledge of digital / eLearning platforms. 

• Methodical approach to creating engaging digital and eLearning content.  

• Knowledge of Storyboard design and develop engaging and interactive eLearning and microlearning using various multimedia content and activity 

• Effective planning and prioritisation skills with the ability to set to and work to deadlines. 

• Ability to deal with complex, and ambiguous information where an answer isn’t immediately clear. 

• Excellent oral and written skills to produce data insights, reports, content and presentations. 

• The ability to understand and explain complex technological scenarios into simple end user content. 

Experience 

• Experience at working with various stakeholders at different levels in the organisation. 

• Managing digital Learning Management Systems and understands future potential software/applications for microlearning. 

• Proven experience in delivering digital adoption solutions. 

• Experience of analysing digital learning and metrics to evaluate effectiveness of digital learning. 

• Experience of simplifying the “complex” into easy-to-understand language for end users. 

• Experience of working as part of a high performing team. 

Qualifications & Training 

• Degree in Education, Computer Science, Instructional Design, Learning Technologies or a related field. Equivalent professional knowledge or experience within the digital, eLearning, microlearning field. 

• Strong proficiency of Microsoft 365 suite and associated applications. 

With our extended flexible working options, you can also choose to work a 9-day fortnight or a 4.5-day week, supporting our employees with their work life balance. Homebased working but will at times need to travel so a driver is required.

We’re Alternative Futures Group, a health and social care charity providing specialist support for people with a learning disability or mental health condition.

We’re proud to have been positively changing lives and enabling people to achieve amazing outcomes for over 30 years.

We have a vision to create a world where amazing people do amazing things every day. Our skilled and experienced teams work with every person we support to create a personalised, outcome-focused plans to achieve their aspirations.

As a ‘values based’ employer, the people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our team.  If you are passionate about working in Health and Social Care and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you.

At AFG we also recognise the contribution and value that our staff make.  We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you!

In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.