• To lead the design and development of innovative and business focussed blended learning solutions in existing and new business areas.
• To be responsible for the pitching of solutions to internal teams and external clients and delivery partners.
• Lead, motivate and develop the learning design team to ensure an effective working environment, employee commitment and consistently high performance
• Research & work with customers, delivery units, delivery partners and internal teams to develop new ideas and solutions
• Take part in new pitch opportunities including meeting clients, designing & pitching solutions.
• Lead first new projects but with a view to handing over to a Project Manager.
• Set, embed and develop design standards on learning projects, with an emphasis on the effectiveness, flexibility and re-usability of learning assets produced.
• Provide leadership & direction to the teams responsible for the development and delivery of learning solutions to ensure output stays true to design intent and business need
• Design and scope blended learning solutions for projects
• define learning objectives and analyse learning challenge
• identify effective design and delivery approach inc. structure and order of content (existing and new build), required system functionality, collaboration methods and channels, role and capability of learning support professionals
• quantify learner time and development effort
• identify how relevant legal, compliance and design standards and requirements are to be met
• document for internal and client review
• Explain design approaches to internal teams and external clients, and ensure design approach is both effective from a learner perspective and from a time and cost perspective
• Engage, brief & manage output of design work with specialist agencies or contractors/consultants, as required.
• Brief technical team members on the requirements for new projects and explore any specific/novel requirements to assess technical feasibility
• Brief operational and back-office support team members on the requirements for new projects and ensure any specific/novel requirements can be accommodated within projected margins
• Where required, ensure projects are delivered on time and budget
• Identify and raise project risks relating to the design approach
• Write proposals and pitches
• Work flexibly as part of the team.
• Coach and support learning development, implementation and delivery colleagues
• Other tasks as defined by learndirect

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

• Proven and demonstrable:
• experience of designing and delivering effective customer focused design demonstrating an excellent knowledge of HCI, new media/internet technologies and e-learning/web content development.
• ability to lead multi-disciplinary project teams, specifically focussed in the learning, web development and marketing arena.
• excellent negotiation, conflict-resolution, interpersonal and communication skills.
• effective communications with both business and technology
• problem resolution
• in-depth knowledge of the learndirect learning model and process
• ability to act as an organisational change agent
• high impact & influence cross-organisation
• excellent team leadership
• experience of operating within a service orientated environment and familiar with applying best practice in cross functional and virtual team working.
• ideally educated to Degree level and/or equivalent Professional Qualification, with minimum of 5 years relevant management and industry practice/experience.

 
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