Lead Learning Developer

Starting salary: 32255

Contract type: Fixed Term

Band: Grade 3

Location: The Engine Shed (with hybrid working)

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 18.5 hours per week

Interviews: To be held week commencing 09 June 2025

This post is within the Technical Education and Training (TET) departments Qualifications Course and Learning Development team and you will take a leading role to develop and design structured learning content and digitally accessed courses. You will also support the wider team's remit to develop formal learning offers and accredited qualifications on a wide range of technical topics relating to Scotland's traditional and built heritage.

Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland:

• Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme (28% employer contribution)
• 25 days annual leave pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years)
• 11.5 public holidays
• Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for further education and personal development
• Study leave for work-related courses
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
• Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role:

• Lead on the development of learning content and resources both for formal and informal learning offers and for accredited qualifications and courses across various SCQF levels.
• Design learning to ensure high-quality learning experiences that meet the learners' needs, course and qualification learning outcomes, and the performance criteria and knowledge requirements for TET course and qualification development projects.
• Investigating learner needs and mapping learner journeys to ensure developed learning and course content is accessible and well-planned.
• Work with internal and external subject matter experts ensuring that commissioned and procured learning content is high-quality and suitable for the intended audience.
• Assisting the design, creation, and ongoing maintenance of accredited and non-accredited eLearning courses using Articulate 360 and Moodle as well as other platforms.
• Source and manage images and other media for the team's projects to enhance the learner experience and meet learning outcomes.
• Work with historic environment sector colleagues to develop networks, promote HES resources, and support joint projects.
• Engage in and undertake continuous professional development to further knowledge and understanding of Scotland's historic environment and its conservation.
• Perform other duties and collaborate on projects as assigned by line managers.

Key requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1200 words) using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real-life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post.

Essential:

• Experience of working in the historic environment sector and/or its skills & training needs.
• Knowledge of technical conservation skills at craft, technical, and professional levels; the relevant educational processes, practices, and frameworks that apply to them; as well as an awareness of key emerging relevant innovation concepts and topics.
• Knowledge and understanding of learning theory, methods and best practice, effective learning design principles, learner journey mapping, and course delivery models.
• Awareness of best practice in qualification development and awarding body quality assurance adherence within the educational and skills training sector.
• Knowledge of formal and informal educational learning activity across the SCQF Framework and other educational frameworks associated with the built environment and experience of developing and delivering a range of learning products.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• IT skills including email management, word processing (writing high-quality reports), good knowledge of Excel, and a capacity to learn new apps and software packages.
• Ability to form effective and long-lasting operational relationships with credibility and expertise both with individuals and with organisations.
• Knowledge of accessibility legislation and issues and the ability to implement equitable solutions to learner needs.
• Ability to supervise staff and enable effective teamwork to deliver project outcomes.
• Proven strong project management skills and experience of contributing to project development and delivery within a team.
• Aware of relevant Health & Safety regulations and other relevant legislation for Safeguarding and Accessibility.

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity.

In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers. We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format please reach out to us via email or call our Head Office and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that at this time we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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