Curriculum Manager/Developer

We are currently looking for a Curriculum Manager/Developer to join our People Function within the Corporate group. This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU.

Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites. We are implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month on site to enable collaboration with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs and can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder time worked remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhances and improves the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research. The People function focuses on attracting and retaining the best people, developing exceptional people and leaders, valuing diversity, and promoting wellbeing and health, investing in a healthy culture, and enabling great performance and delivery.

The role sits within the MHRA Academy team, an exciting new initiative aiming to set standards for MHRA Regulatory training and qualification, ensuring that learning and development provided to key front-line colleagues is of the highest quality. Working with Subject Matter Experts you will play a pivotal role in shaping, managing and designing all aspects of the Academy’s technical and regulatory curriculum. You will lead on the design, development, curation and continuous improvement of innovative, accessible, and effective eLearning and blended solutions and content that support the professional development and accreditation of our assessors, inspectors, and wider scientific staff.

• Work collaboratively with accreditation leads, subject matter experts (SME) and professional leads to identify key learning needs and develop structured learning pathways.
• Map existing technical and regulatory learning materials and, deciding upon the most appropriate and effective means of delivery, translate, adapt, and integrate them into modularised Academy curriculum programmes and content.
• Define clear learning objectives for new curriculum products and design and develop blended learning solutions that reflect adult learning principles, offering formats such as eLearning, instructor-led training, simulations, job aids, videos, or self-guided learning.
• Develop or commission high-quality, accessible and inclusive content that meets a diverse range of learner needs and preferences, incorporating learning analytics and user feedback to inform design.
• Ensure that all learning content meets accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG 2.2) and adheres to internal style guides and branding.
• Working alongside the LMS implementation team, you will be responsible for all activities related to organising, hosting, curating and administering Academy content on the new Learning Management System and will produce reports and data related to performance.
• You will be responsible for all aspects of quality assurance and evaluation of Academy curriculum products and stakeholder engagement in relation to the promotion of Academy products and content.

Our Successful Candidate Will Have The Following:

• Be an experienced learning and development professional with a keen interest in, and experience of, all aspects of learning design and in particular designing and developing a variety of engaging learning content and products using authoring tools, reflecting best-practice learning theories.
• Effective at collaborating with a variety of stakeholders to identify key learning needs and work with them to design structured learning pathways.
• Can work alongside the new Learning Management System (LMS) implementation and administration team to curate, organise, host and track curriculum modules and learning activities within a new agency-wide LMS.
• Proactive in acting on learner feedback, assessments, and performance data to ensure continuous improvement of products and modules and incorporating innovation where appropriate.

Method of assessment: A=Application, I=Interview, P=Presentation

• Developing Self and Others (I)
• Working Together (I)
• Managing a Quality Service (A, I)
• Seeing the Bigger Picture (I)
• Communicating and Influencing (I, P)

• Substantial experience of LMS management, content creation and the use of learning authoring tools to produce effective and engaging learning products (A)
• Experience across all aspects of the learning cycle with a focus on designing and developing innovative and accessible learning interventions across formats (A, P)

• Relevant CIPD level 5 (or equivalent) in learning and development, or equivalent demonstrable experience (A)

• Learner Focused
• Improver
• Courageous

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification.

The Selection Process: We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates. Online application form, presentation and interview will be part of the process. Closing date: 13 February 2026; Shortlisting: 06 March 2026; Interview: 17 & 19 March 2026.

In accordance with Civil Service Recruitment Principles, the MHRA recruitment processes are open and merit-based. Some roles may require vaccinations or security checks as part of pre-employment screening. Details are provided in the job description.