21636 - Learning Designer

The Learning Design team develops, creates, and delivers Ministry of Justice and His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) learning, including via HMPPS MyLearning — our digital learning platform supporting mandatory and optional training for over 64,700 HMPPS staff. This includes procuring, co-creating, and co-curating with external suppliers where appropriate.

This role combines the specialisms of learning design, digital creation, and delivery, spanning classroom, blended, and digital learning environments. We are looking for someone with some or all of these specialisms to complement and improve our team, with flexibility to develop your skillset across these areas.

Travel - The role will be primarily based at a local MoJ office and will require some national travel including Newbold Revel. The MoJ offers flexible working including working from home.

Proven stakeholder management skills, with experience building and sustaining strong relationships through excellent interpersonal skills and effective collaboration with stakeholders, including subject matter experts. (Statement of Suitability)

Experience of using learning design principles to create effective classroom, blended, and digital learning, with experience of learning design software, or a willingness to quickly learn and apply them, to create engaging and effective learning experiences using digital learning tools such as Articulate. (Statement of Suitability)

Ability to analyse business needs and translate policy, operational processes, and subject matter expertise into high-quality learning products. (Statement of Suitability)

Ability to communicate in a straightforward, honest and engaging manner, choosing appropriate styles and methods (including digital resources) to maximise understanding, impact, and cost effectiveness, while ensuring messages are shared respectfully and take account of individual and stakeholder needs (Communicating and Influencing).

Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritise and deliver multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. (Statement of Suitability)

Demonstrates a strong understanding of the varied roles and responsibilities across an organisation and uses this insight to develop and support people, while driving continuous improvement, innovation, professional growth and more effective ways of working. (Statement of Suitability)

Experience within HMPPS or the public sector.

Experience in using creative software (e.g. Articulate, Adobe products) or a willingness to explore and experiment with new tools on the market to create engaging and effective learning experiences.

Experience in designing high-quality learning programmes and products.

Experience of consulting on learning or training needs.

Experience of working in a flexible, agile environment, managing tight deadlines, and planning ahead to ensure the portfolio evolves in line with changing operational requirements.

Ability to work autonomously and use initiative effectively.

Formal training or digital design qualifications are desirable but not essential

Experience of working in an agile learning design environment.

Experience of working in small, collaborative teams.

Grade C/4 pass at GCSE Maths and English, or equivalent (e.g. Level 2 Functional Skills or Level 2 Key Skills).

Please note that whilst we don’t assess or score ‘desirable’ criteria, we may consider evidence provided that demonstrates meeting the desirable elements of the role, only after essential criteria is assessed and where there is a need to differentiate between closely scored candidates.

Please provide an example of how you have met the behaviour listed below with reference to the essential criteria above.

Communicating and Influencing (Lead Behaviour)

Statement of Suitability — no more than 750 words, ensuring you set out evidence and examples of how you meet the essential criteria above.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the statement of suitability .

Please note that interviews will be carried out remotely via MS Teams. During the interview, we will be assessing you on the Behaviours below and Strengths from the Success Profiles framework.

Behaviours:

Delivering at Pace

Working Together

Changing and Improving

Managing Quality of Service

Strengths will also be assessed but are not shared in advance.

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles: All successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map . All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity).

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Eligibility

Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.

Vacancies advertised “cross-government” are only open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners' rules.

Support

A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.

Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.

For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www. www.GOV.UK or Childcare Choices . You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ .

Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.

Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk );

To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team ( resourcing-management-office@justice.gov.uk );

To the Civil Service Commission (details available here )

As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos .

Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals

nationals of the Republic of Ireland

nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference: 21636

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

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