Lead Learning Designer
Employer: University of Built Environment
Location: You will normally spend your total working time at home*, which must be within the UK. You may, on occasions, be expected to attend the Horizons, Reading office to attend meetings or training events. *Working from home is only possible if your environment is suitable.
Temporary: Fixed term for up to seven months
Working hours: Full time hours at the University are 35 per week with the standard working pattern Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.
Salary: £41,413 per annum.
Closing date: Thursday 12 February 2026 at 17:00
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Employment status and working hours
Fixed term for up to seven months, full time.
Full time hours at the University are 35 per week with the standard working pattern Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.
Organisation structure
Education and Students, Digital Learning and Media Services Team.
Your line manager will be Sandra Scalzavara, Digital Learning Manager.
Place of work flexibility
You will normally spend your total working time at home*, which must be within the UK. You may, on occasions, be expected to attend the Horizons, Reading office to attend meetings or training events. *Working from home is only possible if your environment is suitable.
High level summary of job role
The Digital Learning and Media Services Team performs a critical function within the University of the Built Environment, leading the design and development of high-quality digital teaching, learning and assessment resources for our students. You will be essential in the development of our online modules, working collaboratively with academics and subject experts to create interactive materials and co-designed activities to support our students via technology-enhanced learning.
As a Lead Learning Designer, you will make an active contribution towards the student learning journey, supporting the development of our pedagogical approaches, learning design models, and methodologies that underpin our educational provision. Where appropriate, you will also support our institutional evaluation and research of online learning, as well as other digital projects to further the University’s strategic vision to be the Centre of Excellence for Built Environment Education.
Specific job role accountabilities and responsibilities
Manage curriculum and/or module development workstreams, including all aspects of the design and development process. Co-ordinate the work and deliverables of other learning designers, academics, and subject experts and commission the production of media assets.
Ensure that teaching, learning, and assessment resources, developed as part of the curricula and/or modules, are designed and developed to reflect the University’s educational framework and implement the defined quality standards.
Provide hands-on expertise at a senior level in the design, development, and delivery of all aspects of online learning, teaching, and assessment. Your expertise may focus on any of the following:
- Active learning design
- Assessment and feedback
- Online pedagogies and approaches
- Online presence
- Learning technologies and web development
- Project management
- Digital resource design and productionCoach and mentor team members to enhance their online educational skills.
Work collaboratively with colleagues across relevant teams to regularly review and update the University’s module design guidelines, quality standards, module development toolkit, and Learning Design Centre.
Influence and contribute to research and evaluation relating to online education, and keep abreast of current trends and technologies in online pedagogy.
Contribute towards the piloting and review of technologies to support effective and innovative teaching and assessment practice.
Play an active role in the design and delivery of module design workshops and staff development programmes, including preparing and delivering high-quality oral presentations, workshops, and written communications for both academic and non-academic audiences.
Develop the team’s profile in the wider digital education sector including special interest groups and conferences.
Other important features of the job role
Line management responsibilities: None.
Budget responsibility: None.
In this role, you will liaise with the following: Lead Learning Designers, Learning Designers, Media Producers, Quality Control, Academic team, Learning Technologists, Student Services, Academic Operations, Head of Library Services, Director of Digital Learning and Engagement, Head of Digital Learning and Media Services, researchers and other internal stakeholders.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
E = Essential person requirement; D = Desirable person requirement
How the person requirement will be assessed:
A = Application; I = Interview; T = Test or other assessment
Please be aware that as part of onboarding processes, we will seek original documentary evidence of the relevant academic and/or professional qualifications which you include within your job application. This is all part of our comprehensive pre-employment screening which also includes checking your identity, right to work, criminal record history (basic disclosure), and three years employment history.
Qualifications and training
A degree-level qualification or equivalent experience (E, A).
A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline or a qualification/accreditation in teaching or learning technologies, e.g. PGCert in teaching and learning, HEA fellow, CMALT (D, A).
Previous experience
A proven track record of effective project management including planning and allocating work, leading meetings, prioritising tasks, and reporting progress (E, A, I).
Designing active learning, either fully online or blended (E, A, I).
Implementing curriculum in a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and using other educational technologies to build learning activities and support teaching and assessment (E, A, I).
A track record of providing advice on how to utilise technology to provide high-quality student experience (E, A, I).
Designing research tools to evaluate the student experience, such as student focus groups and questionnaires (D, A, I).
Experience that has led to publication and/or presentation outputs in the sector (D, A).
Skills, knowledge, and aptitudes
Knowledge and application of current digital education theories and approaches, for teaching, learning, and assessment design (E, A, I, T).
Ability to communicate advances in the implementation of learning theories and learning design in an online and/or blended education setting (E, A, I).
Project management skills; ability to manage competing priorities in a highly pressurised environment with minimum supervision in a calm manner (E, A, I).
Ability to evaluate the student digital learning experience (E, A, I).
An understanding of online systems such as VLEs, LMS, e-Portfolios, online assessment tools, and Articulate 360 (E, A, I).
Strong communication and relationship-building skills; the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and convey complex issues to others, particularly in the use of learning technology to develop and deliver online learning (E, I).
Problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse issues and offer proactive, informed solutions (E, I).
Digital skills confidence: We use MS Office, which includes Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and several other systems/technologies (E, I).
Ability to use learning analytics and log data in the evaluation of educational interventions (E, A, I).
A working knowledge of HTML5 (E) and CSS (D, A, I).
Ability to advise academic teams and contribute to defining requirements for new or replacement learning technologies from a student perspective (D, A, I).
Knowledge of the ABC learning design process (D, A, I).
Other requirements or special requirements
Alignment to the University’s core values of Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Support; all employees are expected to demonstrate our values at work (E, I).
Commitment to delivering positive outcomes for our students; we want our students to be successful (E, I).
You must be prepared to undertake mandatory online training should you be appointed including Data Protection, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Prevent, and EDI (E, I).
PAY AND BENEFITS
Salary: Salary up to £41,413 per annum.
Holiday: 26 days paid holiday (rising to 28 with service) plus paid bank/public holidays plus up to five paid closure days (typically between Christmas and New Year); all per holiday year Full Time Equivalent. Our holiday year runs from 1 August to 31 July. We also have a holiday buy and sell scheme in place. Sometimes the University does not need to close for five days per year and any balance (for example one day), can be used as a paid Wellbeing Day to take time out for your own physical or mental health.
Pension and life assurance: Pensions auto-enrolment to the People’s Pension which is a default salary sacrifice scheme. You may opt out of salary sacrifice but remain in the scheme, or you may choose to opt out altogether. We provide life assurance (death in service) cover as standard to all employees.
Family-friendly policies: Policies in place for all types of family-friendly statutory leave with enhanced pay available from day one of employment for some leave types. Access to Tax-Free Childcare (Government scheme).
Wellbeing: Full access to the Employee Assistance Programme as well as the Thrive Mental Wellbeing app. Several employees are trained Mental Health First Aiders and can support staff. We have a wellbeing policy and we focus on five pillars of wellbeing.
Sustainable travel: Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice schemes.
Parking: We have locked sheds for bicycles. For cars, for Horizons based roles, we may in the future be able to offer parking on site however you must not assume this will be possible. Every now and then we may have a spare parking space become available and you can ask to join the waiting list. The University is keen wherever possible, to encourage staff to commute as sustainably as possible.
Other health related benefits: Employer-funded Health Cash Plan (Simplyhealth) and voluntary dental insurance (Unum).
Other valuable benefits:
Charity giving options available including one voluntary paid day, per annum.
You will have access to Microsoft Office 365 applications for personal use.
You will have access to range of lifestyle discounts and everyday savings.
We offer learning platforms including LinkedIn learning.
On the Join the team page of our website, you will find the full list of employee benefits.
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