View Vacancy - Digital learning designer C4, Bucharest (ROU310)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Learning and Development

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is looking to recruit an energetic, enthusiastic, self starter and motivated Digital learning designer to be based at the British Embassy in Bucharest.

This new role will focus on using technology to create innovative learning experiences in support of the Diplomatic Academy (DA) goal: Professional learning and development that builds expertise and agility to enable Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) to be a world leader at operating internationally. We are looking for an individual who is a strong visual communicator with a proven background in the design of learning content, including e-learning and online courses, and the curation of materials in a digital learning environment. We will consider remote working from a location across regions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic project delivery working with a virtual team, in modernising our global learning offer in line with the Diplomatic Academy vision and FCO values;
  • Proactively lead and influence the Academy leadership team on appropriate digital learning solutions including strategic recommendations for continuously improving our learning offer;
  • Analyse data, indicators and trends from our customer database and network, to feed into recommendations for improvement and where necessary build business cases to ensure the learning offer remains current and modern;
  • In conjunction with the KTD L&D Head, ensure any recommendations are aligned with Tech Overhaul capability;
  • Lead strategic project delivery to develop digital content including: i) e-learning packages on GOMO and ii) other digital learning resources e.g. PowerPoint packs, infographics, newsletters etc. in support of Diplomatic Academy Faculties and staff in overseas missions;
  • Advise senior stakeholders work with subject experts to ensure that learning resources are accessible, engaging and follow modern workplace learning principles;
  • Ensure excellence in editing of video and audio material for inclusion in learning packages and lead on digital content management and curation of material on the LMS;
  • Establishing, designing and moderating online social learning experiences using up-to-date tools;
  • Ensure ongoing smooth running and continuous improvement of the overall digital learning portfolio, through evaluation of learning resources based on data-driven analysis of user needs, behaviours and preferences.
  • Confident leadership and the ability to build successful relationships with senior stakeholders;
  • Manage project stakeholders and work collaboratively to apply design methodologies (eg ADDIE / Agile) to create engaging, accessible, and interactive learning experiences;
  • Ensure excellence with: authoring tools particularly GOMO, applying strong visual and creative communication skills (infographics, working with images, graphic design, storytelling), audio/video production (recording and editing);
  • Instructional design and UX design (evidence will be requested of previous work);
  • Working closely with Subject Matter Experts to elicit, structure and review content;
  • Comfortable working with a wide range of digital tools.
  • Experience of working in a multi cultural environment;
  • Understanding of the UK government and its international objectives;
  • Knowledge of Learning Management Systems and other digital learning environments;
  • Experience of taking a lead role within project or team work;
  • Excellent communicator;
  • A passion and enthusiasm for developing people;
  • Passion for using digital tools creatively;
  • Practical and solution oriented;
  • Strong customer service oriented;
  • The ability to provide expert support and guidance to colleagues and internal customers;
  • The ability to work remotely with colleagues and stakeholders in other parts of the global network.
27 August 2017
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time
35 (net)
Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Romania
Bucharest
British Embassy
RON
8,362 gross
1 October 2017

This is a full-time position of 5 days (35 hours net per week)

The annual leave entitlement is 21 days per year pro rata and the Embassy also enjoys a maximum of 14 Romanian / UK public holidays per year.

Monthly salary is 8,362 gross RON. In addition, staff are entitled to a 13th month salary pro rata and may receive a performance related bonus at year end. Staff also receive meal vouchers and a monthly subscription to a medical centre.

The successful candidate will be subject to confirmation of a background check and security clearance, and satisfactory completion of a probationary period of 90 days.

Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy are subject to terms and conditions service according to Romanian employment law.

Additional information

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”. We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered. Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.