Assessment & Learning Design Manager

Tesol Inc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Defined benefit pension

Hybrid work

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Tesol Inc in London (Stratford) is seeking an Assessment & Learning Design Manager to shape English language learning products worldwide. You will lead design, research and pedagogical quality for ELT courses, digital and print, for Young and Adult Learners, ensuring content is sound, relevant and delivers reliable outcomes.

This hands-on role involves developing programmes for global markets, coordinating with content creators, experts and pilots, and reviewing third‑party products for

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing ELT programmes for global markets, ideally for young learners.
• Strong portfolio of ELT titles or programmes you have developed.
• Experience at a major ELT publisher or large language school chain.
• Teaching background with higher qualification in ELT, assessment or applied linguistics.
• Experience of digital product development and working with pilot/test data.
• Ability to work with stakeholders in a global business.
• Full-time UK or Poland resident with unrestricted right to work.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of ELT courses and assessments for global markets.
• Brief and direct subject matter experts and content teams.
• Apply quality assurance, accessibility, EDI, safeguarding and AI policy.
• Evaluate products, run pilots and user testing; use data for improvement.
• Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Research & Impact and Content teams to align with needs.
• Share expertise on pedagogical design with internal and external stakeholders.

Education

DELTA, Dip TESOL, Masters or PhD

Tools

Pilot testing data

Job description

Assessment & Learning Design Manager (ELT Product Development)
Global education organisation | English & Exams, Content Strategy | London (Stratford), hybrid

£38,000 to £46,000, plus £3,300 London Market Allowance (up to £49,300) | Permanent

The role

Help shape English language learning for millions of learners worldwide. You'll lead the design, research and pedagogical quality of ELT learning and assessment products, digital and print, for Young Learners and Adult Learners (Work and Higher Education).

This is a hands‑on product role. You'll develop and evolve programmes for global markets, work with subject matter experts and content creators, and make sure what we publish is pedagogically sound, commercially relevant and delivers reliable learning outcomes. You'll also review third‑party products for licensing or adoption, and use learner data and market feedback to keep improving what we offer.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and development of ELT courses and assessments that are innovative, high quality and built for global markets
• Brief and direct subject matter experts and content creation teams
• Apply quality assurance frameworks and compliance standards, including accessibility, EDI, safeguarding and AI policy
• Evaluate products, run pilots and user testing, and use data to drive continuous improvement
• Work with Product, Marketing, Research & Impact and Content teams to align products with customer and market needs
• Share expertise on pedagogical design and product effectiveness with internal and external stakeholders

What we're looking for

• Extensive experience developing major ELT programmes used in global markets, ideally for young learners
• A strong portfolio of titles or programmes you have developed
• Experience at a major ELT publisher or a large language school chain
• A teaching background and a higher qualification in ELT, assessment or applied linguistics (DELTA, Dip TESOL, Masters or PhD)
• Experience of digital product development, and of working with pilot and test data
• Comfortable working with stakeholders in a global business
• Full‑time UK or Poland resident with unlimited right to work (no visa sponsorship available)

Nice to have:

Agile product development, accessibility and EDI knowledge, and a specialism such as AI or young learners.

What you get

• 39 days annual leave
• Defined benefit pension (around 20%+ employer contribution)
• Hybrid working, 2 to 3 days a week from the Stratford office in East London
• Flexible working and wellbeing support, enhanced family‑friendly benefits, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and Employee Assistance Programme

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements