Digital, Data, Innovation & AI Capability Lead

Government Recruitment Service; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is looking for a learning designer to lead the curriculum for Digital, Data, Innovation & AI. You will manage a team of learning designers and ensure high-quality learning products. Essential responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, project management, and quality assurance of learning materials. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence public service training and drive innovation in civil service learning.

Qualifications

• Experience in curriculum design and development.
• Strong strategic engagement skills with stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum design and development for DDI & AI.
• Coordinate with learning designers and departmental leads.
• Manage quality assurance of learning materials.

Skills

Curriculum design

Stakeholder engagement

Quality assurance

Project management

Job description

Government Skills was created to accelerate the quality of learning and development in government through better training, knowledge and networks for around 550,000 Civil Servants across Government, delivering government priorities now and for the future.

As part of its development, it has been announced that Government Skills will become the National School of Government and Public Services. This change enhances its profile and visibility across government, offering better public services for citizens and confirming the government’s commitment to our vision of delivering world-class training in areas such as AI, digital, and leadership. This is an exciting time of growth, with new positions being created to support the future operating model.

Government Skills, Design and Delivery Team

The Design and Delivery Team, within Government Skills, exists to curate, design and deliver high quality learning opportunities that equip civil servants with the skills and knowledge they need to deliver excellent public services.

The Design and Delivery Team operates flexibly, and learning designers are expected to lead and contribute to multiple projects, offering excellent developmental opportunities.

In this role you will be accountable for the delivery of a curriculum of high-quality learning products, setting the strategic direction for a team of learning designers in the Digital, Data, Innovation & AI (DDI & AI) space.

Initial priorities may include:

• design, development and launch of the DDI & AI curriculum
• design, development and launch of the replacement to the Digital Excellence Programme

Key responsibilities:

• Participating and working on the design of the curriculum materials, including leading the strategic engagement and consultation across the CS with Department leads and Profession Capability leads;
• Supporting learning designers through quality assurance and governance processes;
• Being responsible for scoping and drafting strategic outlines for new learning projects; securing Advisory Board and/or senior level approvals required for the learning design process to be initiated;
• Horizon-scanning the DDI & AI learning landscape, providing the Design and Delivery Team with insights and training in new practical models and approaches;
• Engaging and collaborating across the team to coordinate learning designers' efforts so that content can be shared; identifying ways to adapt content to different audiences, avoiding duplication;
• Line managing the Learning Designers;
• Engaging and consulting with senior stakeholders and other departments to ensure our products are fit for purpose; supporting Learning Designers to do the same;
• Supporting our Learning Designers to test and quality assure learning content with external parties.