Digital Learning Specialist

Be Applied Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to preserving England's historic environment as a Digital Learning Specialist. In this vital role, you will facilitate Learning and Development initiatives aligned with the Digital Strategy, focusing on enhancing staff's digital capabilities, particularly in Microsoft 365. You'll work closely with various teams to ensure the organization meets its training needs while promoting a culture of continuous improvement. With a generous benefits package and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Team social events

Cycle to work scheme

Corporate discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in digital training and development.
• Strong communication skills for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support digital training needs across the organization.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance digital skills.

Skills

Digital Technology Knowledge

Training Methodologies

Business Change

Clear Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Employment Type Full time Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2026

Location Hybrid ·United Kingdom(multiple locations) Cambridge · Portsmouth · Bristol · Swindon · Birmingham · Manchester · York · Newcastle National - We offer hybrid working where you will be based in the office and from home

Salary £31,361 - £34,690 (GBP) dependent on location plus generous benefits

Team Business Improvement - Organisation Development

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:59pm, 12th May 2025 BST

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

7.96 (7840)

Job Description

Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Digital Learning Specialist.

This is a Full Time, Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2026.

The location of this role is National where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) and Cambridge.

National (Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth): £31,361 pro rata

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here .

What you will be doing

The Digital Learning Specialist is integral in the provision of Learning and Development (L&D) for Historic England. In line with the Digital Strategy, the role is critical to support wider training provision and digital initiatives to staff.

Working with the Learning and Development Manager and the Digital Strategy People Projects Officer, you will support the ongoing digital training needs of the organisation, particularly around but not limited to, Mircosoft365 applications. As our Digital Learning Specialist, you will work to develop and train staff to meet these needs, in close collaboration with other key teams across the organisation, ensuring that digital and data skills are maintain.

Who we are looking for

Knowledge of Digital Technology

Strong understanding of training and training methodologies

Business Change

Clear Communication: Ability to adapt technical into simple language

Stakeholder Engagement: Against cross-functional teams

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

Provisional interview dates: w/c 26th May 2025

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