Senior Digital Education Officer

King's College London; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in London is seeking a Senior Digital Education Officer to support the design and delivery of online assessments. The role involves providing digital education support and managing VLE administration. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Technology Enhanced Learning and strong IT skills. This full-time position operates a hybrid model and offers an indefinite contract.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a degree in e-learning, computer science, or related field.
• Proven ability in providing TEL and VLE support.
• Track record of utilizing TEL within higher education context.

Responsibilities

• Design, setup, and configuration of online assessments.
• Provide daily digital education support.
• Support blended learning and teaching activity.

Skills

Excellent IT skills (Microsoft 365, VLE assessment tools)

Strong communication skills

Experience of using and providing 1st line support for Moodle

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree in Technology Enhanced Learning or equivalent experience

Job description

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About Us

The Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine is one of the largest and most successful centres for biomedical research and education in the UK, with an annual turnover of more than £280m. The Faculty, which operates across four main campuses, has internationally-leading expertise in basic, translational and clinical research, and delivers renowned education programmes.

Faculty Education Services provides coordinated services for students, staff & partner providers, enabling the delivery of education through managing quality, programme, placement, digital education and assessment administration and support for more than 100 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and supports over 7000 students.

This is your opportunity to join our Digital Education Team as a Senior Digital Education Officer in a fast-paced and vibrant environment.

About the role

The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine seeks to appoint a Senior Digital Education Officer to join its Digital Education Team. This role focuses on the design, setup, and configuration of online assessments, while also providing daily digital education support. Responsibilities also include support of blended learning and teaching activity, and routine VLE (Moodle) administration, advice & guidance to facilitate the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Faculty, including staff support and training.

Candidates should possess a degree in e-learning, computer science, a related field, or have equivalent work experience. Essential qualifications include proven ability in providing TEL (technology enhanced learning) and VLE support; delivering staff development training in these areas, and a track record of utilising TEL within higher education context.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), currently operating a hybrid working model, 2 days a week minimum on campus. and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Degree in Technology Enhanced Learning, Education or equivalent experience
2. Excellent IT skills (Microsoft 365, VLE assessment tools or similar)
3. Strong communication skills, in particular when conveying complex information to a lay/non-expert audience
4. Producing learning /training materials for different audiences
5. Experience of using and providing 1st line support for Moodle or equivalent VLE
6. Knowledge, experience and skills of delivering training and providing support to academic and professional services staff
7. Knowledge of relevant legislation, including and not restricted to accessibility and data protection
8. Ability to work under pressure, balance competing priorities and meeting deadlines

Desirable criteria

1. Experience in multimedia production (e.g. podcasting, vodcasting, lecture capture, screencasts)
2. Supporting and/or managing projects through to completion
3. Able to proactively problem solve and set and meet personal targets and to participate in the setting and meeting of group targets
4. Evidence of a commitment to continuous professional development

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit' pages.

Interviews are due to be held early October 2025.