Learning Manager (Online Learning)

Learning Manager (Online Learning)
Location: Cambridge, UK or remote with regular travel to Cambridge 
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 p.a. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience
Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

The role

We are looking to recruit an experienced online learning designer to join the Raspberry Pi Foundation and support educators all over the world to deliver high-quality Computing content to young people. You will join a team of former computing teachers and complement their skills with your own from the adult learning sector. 

To achieve our aim of supporting educators we currently host 24 online courses accessed by over 5,000 people every month, covering topics from Artificial Intelligence, to Creating an Inclusive Classroom and Moving from Scratch to Python. These courses have a global audience and have reached over 150,000 people since we began developing them in 2016. We also design and facilitate synchronous, online learning opportunities for some of our programmes.

The ideal candidate will have experience developing online learning material for adult educators, including being able to discuss andragogical approaches used. You will need to utilise data to enhance learning experiences to make our learning content even more accessible to all.

We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach to all aspects of our work. If you’re the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you, and you can be confident that you’ll be working with an exceptional team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver adult learning experiences, content, resources, and training for the Foundation's educational programmes and products.
• Ensure that learning experiences, content, resources, and training reflect evidence-based andragogy and pedagogy and the Foundation's agreed approaches to teaching and learning.
• Contribute to the development of the Foundation's teaching and learning strategy and approaches. Actively engage with research and best practice, and identify areas for improvement and innovation.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and external partners.
• Engage positively with the Foundation's systems for quality assurance, including in relation to agreed policies for inclusion and accessibility.
• Proactively utilise user feedback and data to drive improvement.
• Represent the Raspberry Pi Foundation to external audiences and stakeholders as required.
• Contribute to the Foundation's thought leadership through writing articles and blogs, public speaking, and contributing to research and evaluation.

Experience and personal attributes

We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth and development. We expect post holders to have most, but not necessarily all of the following experience and personal attributes: 

• A thorough understanding of online learning design, with experience as a learning designer or instructional designer in higher education, or a strong background in corporate eLearning design, learning theory, or online instruction.
• Experience of designing and delivering high quality adult learning experiences, content, resources, or training in a variety of different settings and contexts.
• Comfortable with a broad range of technologies, including hardware and software platforms, and the ability and willingness to learn new technologies as required.
• An understanding of school-age computing pedagogy within formal and non-formal education.
• A commitment to the Foundation's mission and values, including on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues and external partners. Openness to working across the Foundation's programmes and products.
• Willingness to travel in the UK and potentially internationally.

About us

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity with the mission to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies.

Established in 2008 and first known for our product — the wildly successful Raspberry Pi computer — the Foundation has developed education programmes, learning experiences, and products that are helping millions of young people learn vital new knowledge and skills

Through Code Club and CoderDojo, we support the world’s largest network of free informal computing clubs for young people. Tens of thousands of educators have taken our online courses, and millions of people use our free online learning resources. To deepen our understanding of how young people learn about computing and how to create with digital technologies, we conduct academic research, and we use that knowledge to increase the impact of our work and advance the field of computing education.

Across all of our work, we work hard to engage young people who come from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in the field of computing or who experience educational disadvantage. We work all over the world, with teams based in the UK, Ireland, North America, and India, and partnerships with mission-aligned organisations in over 40 countries.

We are at the forefront of the global movement to help young people learn about computing and digital making. You can read more about our mission, values, and goals in our Annual Review 2022 and our Strategy 2022–2025.

Benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a range of benefits for all of our colleagues, including:

• 25 days’ annual leave initially, growing to 30 days after five years service
• Company-wide close down for 3 days at the end of the year
• Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer and 4% employee contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance and long-term illness insurance policy
• Investment in professional development and learning
• Flexible work hours as needed, to fit around childcare or other commitments
• Generous family leave policy
• Cycle-to-work scheme and season ticket loan

Timetable for applications
Closing date: 18 November 2024 at 9am
Phone screens completed by: From application to 18 November 2024
First-round interview: Week commencing 25 November 2024
Second-round interview: Week commencing 2 December 2024

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in the selection process, you will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.