Learning Content Designer
Summary
Designs and delivers digital learning for UK policing at the College of Policing — e-learning, blended programmes, video and interactive resources for national police training. Works in a production team using authoring tools (Articulate 360, Storyline, Captivate), applying pedagogic principles and WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards.
- Job grade: Senior Executive Officer
- Contract type: Fixed term
- Length of employment: Until June 2027
- Type of role: Other
- Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time
- Number of jobs available: 2
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About the job
Job summary
We are looking to recruit two Learning Content Designers on Fixed Term Contracts until June 2027.
This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.
Please note that in order to work for the College of Policing you must have the Right to Work in the UK with indefinite leave to remain. Any other type of visa cannot be accepted. In addition, you will also be required to provide an address history in the UK for the preceding 3 years. Applications that do not meet these requirements will be rejected at sift stage and will not be progressed to interview.
About us
Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. Only through high quality leadership, consistent standards and continual performance improvement can everyone in policing reach their full potential. Our mission guides our work with individual, forces and partners towards our vision.
We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.
A new National Police Service (NPS), will bring together existing national policing bodies under a single organisation with a clear mandate. The Police Reform White Paper, published in January 2026, confirmed that the College will move into the NPS "in its entirety", ensuring that the leadership, standards and performance work the College has led since 2012 will continue within the NPS.
We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive through our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies,, and status as a disability confident leader.
For further information visit our ‘Work for us’ page.
Additional Information
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
The College embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we comply with the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and apply the minimum selection criteria at sift stage of the recruitment process. Where necessary, we may increase the minimum selection criteria to support the effective management of the recruitment process, while ensuring our approach remains fair, transparent and consistent with our Disability Confident commitments.
Job description
Are you passionate about creating innovative learning experiences that make a real difference? As a Learning Content Designer at the College of Policing, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping how police officers and staff learn, develop and perform across the UK.
Working within a highly skilled and collaborative production team, you'll lead the design and delivery of engaging digital learning solutions that reach hundreds of thousands of learners nationwide. From immersive e-learning and blended programmes to videos, animations and interactive resources, you'll be at the forefront of transforming professional learning through cutting-edge design and technology.
This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in learning design, learner research, digital content development and emerging technologies to create impactful learning that supports modern policing. You'll work with senior stakeholders, subject matter experts and fellow specialists on high-profile national projects, influencing how learning is designed, delivered and experienced across the service.
If you're an innovative learning professional who thrives on solving complex challenges, shaping best practice and pushing the boundaries of digital learning, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help build the future of police training.
Person specification
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Creating design documentation, learning outcomes, wireframes and/or storyboards and gain client approval. Establish how the desired learning outcomes will be met through application of recognised pedagogic principles and learning strategies and lead your team in such a way that the most appropriate content is created and delivered.
- Owning the scripts and other documents and make sure they are written succinctly and with clarity, expressing complex ideas elegantly and adhering to the College style guide standard to ensure that desired learning outcomes are met.
- Developing accessible digital content using authoring tools that meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA.
To be successful in this role you’ll need:
- Degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification and/or significant equivalent experience in digital learning content design.
- Qualified and/or significant experience in specialist software, eg, Articulate 360, Storyline, Captivate.
- The ability to work in a pressurised environment, remaining calm while dealing with a range of tasks simultaneously.
Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Analysing learning needs
- Experience and understanding of a digital learning production process
- Experience of developing products in authoring tools
- Managing stakeholder wants, needs and expectations
- Experience of accessible learning design and testing
Benefits
College staff have Public Servant status. As a Public Servant, you are eligible to join the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
The College is a great place to work. We're passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):
- Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Up to 31.5 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 1 privilege day)
- Role-specific learning and development, with continued professional development to help you progress your career
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Flexi-time (for certain grades)
- MyLifestyle platform which offers a wide range of shopping discounts with major retailers and includes access to discounted gym memberships, National Dental Plan, AXA Healthcare and the Cycle to Work scheme
- Free employee support line
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Rewards and recognition scheme
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.
For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing
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Selection process details
This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.
Please note that in order to work for the College of Policing you must have the Right to Work in the UK with indefinite leave to remain. Any other type of visa cannot be accepted. In addition, you will also be required to provide an address history in the UK for the preceding 3 years. Applications that do not meet these requirements will be rejected at sift stage and will not be progressed to interview.
Vacancy reference: 7351/7352
Anticipated interview dates: w/c 7th Dec 2026
Interview Location: Microsoft Teams
This fixed term contract is offered for a set period. However, it could be extended or made permanent should the circumstances allow.
Internal College applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the recruitment process, will be given priority over other applicants.
Sifting
An initial sift based on the lead technical skills ‘analysing learning needs’ and ‘managing stakeholder wants, needs and expectation’ may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The initial sift will be assessed against a minimum benchmark score of 4. Where necessary, we may increase the minimum selection criteria to support the effective management of the recruitment process. In such circumstances, only candidates achieving the increased benchmark score at the initial sift stage will progress to a full sift assessment.
Our vetting
If you are successful at interview, you will be required to undertake pre-employment security checks. You will be sent a security questionnaire which must be accessed within 24 hours.
Please note, these checks can take up to 10 weeks. You will only be offered a start date after the checks have been completed. If the outcome of these checks is not satisfactory, your recommendation for employment will be withdrawn.
Contact details and further information
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Laura Lawrence, Senior Learning Content Designer (Laura.Lawrence@college.police.uk).
Due to our status as Public Servants, we are not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process. Therefore, while successful candidates can transfer into the organisation on their existing terms and conditions, any move back to the Civil Service may mean that continuity of service is not automatically recognised by the receiving department, and new starter or modernised terms and conditions may apply, subject to the receiving department's policies and arrangements. However, employees who move directly to a Civil Service department without a break in service may retain continuity of service for redundancy and pension purposes.
Any previous service with local government or other external Modification Order bodies will not be carried forward or count when calculating redundancy entitlement.
The College is committed to supporting the Greening Government Commitment and reducing our environmental impact. Through our Environmental Management Plan, we promote sustainable ways of working and provide electric vehicle charging points to support greener travel choices. We also encourage employees to become Environment Champions and support our One Step Greener approach, helping to create a better future for everyone.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : College Talent Acquisition and Inclusion Team
- Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
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