Learning Content Designer

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.​

This role is a homeworking role. Please note, some travel may be required.

Please note, 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, 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

Alongside your salary of £36,520, College of Policing contributes £10,579 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

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.

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