King's College London

About us

The successful candidate will be welcomed as an integral part of our faculty. It is an exciting time to join us as we implement our new vision and strategic direction. This role will contribute to how we shape the future of our vibrant and internationally renowned Law School.

The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised as one of the best law schools in the world. We are based in the East Wing of Somerset House, a Grade One listed building, on our Strand Campus, a short walk from the Royal Courts of Justice and Inns of Court in the heart of legal London. Our location enables us to have excellent contacts with practitioners and policymakers, and we have a strong tradition of engagement with the legal profession.

We embrace equality, diversity and inclusion. We attract students and staff from across the world, from many different backgrounds, with a variety of ethnicities, religions, and sexual and gender identities. We promote flexible working as a key enabler of inclusion. We particularly encourage and welcome applications from women, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and from candidates who are LGBTQ+ and/or have a disability.

About the role

King’s College London is seeking a Learning Designer to support the creation and enhancement of a diverse portfolio of online and blended programmes and modules for The Dickson Poon School of Law, including short courses and degree programmes. This role is integral to shaping an engaging and high-quality learning experience for our students.

Initially, the focus will be on developing online content for the short course portfolio. The Learning Designer with ensure excellence through the application of learning design principles; and will collaborate closely with academic staff and subject matter experts to create and refine content, activities, and assessments tailored for effective and engaging online learning.

The ideal candidate will be a creative and effective communicator who thrives in a fast-paced environment. They must be capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously, including responding to time-sensitive content design and development requests.

This is a full-time role offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract from the start date, with the possibility of extension to a permanent position.

About you

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

Essential criteria

1.      Education to A-Level (or equivalent) or substantial work experience in learning design

2.      Significant experience designing and/or developing asynchronous e-learning content and activities, including the creation of storyboards or similar visual planning tools.

3.      Good understanding of the instructional design role, including substantial knowledge and application of learning/ instructional design frameworks, relevant pedagogy for online education and adult learning theory and ability to demonstrate how their experience is relevant to the role

4.      Experience supporting students and/or academics in Higher Education.

5.      Experience producing planned, project outputs to competing deadlines both autonomously and collaboratively as part of a dynamic team.

6.      Familiarity with how virtual online learning environments, e.g. Moodle and authoring tools e.g. Articulate, can be used to support active learning

7.      Highly effective communication skills, including the ability to select relevant information and present complex ideas clearly, attuned to audience requirements and delivered in different formats.

Desirable criteria

1.      Knowledge of how to design learning experiences to maximise inclusion of diverse learners' needs.

2.      Experience with audio-visual elements, from design and recording to editing and implementation

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 next page after you click “Apply Now”. 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.

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.

Please note, we aim to contact shortlisted candidates by mid-December; however, due to the holiday period interviews will be held at the beginning of January.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.