Learning Content Designer
£32,000 - £34,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)
Manchester city centre - in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way, splitting your time between home, and the office (around once a week in the office) find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy. 
9-month secondment / fixed-term contract 

We’re looking for a Learning Content Designer to join our Talent Development team here at Co-op. In this role, we’ll look to you to support with the creation and maintenance of digital learning solutions for colleagues across our Co-op. You’ll work alongside experienced designers, learning valuable technical skills as you go.

You don’t need to be a technical expert to succeed in this role – what we really need is someone with creative flair, the ability to tell a story, and a passion for learning. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills while making a positive impact to colleagues across the whole of our Co-op.  

What you’ll do

• Work alongside experienced team members to understand the learning design process
• Learn how to create story boards and layout content using instructional design programmes 
• Update and maintain existing learning content in line with any changes  
• Attend briefs with the Learning Design Studio Manager and Learning Content Design Leads to gain an in-depth understanding of the courses that are being created
• Work collaboratively with the wider design team, subject matter experts and partners to gain knowledge, share ideas and give feedback
• As your confidence grows, own the end to end design of informative and innovative content for the delivery of digital learning
• Gain an understanding of the importance of user experience and accessibility, putting yourself in the shoes of the end-user and analysing user feedback to assess the success of learning courses

This role will suit people who have

• Some previous experience of instructional design 
• Good general IT skills with the ability to pick up new systems quickly - you enjoy learning and using new software 
• Natural creativity and an aptitude for innovative design 
• The mindset to put the learner at the forefront of your work 
• The ability to collaborate with your teammates and share ideas

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.
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