Thank You Very Much for Your Enquiry for the Post of Learningdesign and Development Officer

Thank You Very Much for Your Enquiry for the Post of Learningdesign and Development Officer

January 2014

Thank you very much for your enquiry for the post of LearningDesign and Development Officer at OnePlusOne.

OnePlusOne investigates what makes relationship work more or less well – or fall apart – and the effect of the quality of relationships on parenting, parent-child relationships and the well-being of adults and families. We use the findings to develop training and resources tailored to the needs of those working with families in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, and to ensure that policy is shaped by evidence and innovative practice.

Thisfixed term role is essential to keeping our resources and web services evidence based, fresh and engaging and give our users the best experience we can.

Below is the job description and person specification, you will find the Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form on the vacancies section of our website:

Please visit our website for further information about OnePlusOne and if you would like to discuss the job informally in the first instance please email our Head of Administration, Kate Balston, on .

Please return your application form by email , marked ‘Resources Development’ in the title bar, to arrive by 10.00 am on Monday, 5thFebruary 2014.

Please do not send CVs as they will not be taken into account.

If you have not heard back from me by 21stFebruary I am afraid you should regard your application as having been unsuccessful.

Yours sincerely

Kate Balston

Head of Administration

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE / Learning Design and Development Officer
DATE / January 2014
DAYS / HOURS PER WEEK / 3 days / 21 hours – 60%
REPORTING TO / Deputy Director - Innovation
DIRECT REPORTS / N/A
KEY RELATIONSHIPS / Editorial Lead, Researchers, Research & Information Officer, Press Officer, Marketing Officer, Digital Project Manager, Web editor
TERM / To 31 March 2015
LOCATION of WORK / 1 Benjamin Street, London EC1M 5QG
SALARY RANGE / £27,000-£30,000 per annum pro rata
LEAVE / 25 days + bank hols pro rata
JOB DESCRIPTION (narrative)
Working closely with research and other colleagues, this role is to produce a variety of evidence-based and engaging learning materials for use in a range of outlets - primarily our learning resources and web services and
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES (list)
  • Designing learning content for OnePlusOne’s e-learning modules, online services / websites, including e-bulletins, newsletters etc.
  • Develop a wide range of materials/resources for OnePlusOne’s on-line content bank.
  • Responsible for maintaining the ‘voice’ of the different OPO web services
  • Work in partnership with on-line partners to co-create content where required
  • Edit content produced by colleagues and responsible for maintaining quality in the editorial process, ensuring final sign off of all content produced
  • Produce and maintain content forward planners for e-learning and training resources
  • Support development of marketing collateral as required

Variations in these responsibilities may occur over time and this job description may alter accordingly.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (narrative)
It may be necessary to work beyond normal office hours without advance warning in order to meet deadlines. It may be necessary to work beyond normal office hours on a planned basis in order to attend or service meetings. Although predominantly desk-based, this post may occasionally require the post holder to travel outside London and stay away from home on a planned basis in order to pursue development opportunities or attend conferences, seminars or other events.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential / Desirable
Journalism, Communications or English graduate with professional experience and understanding of writing educative material. / 
Experience of using content management systems / 
Excellent understanding of research and statistics, and ability to accurately interpret, cite and source information. / 
Highly organised. Systematic approach to planning ahead, handling and filing information, with an investigative approach to monitoring, tracing and retrieving sources / 
A good understanding of the importance of evidence-based information, and commitment to developing and maintaining a high quality information resource. / 
Track record of writing educative material / 
Track record of writing for a broad range of online/offline audiences / 
Ability to summarise evidence based written material into simple language without altering meaning / 
Proven experience of working to tight deadlines on numerous projects / 

In addition to the competences below the post holder is expected to demonstrate a keen interest in relationships and the organisation’s field of work and to be able to work within the Equal Opportunities guidelines, Line Management procedures and additional policies set by OnePlusOne.

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES
Self-administrative and IT competent / Collaborative working approach
Excellent written and oral presentation skills / Understanding audience behaviours
Self-motivated and able to work independently managing own workload as well being part of the team. / Ability to manage multiple priorities calmly and efficiently
User engagement / Analytic and creative
Audience focussed writing
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