Learning & Development Digital Specialist

Learning & Development Digital Specialist

Final date to receive applications: 12 July 2026

Department: People & People Services

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Manchester

Reporting To: Learning & Development Manager

Compensation: £38,177 - £45,000 / year

Contract: Permanent, full time

Salary: £38,177 – £45,000 per annum

Location: Hybrid working with a base in Burford, Newport or Manchester

Closing date: Sunday 12 July 2026

First stage interview: Wednesday 22 July 2026

Second stage interview: Thursday 30 July 2026

Do you have a passion for creating engaging digital learning experiences that make a real difference? Are you confident using learning technologies to bring content to life and improve how people learn at work? If so, this could be the role for you.

We’re looking for a Learning & Development Specialist (Digital) to join our People & People Services team. This is a key role shaping and delivering our digital learning offer, helping ensure colleagues across Blue Cross have access to high quality, accessible and impactful learning.

This is a single role that can be based at either our Burford, Radcliffe or Newport site, with hybrid working in place.

You will lead the design and delivery of digital learning solutions across the organisation, creating engaging content that supports a blended learning approach. Working closely with stakeholders and subject matter experts, you will translate learning needs into effective digital experiences that support organisational priorities.

You will also take ownership of our learning platform (currently SAP Litmos), ensuring it is well managed, user friendly and continues to evolve to meet the needs of our colleagues. Alongside this, you will use data and insight to evaluate learning effectiveness and continuously improve our digital learning offer.

This role can be based at Burford, Newport or Manchester, with hybrid working in place.

What you will be doing

• Designing and delivering digital learning solutions from initial concept through to evaluation
• Creating engaging e-learning and digital content using modern instructional design approaches
• Partnering with subject matter experts to develop effective learning solutions
• Managing and developing our learning platform to ensure a great user experience
• Maintaining and evolving the digital learning catalogue, ensuring content is relevant and up to date
• Using data, feedback and insight to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
• Staying up to date with digital learning trends and identifying opportunities to innovate
• Contributing to wider projects and promoting learning across the organisation

You will be a creative and technically confident digital learning professional, with experience designing and delivering engaging learning solutions. You will be comfortable working with a range of stakeholders and able to translate learning needs into practical, high quality outputs.

You will be organised and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. With strong communication skills, you will build positive relationships and influence others to make the most of digital learning opportunities.

You will also be motivated to keep your knowledge up to date, staying aware of new technologies and approaches that enhance the learner experience.

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• Experience designing and delivering digital learning solutions end to end
• Strong knowledge of learning technologies and Learning Management Systems
• Experience using authoring tools such as Articulate 360 or similar
• Strong instructional design and learning experience design skills
• Experience working with stakeholders and subject matter experts
• The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Strong communication and problem solving skills
• The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross values

Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• Experience working in the charity sector
• Experience of video editing, multimedia or graphic design
• Knowledge of tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, HTML, CSS or similar
• Experience developing content within SAP…