The Role

We are looking for a Learning Designer to join our course development team. The successful candidate will be excited about creating online learning experiences that can help public servants to be more knowledgeable, motivated and impactful. You’ll get to work with expert partners like the University of Oxford, and will be responsible for the design and development of course content. This is an amazing opportunity to leverage your skills in all aspects of learning design, from facilitating design workshops, to developing effective pedagogical approaches, writing course material, overseeing filming and interacting with our public servant users.

The Team

Apolitical is a growing startup of just over 50 people. You would join a team of learning designers who report into the Head of Course Creation.

In this role you’ll get to:

• Collaborate with expert partners to design learning on some of the most interesting topics in the world - from regulating digital platforms and gender equality to leadership and collaboration - for people with the ability to really affect change
• Own your own courses, from conducting research into wide-ranging course topics to writing engaging lesson content
• Evaluate and improve the learning offering and contribute to Apolitical’s learning strategy
• Work in a team of kind people who are passionate about our mission

Requirements

You’ll need

• 1-2 years experience working on learning design in an online context.
• The ability to get your head around new topics quickly and design engaging experiences that people love.
• Strong research and educational writing skills.
• A good knowledge of learning theories, learning design models and best practice.
• Experience in facilitating analysis and design workshops and designing learner-centred materials. You are energised by working with world-class subject-matter experts to develop cutting-edge courses.
• To be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. You’re adaptable and full of great ideas about how we can improve our learning offering.
• The ability to work autonomously and present solutions to new pedagogical challenges.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills - you’ll work closely with our partners and with every team in the company, from customer success to product.

Benefits

(In addition to working with smart, kind people on one of the most important challenges of our time…)

🚀 Stock options: Our employee options plan gives you a stake in our vision.

🦋 Flexibility: Everyone works differently. Whether it’s early mornings, late nights or a day at home, we support what gives you energy and makes you effective.

🌴 Holidays: Unlimited holidays, trusting people to take what they need when they need. As a restorative reboot, we give everyone on the team the last Friday of every month off.

💼 Office: We’re a hybrid working company, but when we’re at the office, we’re based 3 minutes North of in Elephant & Castle, easily accessible from all areas of London. We also have flexibility around remote work.

👶 Parental leave: Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

📚 Development: Learning and development budgets for books, conferences and courses. We also offer learning time off and have an extensive library to which every team member contributes their favourite book.

🎲 Socials: Monthly virtual socials and more in-person meet-ups as some of the team head back into the office.

🌳 Financial wellbeing: Pension contribution on a banded scheme, salary sacrifice, and access to Maji, a financial planning tool to help you achieve your goals.

🧠 Knowledge-sharing: On Fridays we have talks on Zoom from team members to public service members sharing their work.

🌻 Mental Wellbeing: Membership to Spill, supporting employee mental health through Slack.

🚴🏽‍♀️ Cycle-to-Work: We are registered on the UK’s Cycle-to-Work scheme, so you can buy a bike and cycling accessories tax-free.

💸 Discounts: Exclusive discounts and rewards at over 30,000 brands through CharlieHR.

Before applying, you should read Apolitical’s leadership principles. Check in particular that you’re excited by the autonomy and changeability that a Series A stage startup demands.

Please note that, due to the nature of the work we do with global governments and partners, all employees are required to pass BPSS verification.