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NFU Mutual

2mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • People, HR & Administration
    Education & Teaching
  • Oxford

AI generated summary

  • You must excel in instructional design, build strong relationships, create diverse learning solutions, and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge of tech trends and insurance is a plus.
  • You will design and develop innovative blended learning solutions, collaborate with SMEs, monitor progress, and ensure alignment with agency strategy while enhancing skills for ongoing improvement.

Requirements

  • You’re proficient in implementing instructional design principles to create effective learning pathways and experiences using design thinking as an approach.
  • Your expertise in designing learning experiences that prioritise the needs and preferences of learners is essential for this role.
  • You have a proven ability to build strong, influential, and collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including senior-level executives, and are comfortable presenting to people at all levels.
  • Your experience in the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of modern learning solutions and content is crucial.
  • This includes online/e-learning modules, instructor-led materials, job aids, face-to-face and live online experiential delivery and ideally, multimedia products such as video, graphic design, and audio training materials.
  • To join our team, you must also have:
  • Excellent written communication skills that enable you to create storyboards and scripts in partnership with subject matter experts.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills that allow for relationship building and facilitation of learning interventions.
  • Excellent and effective collaboration skills.
  • Knowledge of emerging technology trends for content creation, including web-based learning platforms, social learning, gamification, virtual reality, and augmented reality.
  • A knowledge of Insurance is desirable.
  • You must have a notice period of no more than one month to be considered.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance and enable the delivery of NFU Mutual’s future Agency learning strategy.
  • Create impactful learning experiences that drive business success and personal development.
  • As the Learning Design Specialist, you’ll work in partnership with HR colleagues and business experts to design, develop, implement, and evaluate innovative and commercially effective learning solutions.
  • Your efforts will enhance the skills and knowledge of personnel, enabling the delivery of NFU Mutual’s Agency strategy both now and in the future.
  • Creating engaging, high-quality blended learning experiences in-line with the Agency learning strategy, you’ll collaborate with business subject matter experts (SMEs) and utilise innovative learning technologies to achieve business objectives.
  • You’ll plan, design, communicate, and monitor the development and delivery of agreed learning solutions within the established timelines, ensuring they meet business deliverables, learning objectives and are aligned to the learning strategy.
  • You will provide to the stakeholder regular progress reports against timelines and as required escalate risks to the Learning Manager.
  • You’ll work closely with SMEs to understand the learning content and requirements scripting storyboards, developing prototypes and creating the final product, demonstrating commercial viability by delivering a blended learning solution.
  • Embracing continuous improvement, you’ll regularly review learning solutions to ensure they remain market-leading and accessible to all personnel, including those with neurodiverse needs.

FAQs

Do we support remote work?

Yes, we offer remote and hybrid working options, and you can be based anywhere in the UK.

What is the salary range for the Learning Design Specialist position?

The salary for this position ranges from £40,000 to £45,000 depending on experience.

What kind of learning experiences will I be creating?

You will be creating impactful blended learning experiences that align with NFU Mutual’s Agency learning strategy and drive business success and personal development.

Are there opportunities for professional development?

Yes, our supportive culture empowers and inspires our people to grow and develop within their roles.

What additional benefits does NFU Mutual offer?

In addition to salary and annual bonuses, NFU Mutual offers a contributory pension scheme, annual leave, gym membership contributions, health and wellbeing plans, life assurance, and employee discounts on insurance policies.

What is the duration of the project?

The project is dynamic, fast-paced, and is expected to last up to 12 months.

Is knowledge of Insurance required for this role?

While not mandatory, knowledge of Insurance is desirable for the Learning Design Specialist position.

What kind of team will I be working with?

You’ll be joining a team of experienced Learning Design Specialists and collaborating with HR colleagues and business subject matter experts.

What is the notice period required for this position?

Candidates must have a notice period of no more than one month to be considered for this role.

How does NFU Mutual support diversity and inclusion?

NFU Mutual supports an inclusive workplace and values all differences, celebrating creativity and innovation from diverse perspectives. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.

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NFU Mutual

For more than a century,  we have provided quality insurance to customers, their families, and their businesses

Finance
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1910
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

At NFU Mutual, we do things differently. We take the time to understand the needs of our customers, offering personal face-to-face service through more than 295 Agency offices nationwide. And, because we’re a mutual, the people that matter to us most are our customers. When we started in 1910, our aim was to encourage farmers around Stratford-upon-Avon into the newly established farming union through cost price insurance. Before long, the business expanded beyond it's Midlands home, establishing branches across the United Kingdom. As farming diversified, so did we. Growing beyond agricultural insurance we used our life assurance, investments and pensions expertise to provide individuals and businesses with our renowned customer service. Today, our people continue to build relationships with their local communities, taking the time to understand their individual needs so that we can offer the insurance cover appropriate to them.

Benefits

  • Between 25 and 28 days' holiday

  • Contributory pension scheme

  • Life assurance cover of four times salary

  • Company performance related annual bonus

  • Private medical insurance

  • Company car (for certain roles)