Learning & Development Digital Specialist
Application Deadline: 12 July 2026
Department: People & People Services
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Newport
Reporting To: Learning & Development Manager
Compensation: £38,177 - £45,000 / year
Description
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.
More about the role
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
About you
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 Litmos or a similar platform
- Understanding of learning psychology
How to apply
To apply for this role, please submit your application through our careers site and answer the application questions, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.
In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.
Our generous benefits package includes:
- Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
- Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
- Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
- Health cash plan
- Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
- Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.
- Life assurance
- 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Recognition scheme
- Annual volunteer days
- Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the
'why work for us' page on our website.
