Learning System Administrator

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning System Administrator to join our amazing team. This role is based in Gilwell Park with Hybrid working.

Contract Type: Full time (35 hours per week)

Term: Fixed-term Contract for 12 months

Salary: £27,396 per annum, Band D, Level 3 - inclusive of Outer London Weighting

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Learning System Administrator role:

As a Learning System Administrator, you will be working directly with volunteer and staff colleagues. We use an Agile methodology, so we will be iterating and testing everything we do – participatory design with our learners is key! That also means you should expect to work some evenings and weekends, as our learners are volunteers and we want to engage with the widest range possible.

Key responsibilities as our Learning System Administrator:

• Delving deep into the configuration and setup of our new Learning Experience System
• Setting up course templates and categories
• Defining and configuring logics in the learning system to make sure our volunteers have the right learning assigned or recommended to them
• Importing existing training materials as courses and resources in the system
• Assist in the data migration of historic learning records for our volunteers to make sure their learning is recognised in the new learning system
• Plugging in xAPI packages, making sure they can communicate with the Learning System
• Setting up skill structures, meta-tags and notification messages in the Learning System that help our volunteers engage with the right learning at the right time
• Developing the necessary documentation and guidance to help staff and volunteers engage with our Learning System
• Collaborating with colleagues to make sure we end up with a user-friendly, inclusive and accessible learning system for our volunteers
• Make sure we follow standards and best practices for all

What we are looking for in our Learning System Administrator:

• Specialist experience in administrating, configuring or managing Learning Management or Experience Systems or similar
• .Knowledge of and/or skills in Inclusive Design and Accessibility, especially the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1)
• Great technical and digital skills – xAPI, SCORM, Widgets and other such terms are familiar to you, and you are happy to learn more about and engage with the technical aspect of Learning Systems and IT integrations
• Basic HTML skills – you are confident in using basic html code to design system messages and emails
• Strong administrative skills and attention to detail

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

• Up to four personal days paid leave a year
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Flexible working hours
• Study and volunteer leave
• Free onsite parking

Closing date: 11:59pm Tuesday 28 February 2023

Please note that we do not accept CV’s only for this role. All applications for this vacancy must include a CV and Covering Letter.

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.