Digital Content & VLE Coordinator

Location: Madingley Hall 

About us

Our mission is to enable professional and continuing education throughout life, and to widen access to higher education. We design, deliver and curate a portfolio of world leading short courses and award bearing qualifications in a broad range of disciplines. 

The Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team's work engages with almost all areas at PACE. We manage and support the optimal use of learning technologies across the Institute's diverse course portfolio, as well as having overall responsibility for running the PACE's non-award bearing fully online course portfolio (over 100K students per year). This includes courses run on our own Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), and those offered on our partner platforms (Coursera, FourthRev, edX, BMJ, etc.) 

Our activities primarily take place at Madingley Hall (a residential Grade I listed building), which provides facilities for conferences and events, and a full hotel service. Madingley Hall has 13 meeting rooms, 62 ensuite bedrooms, a bar and lounge, set in 8 acres of grounds (including Capability Brown designed gardens). 

The Role 

The Digital Content & VLE Co-ordinators are part of the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team and support the growth of PACE's diverse non-award bearing Online Course portfolio. As part of the role, they are responsible for working with our Academics, Tutor's and other Subject Matter Experts to develop inclusive, engaging content and learning experiences for online and 'blended' courses for adult learners (mixture of online and face-to-face delivery). This includes creating digital content such as video, audio, interactive presentations, illustration and animation used in the PACE's various teaching and learning activities. As the successful candidate you will have experience creating content for adult learners, adopting a student-centred approach at all times to maximise student learning and the overall student experience. The role-holder also supports Institute users; students, tutors, administrators and examiners in their use of the Institute's VLEs and assists when needed to coordinate system improvements and upgrades with the central University Information Services' (UIS) Moodle Team.

The role-holder supervises the work of a junior/apprentice member of the TEL team. 

Your skills

• Good knowledge of industry-standard digital learning technologies and platforms such as Moodle
• Knowledge of instructional design fundamentals
• Familiar with various digital content creation and video/audio software
• Experience working collaboratively with Academics/Subject Matter Experts on course creation projects
• Core team working skills
• Ability to manage projects to a high level of accuracy
• Knowledge of copyright and licensing regulations

Benefits

• 36 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Defined benefits pension schemes
• Flexible working options
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career and Professional development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Discounts on shopping
• Rental deposit scheme
• Public transport season ticket loans 

Elements of this role are suitable for hybrid working, where staff can split their time between in-person collaboration and remote working. Current arrangements for this role are for a minimum of 2 days working in the office. 

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click 'Apply' above.

Informal enquiries are encouraged and can be made to Cory Saarinen, cory.saarinen@pace.cam.ac.uk

Enquires about the application process should be directed to HR@pace.cam.ac.uk

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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