Role: Senior Learning Designer REF 100480
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Hybrid/London - In the office for 3 days per week in the office but flexible – travel will be required for the roles and expenses paid etc – train tickets booked etc
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Learning Designer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR LEARNING DESIGNER
- Translate insight themes and curriculum architecture into:
- Modules and session designs
- Immersive scenarios and simulation mechanics
- Participant reflection and application tools Co-design content with SMES across rail (customer, operations, safety, performance, commercial). Produce facilitator guides and delivery prompts that enable consistent delivery. Ensure design aligns to:
- Client culture pillars and leadership expectations
- Psychological safety and inclusive learning principles
- Practical application to leaders’ roles Support pilots and testing: observe, gather feedback, iterate quickly. Maintain design quality and consistency using agreed standards.
- Learning design craft: can design sessions that flow, land, and create behavioural shift.
- Scenario design: builds credible “real world” decision points, trade-offs, and consequences.
- Facilitator empathy: designs for delivery reality (timings, prompts, group dynamics).
- Eliminates jargon, keeps it usable for mixed audiences. Iterative mindset: prototypes quickly and improves through feedback
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR LEARNING DESIGNER
- Proven and demonstratable experience in the end to end design of behavioural change learning interventions for senior leaders
- Ability to interface with and manage director level stakeholders, proposing solutions in a complex stakeholder environment
- 5 years experience working in L&D
- Ability to work at pace and deliver polished outputs.
- Proven senior learning design capability with scenario-based/immersive elements.
- Strong stakeholder skills with SMEs and senior leaders. Ability to work at pace and deliver polished outputs
- Experience & Background: 6–10+ years in learning design / LXD / instructional design (senior level).
- Strong evidence of designing scenario-based workshops, simulations / case environments and senior leader development interventions
- Comfortable working with SMEs and operational leaders to capture authentic content.
- Ideally has knowledge of rail/transport operations OR has designed for complex operational environments.
If you are a Senior Learning Designer, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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