Learning Designer

Job summary

Learning Designer

£60,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Ready to make a real difference? Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as our Learning Designer. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in helping people across the UK build stronger financial futures and to do it as part of a supportive, energetic team.

Why This Role Matters

The Learning Designer is responsible for designing and developing high quality training solutions across digital and blended formats. Working as part of the Learning Design team, the role translates business needs, technical content and learner requirements into effective learning experiences aligned to the Money Guidance Competency Framework.

The role supports a national training offer delivered to a wide network of external organisations and practitioners across the UK, designed to improve their understanding, skills, and confidence in money guidance and financial education for the benefit of their customers or service users.

The largest initiative - Money Guiders - is undergoing significant expansion and currently includes:

• 250 programme partners
• 17,000 practitioners (learners)
• A UK-wide programme of learning and CPD events
• A high-profile annual conference
• A comprehensive eLearning suite
• City & Guilds Assured digital credentials
• A unique Money Guidance Competency Framework

The postholder will play a critical role in creating new training solutions to meet the needs of a rapidly growing and diverse learner base, working independently on projects as part of a collaborative team.

About Us

MaPS is based in bright, modern offices in Bedford, and we’re here to help people across the UK feel more confident and informed about their money.

Our values guide how we work together:

• Caring – for colleagues and the communities we support
• Connecting – building supportive, positive relationships
• Transforming – creating impact that truly matters

We’re proud to foster an inclusive, welcoming culture. Our colleague networks include LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health and ethnicity groups — and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Please note this role can be part time or a job share

Job description

Learning Design and Training Content Development

• Hold accountability for the creation of a portfolio of training solutions.
• Design and develop pedagogically sound training solutions across a range of digital and non-digital formats, including eLearning, webinars, workshops, microlearning, video, and assessments.
• Manage the end-to-end process for transforming learner needs and concepts into deliverable training/learning output.

• Apply a range of instructional approaches and adult learning principles to meet diverse learner needs.
• Apply accessible learning practices and design principles to ensure all individuals can access and benefit from all training programmes.

• Ensure all training content aligns with defined learning outcomes, learner needs, and the Money Guidance Competency Framework.

• Manage the authoring of bespoke training/learning materials.
• Translate technical content and subject matter expertise into engaging, accessible, and effective learning experiences.
• Produce high-quality learning outputs such as storyboards, scripts, workshop materials prototypes, and supporting resources.

• Support lifecycle management of a large and growing digital learning library, including technical content updates, and refreshing instructional approaches.

Collaboration and Delivery

• Support the prioritisation of the training content pipeline and delivery plan.
• Work flexibly as part of the Learning Design team to deliver the training content pipeline.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs), learners, authors, trainers, facilitators, and digital content producers to co-create training solutions.

• Manage project plans involving suppliers and internal teams e.g. platform operations, external accreditation, events, to ensure training programmes are delivered effectively.

• Ensure compatibility of learning content with digital learning platforms and systems.

• Contribute to future plans for training solutions that support practitioners, leaders and manager in a wide range of job roles and sectors.

Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement

• Ensure all content meets quality standards, including accessibility, brand, and external accreditation requirements.
• Use learner feedback and data to evaluate the effectiveness of training and inform continuous improvements.
• Stay up to date with learning design trends, tools, and best practice to enhance learning provision.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

Essential:

1. Significant experience in learning and training design, applying adult learning principles across a range of formats.
2. Demonstrable experience with learning platforms (e.g. LMS/LXP) and creating engaging digital and/or blended learning solutions using market leading tools such as Adapt, Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate, Synthesia, Camtasia.
3. Ability to translate complex or technical content into clear, engaging learning experiences
4. Experience working collaboratively with stakeholders, including learners, subject matter experts and content developers.
5. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet delivery deadlines.

Desirable: (No more than three)

1. Experience working with skills and competency frameworks.
2. Knowledge of financial capability, money guidance, or related sectors.
3. Experience with accredited training or digital credentialing.

Personal Attributes

• Creative and learner-focused, with a passion for designing engaging learning experiences.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Collaborative team player, open to feedback and new ideas.
• Adaptable and responsive in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Benefits

• 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension (2:1 matched contribution up to 10%)
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme (up to £3,000)
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance
• EAP Assist & Life
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• 2 paid volunteering days
• Recognition scheme
• Retail discounts portal

Flexible Working

We believe work should fit around life. This Bedford‑based role offers genuine flexibility so you can balance work, family, and personal commitments. We come together for purposeful team collaboration to stay connected and drive great results.

Career Development
We love supporting internal growth and progression, while continuing to follow fair and open Civil Service recruitment practices.

Important Information About Applying

• Please apply only via official MaPS links - we can’t accept applications via email or unauthorised sites.
• MaPS is unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Reserve List: If you're successful at interview, we may place you on a reserve list for up to 6 months. If a similar role becomes available, you may be offered it without the need for another assessment.

If you believe your application hasn’t followed the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles, you can contact resourcing@maps.org.uk. If unresolved, you may then contact the Civil Service Commission.

Job Reference: MaPS01186

Close Date: 13/07/2026

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

We keep things simple, fair, and transparent:

Step 1: Submit Your Application

Open: 29/06/2026 , Deadline: 13/07/2026

To apply, please submit the following documents:

1. Your most up-to-date CV
2. A cover letter (maximum 1,000 words). Please structure your cover letter in two parts:

• Part 1 – Motivation and fit
  Explain why you are interested in this role and how your experience and values align with it.
• Part 2 – Essential Criteria
  Using the five Essential Criteria as headings, provide concise examples that demonstrate your judgement, level of responsibility and impact.

Step 2: Telephone Interview

Between 29/06/2026 – 15/07/2026

If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to a telephone interview with one of our recruiters. This is an opportunity to:

• Discuss your experience in more detail
• Learn more about the role and our organisation
• Ask any questions you may have

Step 3: Final Stage Interview

Hosted on 5th and 6th August 2026

Successful candidates from the telephone interview will be invited to attend an in-person interview in our Bedford office

This stage will consist of:
• A short presentation and discussion, followed by
• A structured interview

Together, these will explore how candidates apply their experience, judgement and skills to scenarios relevant to the role.

We follow fair, open, and merit‑based recruitment in line with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : sophie rigney
• Email : sophie.rigney@reed.com

Recruitment team

• Email : sophie.rigney@reed.com