Job Description

Ref Number

B01-05036

Professional Expertise

IT and Digital

Department

Vice-President (Operations) (B01)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

43,374 51,860

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

02-Jun-2025

About us

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Information Services Division (ISD) is the primary provider of IT services to UCL. We support and enhance learning, teaching, research and administrative processes by providing information- and technology-related services to over 50,000 staff and students of UCL and associated institutions.



Our ambition is to be the leading IT services group in the Higher Education (HE) sector and we are growing our team's capability in experience/UX, agile development, security, cloud, service management and partnering. We are modernising our technology foundations, digitising the processes of the university to transform experience for students and staff, and partnering across the university to drive differentiation in UCL education and research.



UCL boasts a track record of ground-breaking research that transforms the lives of people around the world. Our teams provide dedicated, specialist support throughout the research and innovation lifecycle to help sustain and advance UCL's position as a world-class, research-led university.

About the role

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This exciting new position as a Learning Technologist will offer the postholder the opportunity to supply expertise, knowledge and support in digital technologies with a particular focus on a digital product area (e.g. virtual learning environments, digital assessment, educational media) or provide broader support of learning technologies for a particular UCL faculty, department or campus.



You will be required to provide continued training and support to staff across UCL and will ensure expert guidance and advice is provided. Consistent contribution to agile product teams, which help to enhance and develop specific product areas and help maintain a best-in-class service.



This also role offers the opportunity to provide continued collaboration with colleagues across ISD, UCL's educational support and development services and the wider education community within departments and faculties.

About you

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To be considered for this position candidates should have solid experience in the following:


Educated to degree standard or equivalent, or having acquired relevant proven experience of developing, promoting, supporting and evaluating a range of educational technologies to enhance teaching, learning and assessment in an education or skills training context. Experience of developing educational material within a team, working closely with academic subject experts and technical support teams. Experience of teaching or training in a group environment and evidence of effectively sharing technical knowledge and skill to support the work and learning of colleagues and users. Thorough working knowledge of the systems and applications used within the job role area. An understanding of how web-based, multimedia and mobile technologies can be used to enhance learning, teaching and assessment. An appreciation of the pedagogical, social and cultural issues affecting the adoption of new learning environments/technologies and strategies to deal with them.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are



committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.