Job Description
Are you a leader with strategic vision and a learner-centric approach?
Do you have proven experience in managing product development and instructional design within the education, training, or EdTech sectors?

Impact Futures and The Childcare Company are delighted to announce that we have a prominent brand new opportunity for a passionate individual to join our Quality Team as our hybrid-based Head of Product Innovation and Instructional Design.

Please note this role will require occasional travelling for team meetings.

The Role
As the Head of Product Innovation and Instructional Design, you will lead the strategic development and continuous improvement of educational products and commercial offerings. This role combines innovative product development with high-quality instructional design to ensure our learning solutions are engaging, impactful, and aligned with market demands. You will collaborate across teams to drive product strategy, manage development pipelines, and enhance learner experiences through dynamic, evidence-based resources.

The role will involve:
– Product Strategy & Development: Lead the end-to-end process for developing and enhancing educational products, from concept to launch, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and market needs.
– Instructional Design Leadership: Oversee the design and delivery of engaging, effective, and accessible learning content, incorporating best practices in instructional design, digital learning, and pedagogical frameworks.
– Innovation & Market Trends: Identify and integrate emerging trends in education technology and instructional design to maintain a competitive edge.
– Project Management: Manage the product development lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality learning products within budget.
– Reporting & Insights: Provide regular updates and data-driven insights to senior leadership on product performance, learner engagement, and market trends.

You’ll be joining a leading national training provider at an exciting time of growth and expansion, working in a fun and supportive environment in an organisation with a strong focus on people and culture.

Expect regular catch-ups and socials with your team, surprises in the post and company-wide social events- we’re a friendly bunch.

This is a remote working working with some required travel for learner observations.

The Benefits
– 25 days holiday plus public and bank holidays
– 3 additional days of paid leave for Christmas Shut down
– Volunteer day
– Enhanced Sick Pay
– BUPA Healthcare Cashback plan
– Enhanced Maternity paid leave
– Enhanced Paternity paid leave
– Grandparent paid leave
– Bereavement paid leave
– Life Assurance
– Refer a friend bonus
– Birthday day off
– 3% pension contribution using pension provider NEST
– Shopping discount & cash back platform
– Refer a friend bonus
– Employee Financial Wellbeing support
– Buy an additional 5 days annual leave
– TOTUM Pro student discount card
– Employee Assistance Helpline
– Company events and social gatherings
– Appreciation gifts

About You
Essential:
– Proven experience in managing product development and instructional design within the education, training, or EdTech sectors
– Strong understanding of pedagogical models, digital learning tools, and instructional technologies
– Demonstrated ability to lead product innovation and manage complex projects from concept to delivery
– Strategic thinker with a learner-centric approach and commercial awareness
– Proficiency with learning management systems (LMS), eLearning authoring tools, and digital content platforms
– Understanding of user experience (UX) design in educational context
Desirable:
– Experience in apprenticeship, vocational education, or commercial learning products
– Knowledge of integrating products with platforms like Aptem

About Us
– The Childcare Company and Impact Futures are one of the UK’s largest independently owned training providers, delivering Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Adult Education
– Our expertise is underpinned by our Ofsted Grade 2 ‘Good’ accreditation, and learner-centric delivery is at the heart of our continual operational evolution to ensure our learners receive an outstanding learning journey
– Impact Futures / The Childcare Company are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitability qualified persons regardless of their race, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age
– We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role