Hybrid Senior Online Courses Manager

at Raspberry Pi Foundation

• Job title: Senior Online Courses Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £58,000 - £64,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Online Courses Manager developing online courses for global educators at Raspberry Pi Foundation. Leading course design, production, and strategic direction to enhance teaching in computing and AI.

Responsibilities

• Develop the strategic vision and long-term plan for our online courses, ensuring that it reflects the needs of educators and aligns with our wider strategy and priorities.
• Lead the design and development of a portfolio of online courses, from analysing user needs through to scripting, production, and delivery; working collaboratively with subject experts, videographers, and designers.
• Oversee the delivery and moderation of online courses, ensuring that users have an excellent experience and achieve their learning goals.
• Work with the marketing team and other partners to promote the online courses to maximise their reach.
• Work with the product team to define and prioritise the product roadmap for the Training Hub, ensuring that the platform is responsive to the needs of users.
• Ensure that online courses reflect evidence-based pedagogy and andragogy, in line with the Foundation's agreed approaches to teaching and learning.
• Identify and respond to trends in online learning and the teaching of discrete and cross-curricular computing, ensuring that content is innovative and remains relevant.
• Contribute to the development of the Foundation's teaching and learning strategy and approaches.
• Develop and implement systems for quality assurance, including in relation to the Foundation's policies for inclusion and accessibility.
• Use feedback and data to drive improvement and reach of online courses. Take responsibility for producing internal and external management information and reporting as required.
• Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team, ensuring that capacity and resources are planned and managed effectively to deliver agreed priorities.
• Represent the Raspberry Pi Foundation to external audiences and work collaboratively with external stakeholders as required.

Requirements

• Experience in bringing together internal stakeholders to set the strategic direction of a product, aligned to the organisational strategy and meeting the needs of identified audiences.
• Significant experience in leading the production of online courses for a global adult learner audience, including experience of understanding learner needs, through to planning, writing, moderation and impact evaluation. Experience in creating professional development for educators would be advantageous.
• Understanding of andragogy research and principles, with a proven ability to translate evidence-informed adult learning into high-quality course content and learning experiences.
• Experience working in cross-functional product teams, championing an educator perspective and proposing platform features and improvements as part of a product roadmap.
• Experience in the collection, management, and analysis of feedback and learning analytics to maximise course enrolment, participation, completion and repeat learning, and to drive a continuous improvement cycle.
• Experience of managing a team in a collaborative and supportive environment, with the ability to plan and manage resource allocation effectively across multiple projects and priorities.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues and external partners, with an openness to working across the Foundation's programmes and products.
• A commitment to the Foundation's mission and values, including on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Willingness to travel in the UK and potentially internationally.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Pension. We provide an 8% employer contribution on top of your minimum 4% employee contribution.
• Private healthcare. We provide comprehensive private healthcare for all employees through Vitality Plus.
• Flexible working. We have clear policies to provide flexibility over when and where you work, helping you balance work responsibilities with the rest of your life.
• Support for parents and carers. We provide generous family leave and flexibility for parents and carers.
• Life assurance and income protection. We provide life assurance and income protection schemes to provide peace of mind for you and your family.
• Investing in learning and development. We invest in your growth and development, including through access to learning resources and training, with dedicated time for all employees.
• Travel to work. Through our Cycle-to-Work and Season Ticket Loan schemes we support cost effective and sustainable travel to work.