Head of Digital Learning

Internally known as EdTech Lead

Job Summary

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website: www.annafreud.org/about/

We value diversity and aim to have a diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values, and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Anna Freud is in an exciting stage of delivery of its 5-year strategy, which includes bringing together different parts of the organisation in a collaborative effort to create and implement a Digital Academy. The Education Technology Lead will be a new and pivotal role that will support the successful implementation of the Digital Academy. This role will sit within the Education and Training Division of Anna Freud, working closely with senior colleagues from across the organisation, including the Education and Training Division Leadership team, Closing the Gap Acceleration (CtGA) team, and the different Heads of departments. Externally, they will liaise with external tech organisations to support the procurement of new platforms and conduct market research to assess the market, target audience, and consumer demand for the various services that might be offered through the Digital Academy.

The successful candidate will join a fast-paced, growing, and successful team. They will need to be an experienced professional within the field of educational technology, with a good grasp of learning design and virtual learning platforms, as well as experience in commissioning/procuring digital platforms and a demonstrable ability to undertake market research within both home and international markets. An understanding of working in the charity sector and/or within an education and training environment would be helpful. Experience of undertaking projects centered around children, young people and families, mental health, or other health-related/science subjects would be welcomed.

Location

Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH).

Contract duration

Fixed-term (two years in the first instance but with scope to extend)

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Friday 20 September 2024. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Thursday 26 September 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Thursday 3 October 2024.