About the role
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:
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
- 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.
The benefits
By joining The Childcare Company and Impact Futures, you'll gain access to a variety of workplace benefits, which align closely to our LIFE values. You'll be entitled to benefits such as birthday holidays, flexible working, away days and much more. Click below to read more!
About you
You will:
- 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. Understanding of user experience (UX) design in educational context
- 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
- 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 some of the UK’s largest independently owned training providers, delivering apprenticeships and vocational qualifications across a broad range of sectors, and working with organisations across England to upskill staff.
In our daily mission to deliver outstanding learning and development to our national network of learners, and we’re on the lookout for passionate delivery staff to join our innovative teams and support us on our extraordinary growth mission in 2022.
By joining our team, you’ll become part of our LIFE Culture:
Loyal
We stand by our employees and trust in your knowledge and experience to help us grow and evolve.
Innovative
We don’t sit quiet if something isn’t working, and we don’t want you to either, operating an open door policy across the organisation to encourage innovation.
Fun
Work without fun, is no fun! We’re focussed on making our operational success a fun journey to be a part of. After all, we spend a significant amount of time at work, why would anybody want to make it drab?
Experts
You join our team as an expert, not just an employee. We know it takes an army of experts to deliver high quality, national training, and are invested in your development and growth.
Working with Impact Futures
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Apply now and make your impact
To apply for this vacancy, complete the form below. Alternatively, for a confidential chat about this role, please contact our Recruitment team, by calling 01753 596 004 or by email.
Both the Impact Futures and The Childcare Company brands are used interchangeably for both Impact Futures Training Limited and The Child Care Company (Old Windsor) Limited.