Technical Learning and Development Consultant

Job summary

Can you transform technical learning and competency frameworks to build a capable and future-ready workforce?

Do you have the expertise to identify capability gaps and shape innovative learning solutions?

Have you designed competency frameworks, learning strategies and performance metrics that drive lasting impact?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Technical Learning and Development Consultant. The MCA implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the UK and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea. The UK Technical Maritime Services (UKTMS) Directorate supports this mission by inspecting and surveying ships to ensure compliance with UK and international safety, security and environmental standards. It also certifies ships and seafarers, manages the UK Ship Register, and contributes to responses involving pollution from shipping and offshore installations.

Within UKTMS, the Training and Technical Performance team is responsible for developing and delivering technical training programmes, supporting operational performance, and promoting the consistent application of technical standards across the UK. The team also contributes to surveyor health and safety initiatives and coordinates specialist expertise through the Consultant Surveyor network.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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Job description

As a Technical Learning and Development Consultant, you will lead the strategic review, design and continuous improvement of directorate-wide technical learning and competency frameworks that build workforce capability and support operational excellence. You will drive the modernisation of UKTMS technical training by identifying capability gaps, developing competency and certification frameworks, and supporting workforce transformation. Using instructional design expertise, strategic workforce planning, digital learning technologies and data-driven evaluation, you will ensure training is effective, compliant and aligned with future workforce needs.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

1. Leading the development and continuous improvement of technical learning and competency frameworks that support capability and organisational priorities
2. Identifying capability and skills gaps through training needs analysis and workforce assessments to inform workforce planning, capability development and evidence-based recommendations.
3. Providing strategic advice on capability risks, training investment and workforce planning.
4. Designing and implementing learning pathways, blended learning solutions and competency-based development programmes.
5. Advising on instructional design best practice, learning technologies and modern learning approaches.
6. Leading learning and capability projects, monitoring risks, dependencies and delivery outcomes.
7. Building and maintaining effective relationships with senior leaders, subject matter experts and external partners.
8. Developing and evaluating KPIs, performance measures and management information to drive continuous improvement.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

1. A recognised qualification in Instructional Design, Digital Learning, or Learning & Development (e.g. CIPD or equivalent), or alternatively substantial equivalent professional experience.
2. Proven track record of designing, developing, and implementing technical competency frameworks and/or professional certification pathways from inception to delivery
3. Demonstrable experience leading the design and delivery of large-scale technical training or workforce capability strategies
4. Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills,
5. Experience of analysing complex workforce, training, compliance or operational performance data and translating findings into actionable insights, recommendations and improvement initiatives
6. Strong experience in training needs analyses and skills gap identification,
7. Proven experience in the application of instructional design principles to develop technical training, with specific expertise in developing interactive e-learning, digital solutions, or blended learning models.
8. Experience designing and implementing evaluation frameworks, KPIs, and performance measures to assess learning effectiveness and inform continuous improvement
9. Experience working with, configuring, or populating competency assessment and learning management platforms (e.g. Comaea, Learn365, or equivalent systems),
10. Experience of compliance with regulatory, quality assurance, and data protection requirements (e.g. GDPR) in relation to training, competency, and workforce data

Additional Information

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis to complete a finite piece of work, however this may be extended or made permanent.

Permanent Civil Servants will be appointed on an inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan. You must have your home departments approval to return to them at the end of the loan before you apply. Internal candidates will return to their previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance. If your home department cannot agree to release you on loan, there is the opportunity for you to move across to the department on a fixed term appointment. In this instance the Department for Transport would become your home department and if there is no role available for you at the end of this appointment, you would be subject to the redeployment and redundancy process.

If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment.

Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service. Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP applies to all public facing roles / or a role that is primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles. All critical to the delivery of UK public services.

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Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applicatio