Learning Systems Specialist
| Posting date: | 02 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,178.25 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | ForHousing |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
This role is known internally as “Learning Management System Specialist.”
Everything we do aims to positively impact the lives of our social housing tenants and deliver on what matters to them and their communities. We provide safe, well-maintained, sustainable homes and deliver customer-focused services. ForHousing is a place where everyone can thrive and be themselves.
As part of our Learning and Organisational Development team, you’ll be the specialist on Cornerstone – our Learning Management System (LMS). As our subject matter expert, you’ll advise colleagues on all aspects of using the LMS and look after the day-to-day management of the system. You’ll provide a wide range of LMS Services such as system integrations, configurations, user set ups, system improvements, reporting, and compliance monitoring.
Why ForHousing?
• Best companies 2-star employer – our colleagues rated us an “Outstanding Place to Work”.
• Hybrid working – most of your time can be spent working at home, or you’re free to spend more time in the office if you prefer.
• Agile working – we are outcome driven, so we empower you to do your best work, in the way that works best for you.
• MyPerks – You can save money on everyday spending and make your money go further with discounts and cashback across a wide range of shops, services and products.
• Smartech – Make your money go further when purchasing technology or white goods and spread the cost.
• Wellbeing centre – gym discounts, exercise videos, mindfulness tools, nutrition advice, financial advice and more.
• Cycle to work scheme – save up to 40% on bikes and equipment.
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to a 24/7 counselling and support helpline.
What you’ll be doing:
• Providing 1st and 2nd line support to all colleagues for LMS related enquiries
• Lead in system configuration for new functionalities to support organisational development and personal growth
• Being responsible for reporting data, ensuring accuracy and compliance including working with Power BI dashboards
• Actioning any necessary system changes and set-ups.
• Assigning learning to relevant audiences including new an current colleagues, to ensure compliance.
• Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders such as Cornerstone OnDemand (our LMS) and LinkedIn learning, and ensuring these systems are integrated.
• Advising internal stakeholders on system best practices, limitations and possibilities
• Helping to create tutorials and guides to support learners with using the LMS.
What we’re looking for:
• A systems specialist with great IT skills.
• Excellent communications skills.
• The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Experience achieving compliance in a regulated environment would be ideal.
Further information and requirements for this role can be found in the role profile
ForHousing is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
If you need any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please get in touch with the team on recruitment@forhousing.co.uk
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, depending on application volumes.
Everything we do aims to positively impact the lives of our social housing tenants and deliver on what matters to them and their communities. We provide safe, well-maintained, sustainable homes and deliver customer-focused services. ForHousing is a place where everyone can thrive and be themselves.
As part of our Learning and Organisational Development team, you’ll be the specialist on Cornerstone – our Learning Management System (LMS). As our subject matter expert, you’ll advise colleagues on all aspects of using the LMS and look after the day-to-day management of the system. You’ll provide a wide range of LMS Services such as system integrations, configurations, user set ups, system improvements, reporting, and compliance monitoring.
Why ForHousing?
• Best companies 2-star employer – our colleagues rated us an “Outstanding Place to Work”.
• Hybrid working – most of your time can be spent working at home, or you’re free to spend more time in the office if you prefer.
• Agile working – we are outcome driven, so we empower you to do your best work, in the way that works best for you.
• MyPerks – You can save money on everyday spending and make your money go further with discounts and cashback across a wide range of shops, services and products.
• Smartech – Make your money go further when purchasing technology or white goods and spread the cost.
• Wellbeing centre – gym discounts, exercise videos, mindfulness tools, nutrition advice, financial advice and more.
• Cycle to work scheme – save up to 40% on bikes and equipment.
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to a 24/7 counselling and support helpline.
What you’ll be doing:
• Providing 1st and 2nd line support to all colleagues for LMS related enquiries
• Lead in system configuration for new functionalities to support organisational development and personal growth
• Being responsible for reporting data, ensuring accuracy and compliance including working with Power BI dashboards
• Actioning any necessary system changes and set-ups.
• Assigning learning to relevant audiences including new an current colleagues, to ensure compliance.
• Maintaining relationships with key stakeholders such as Cornerstone OnDemand (our LMS) and LinkedIn learning, and ensuring these systems are integrated.
• Advising internal stakeholders on system best practices, limitations and possibilities
• Helping to create tutorials and guides to support learners with using the LMS.
What we’re looking for:
• A systems specialist with great IT skills.
• Excellent communications skills.
• The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Experience achieving compliance in a regulated environment would be ideal.
Further information and requirements for this role can be found in the role profile
ForHousing is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
If you need any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please get in touch with the team on recruitment@forhousing.co.uk
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, depending on application volumes.
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