Digital, Data, Innovation & AI Capability Lead
| Posting date: | 30 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £57,204 to £68,558 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National pay band: £57,204 - £63,953 London pay band: £62,988 - £68,558 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 February 2026 |
| Location: | G2 8HS |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 445868/1 |
Summary
As part of its development, it has been announced that Government Skills will become the National School of Government and Public Services. This change enhances its profile and visibility across government, offering better public services for citizens and confirming the government’s commitment to our vision of delivering world-class training in areas such as AI, digital, and leadership. This is an exciting time of growth, with new positions being created to support the future operating model.
Government Skills, Design and Delivery Team
The Design and Delivery Team, within Government Skills, exists to curate, design and deliver high quality learning opportunities that equip civil servants with the skills and knowledge they need to deliver excellent public services.
The Design and Delivery Team operates flexibly, and learning designers are expected to lead and contribute to multiple projects, offering excellent developmental opportunities.
In this role you will be accountable for the delivery of a curriculum of high-quality learning products, setting the strategic direction for a team of learning designers in the Digital, Data, Innovation & AI (DDI & AI) space.
Initial priorities may include:
- design, development and launch of the DDI & AI curriculum
- design, development and launch of the replacement to the Digital Excellence Programme
Key responsibilities:
- Participating and working on the design of the curriculum materials, including leading the strategic engagement and consultation across the CS with Department leads and Profession Capability leads;
- Supporting learning designers through quality assurance and governance processes;
- Being responsible for scoping and drafting strategic outlines for new learning projects; securing Advisory Board and/or senior level approvals required for the learning design process to be initiated;
- Horizon-scanning the DDI & AI learning landscape, providing the Design and Delivery Team with insights and training in new practical models and approaches;
- Engaging and collaborating across the team to coordinate learning designers' efforts so that content can be shared; identifying ways to adapt content to different audiences, avoiding duplication;
- Line managing the Learning Designers;
- Engaging and consulting with senior stakeholders and other departments to ensure our products are fit for purpose; supporting Learning Designers to do the same;
- Supporting our Learning Designers to test and quality assure learning content with external parties.
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