Digital Education Consultant

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a Digital Education Consultant to join our team and play a key role in shaping the future of blended learning in the coming year. 

Working closely with academic and administrative staff, you will design, develop, and deliver innovative digital education solutions that enhance teaching, learning, and assessment across the University. This role is offered on a 12 month fixed term, maternity cover, full-time (35 hours a week) with a salary of £44,247, rising to £50,379 per year.

As Digital Education Consultant, you will act as the primary contact for expert advice on blended learning, support the implementation of our new Digital Education Strategy, and lead initiatives that build digital capability among staff and students. You would be primarily, but not exclusively, academic faculty facing (Humanities and Social Sciences), working collaboratively with teaching and support staff in that faculty as well as the rest of the Digital Education team.

As Digital Education Consultant, you will:

• Provide educational advice and support for technology-enhanced learning.
• Deliver staff development workshops and curriculum design sessions.
• Monitor and evaluate online learning quality using Birkbeck Baseline standards.
• Design and promote new e-learning services aligned with institutional strategy.
• Contribute to digital education policy development and ensure compliance with accessibility and copyright legislation.

To succeed as Digital Education Consultant, you will demonstrate:

• Strong knowledge of VLEs (preferably Moodle) and key HE technologies (eg, Panopto, Turnitin).
• Experience applying curriculum design frameworks for blended and online learning.
• Excellent problem-solving, organisational, and communication skills.
• Ability to build interactive content and deliver engaging training sessions.

Birkbeck has made rapid progress transforming all modules are taught using the ‘Birkbeck Blend’, and we have equipped our teaching estate with HyFlex technology. We are carrying out pioneering work in Immersive learning and associated pedagogies in our new Immersive Learning Centre, and we'll soon be responsible for a Centre for Creative AI. Therefore, there's lots of opportunities for you to get involved in exciting new areas whilst you are with us. 

Your working day might involve consulting with staff on module design, developing learning materials, running a workshop, managing a project or even designing a Moodle plugin, so you will need to be adaptable, communicative, enthusiastic and knowledgeable in the field.

So, if you are passionate about education and technology, and feel this role has your name on it, then please get in touch, we’d love to have you on board. 

Salary and benefits
From £44,247, rising to £50,379 per annum, Grade 7 on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated London Weighting Allowance. 

Benefits of working at Birkbeck: a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements, generous benefits in the HE sector, and being located in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.

Contract:

Fixed-term, 1 year contract (maternity cover), full-time (35 hours a week) with office attendance once per week, and when necessary to support our staff and to attend meetings. Closing date: Sunday 21 December 2025, interview date: Thursday 8 January 2026.

Please fill in the application form with all relevant details, no CVs will be accepted. Only those candidates who clearly explain how they meet ALL the essential criteria for this post will be shortlisted. 

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Brett Lucas, Head of Digital Education, at b.lucas@bbk.ac.uk

If you have difficulty using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. www.bbk.ac.uk/jobs. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.