Programme Manager

OFFICIAL Senior Learning Experience Designer Leadership Skills & Behavior (Contract 12 months) About GBR Great British Railways (GBR) will be a new publicly owned company that will unite responsibility for providing safe and reliable passenger services with efficiently managing and optimising infrastructure as a critical UK asset. GBR will provide a service that touches millions of lives daily. It will be charged with improving train performance, growing revenue, unlocking new house-building opportunities, and increasing the use of rail freight. GBR will bring together track and train to deliver a railway that is Reliable Affordable, Efficient, High quality, Accessible and Safe. At its heart, GBR is about transforming the passenger experience making every journey seamless, safe, and satisfying. The GBR Leadership Academy The GBR Academy exists to equip current and future railway leaders with the knowledge, skills and tools to lead and deliver an integrated industry where track and train is bought together after decades of fragmentation. The academy will: Close Critical Knowledge Gaps of how the whole railway system works and changes through integration. Build common tools and frameworks for dealing with ambiguity and conflict to accelerate decision making and making whole system trade off s Create space to collaborate and innovate safely which delivers Performance, efficiency and customer outcomes Builds leadership capability and community which has the skill, confidence and network to drive an integrated, high-performing railway The Role Design high-quality immersive learning modules, scenarios, and facilitator guides aligned to GBR culture and future railway requirements. Senior Learning Experience Designer Leadership Skills & Behavior OFFICIAL We re mobilising the design of the GBR Leadership Academy and are looking for a senior learning experience designer to build immersive, practical learning that feels real in the context of the future railway. You ll turn executive insight into high-quality modules, scenarios, and facilitator packs designing learning that tackles real trade-offs across safety, performance, customer, commercial, and system integration. Person Profile A senior designer who can turn insight into high-impact learning experiences building immersive, applied modules and scenarios that feel real to rail leaders. Experience & Background: 6 10+ years in learning design / LXD / instructional design (senior level). Strong evidence of designing scenario-based workshops, simulations / case environments and senior leader development interventions Comfortable working with SMEs and operational leaders to capture authentic content. Ideally has knowledge of rail/transport operations OR has designed for complex operational environments. Skills & Strengths: Learning design craft: can design sessions that flow, land, and create behavioural shift. Scenario design: builds credible real world decision points, trade-offs, and consequences. Facilitator empathy: designs for delivery reality (timings, prompts, group dynamics). Plain English: eliminates jargon, keeps it usable for mixed audiences. Iterative mindset: prototypes quickly and improves through feedback. Working Style: Fast, structured, and collaborative. Confident asking the right questions of SMEs. Focused on practical application over theory. Key Responsibilities: Translate insight themes and curriculum architecture into: modules and session designs immersive scenarios and simulation mechanics participant reflection and application tools Co-design content with SMEs across rail (customer, operations, safety, performance, commercial). Produce facilitator guides and delivery prompts that enable consistent delivery. Ensure design aligns to: GBR culture pillars and leadership expectations psychological safety and inclusive learning principles practical application to leaders roles Support pilots and testing: observe, gather feedback, iterate quickly. Maintain design quality and consistency using agreed standards. Deliverables: Pilot-ready module packs (decks + facilitator guides + participant materials). Scenario packs and simulation artefacts (briefings, data, decision points). Updated iterations based on feedback and pilot outcomes. Essential requirements Proven senior learning design capability with scenario-based/immersive elements. Strong stakeholder skills with SMEs and senior leaders. Ability to work at pace and deliver polished outputs. Desirable Rail/transport understanding. Experience designing blended learning journeys (virtual + in-person). Day rate guidance (for your internal use) Typical range: 550 750/day (depending on calibre, IR35 status, and travel)