Associate Director, Digital Learning Infrastructure

About the role

This role is an exciting opportunity to shape how educational technology, artificial intelligence and innovation can support a sustainable, skilled and future-focused health and social care workforce across Scotland.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the development and application of technology-enabled learning and emerging innovations
• Help translate ambition into practical, high-impact delivery across national programs and partnerships
• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of NHS Scotland Academy

Requirements

• Experience of providing strategic leadership in educational technology, digital learning, innovation or transformation within complex health, care, public sector or similarly large-scale environments
• Strong knowledge of emerging technologies, including AI, and the judgement to apply them responsibly, ethically and effectively to support learning, workforce development and service improvement
• A proven ability to build trusted partnerships and influence across national, regional and organisational boundaries
• The ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity, translating strategic ambition into practical, deliverable and measurable outcomes

Qualifications

• Associate Director role

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Practical focus on delivery, impact and continuous improvement
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Organisation and prioritization of own workloads
• Meeting strict deadlines

Benefits

• Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band)
• Annual leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
• NHS discounts and more