Learning Design Excellence Senior Advisor

People, Culture & Communications

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Job Description

Overview

We are a global energy business involved in every aspect of the energy system. We are working towards delivering light, heat and mobility to millions of people, every day. Our people want to play their part in solving the big, sophisticated challenges facing our world today and, guided by our bp values, are working to help meet the world’s need for more energy while lowering carbon emissions. In our offices at Pune, we work in customer service, finance, accounting, procurement, HR services and other enabling functions – providing solutions as an integrated part of bp.

Would you like to discover how our diverse, hardworking people are owning the way in making energy cleaner and better – and how you can play your part in our outstanding team?

Join our team, and develop your career in an encouraging, forward-thinking environment!

This role sits within the Learning & Skills Strategy & Operational Excellence (S&OE) – Learning Design Excellence team and reports to the Learning Design Excellence Manager.

The role operates as an advanced subject matter expert , delivering through a combination of

• Own expertise
• Influencing internal teams and external partners
• Providing guidance and informal leadership to other design practitioners

Purpose Of the Role

The Learning Design Excellence Senior Advisor, is responsible for shaping and assuring high-quality learning design , driving adoption of global standards and enabling consistent, scalable, and effective digital learning experiences across bp .

The role plays a key bridging function between strategy and execution , translating global design standards into practice, while improving quality, efficiency, and innovation across the learning content lifecycle.

Key accountabilities

1. Learning design delivery and quality assurance

• Deliver sophisticated, high-impact digital and blended learning solutions aligned to global standards
• Assure quality of learning outputs across internal and external delivery
• Provide expert review and guidance on learning design approaches

1. Design standards adoption and continuous improvement

• Drive consistent application of design standards, templates, and governance frameworks
• Identify gaps and recommend improvements to standards and processes
• Support rollout and embedding of new ways of working

1. Vendor and partner collaboration

• Work closely with external vendors (e.g., Infopro) to guide design approaches and improve output quality
• Provide design direction and feedback to optimise delivery performance
• Support continuous improvement across the vendor ecosystem

1. AI and innovation in learning design

• Apply and scale use of AI-enabled tools and digital design innovations
• Find opportunities to improve speed, quality, and scalability of learning content
• Stay updated on AI tools and features; evaluate their relevance and impact to improve content design efficiency and quality.
• Pilot and embed innovative approaches into standard practice

1. Data, insights, and optimisation

• Use learner data and analytics to evaluate effectiveness and improve design outcomes
• Provide insights to advise content prioritisation and design decisions
• Chip in to improve transparency of design performance

1. Stakeholder engagement and influence

• Engage with stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective learning solutions
• Provide expert advice and challenge on learning design approaches
• Influence decision-making through insight and expertise

1. Capability building and informal leadership

• Provide mentorship and guidance to designers and partners
• Share guideline and build design capability across the ecosystem
• Act as a go-to SME for complex learning design challenges
• Key challenges
• Ensuring consistent quality across a multi-vendor, global delivery model
• Balancing standardisation with diverse business needs
• Embedding new design practices and AI-enabled approaches at pace
• Influencing partners without formal authority

Skills

Analytical thinking, Eye for business, Coaching, Commercial competence, Continuous improvement, Creativity and innovation, Culture and behaviour change. Customer centric thinking, Data analysis, Data visualization, interpretation, Influencing, Learning Content Design and Management, Learning science, Project management, Stakeholder management, Supplier Performance Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Value creation and management

Experience and expertise

Strong experience in instructional design and digital learning delivery

Deep knowledge of learning science, design methodologies, and technologies

Experience working across global stakeholders and vendor ecosystems

Ability to apply data and insights to improve learning effectiveness

Strong influencing, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills

Economic dimensions

Contributes to efficient learning content development and vendor performance.

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

Agility core practices, Collaboration, Communication, Continuous Learning, Creating and measuring impact, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Design Thinking, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership development, Learning application and behavioural change, Learning content design and management, Learning delivery and facilitation, Marketing learning, Performance Consulting, Stakeholder Management, Talent Management, User experience research, Writing skills

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