L&D - Curriculum Manager
Job Title: L&D - Curriculum Manager
Salary: The starting salary is £47,060, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £44,132 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £52,652. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: The primary Met Locations for this role are Hendon and Westminster. Travel across the Met Estate, to attend meetings as required by the business, is expected.
Learning & Development is at the forefront of shaping the future of policing in London, delivering innovative learning solutions that empower officers and staff to serve the city with excellence, professionalism and empathy. This includes designing and delivering modern training programmes – mixing practical, digital, and blended learning methods – to ensure everyone has the skills and knowledge to meet the challenges of modern policing. The team fosters creativity, encourages innovative design, and values collaboration.
Working as part of the Learning Solutions team, you will play a crucial role as an experienced L&D Curriculum Manager, overseeing the Metropolitan Police Services’ academies’ curriculums – managing the full lifecycle, from initial design and development to launch, iteration, and retirement. This role is central to ensuring our learning catalogue is comprehensive, up-to-date, and aligned with the Met’s objectives.
Job Purpose
As a L&D Curriculum Manager, you will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (e.g. Borough Command Units (BCUs), Met Learning & Development (L&D)) and external stakeholders (e.g. education providers, subject matter experts, vendors, and clients) to deliver engaging, impactful learning experiences. You will own the execution and continuous improvement of assigned curriculums within the learning portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Curriculum Lifecycle Management: Lead the end-to-end process for assigned curriculums, including needs analysis, design, development, deployment, reiterations, and retirement.
- Curriculum Design and Development: Translate learning and training needs into clear, measurable learning objectives and engaging curriculum frameworks. Ensure content is aligned with adult learning principles and organisational goals.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with internal stakeholders and external experts to gather input and validate content to ensure relevancy.
- Catalogue Lead: Serve as the primary point of accountability for specific academies and corresponding curriculums in the learning catalogue, ensuring content is current, effective, and well-documented.
- Collaboration with Business Partnering, Content Development and Training Delivery: Work closely with business analysts, instructional designers and content developers to translate learning requirements into high-quality learning assets and in-line with training capabilities.
- Curriculum Delivery Evaluation: Partner with the Evaluation team to monitor training delivery, analyse learner data and make curriculum adjustments based on feedback and performance tasks.
- Continuous Improvement: Monitor industry standards and policies, learner feedback, and performance data to recommend and implement curriculum improvements. Decommission curriculums/learning assets, communicating with relevant parties on timelines and impact.
- Governance Boards: Represent the Met, as appropriate, on a range of programme governance boards, committees, and panels, including Assessment and Progression Boards. Be the day-to-day point of contact for all matters relating to programme maintenance and monitoring.
- Documentation & Quality Assurance: Maintain accurate records, metadata, and version histories for all curriculum materials on appropriate platforms. Ensure all learning programs meet quality standards and compliance requirements.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 25th November 2025.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence from 10th -17th November.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will are to be confirmed.