Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for a Director for Learning and Development who will guide Good Shepherd Services’ commitment to being a learning organization.
Reports to : Chief of Mission and Learning Officer
Location : 305 7th Ave., New York, NY 10001 / Hybrid
Hours : 35 hours, exempt (3 days in office; 2 days WFH)
Salary : $110,000 - $120,000
As a superstar candidate :
- You are an accomplished adult learning theories practitioner
- You have significant experience with instructional design, including the ADDIE and SAM models
- You are culturally competent, emotionally intelligent, and have strong interpersonal skills
- You are a street-smart critical thinker who asks insightful questions
- You have advanced project management and strategic program development skills
- You are highly flexible, can course-correct, take risks, and enthusiastically embrace change
- You are a dynamic communicator in online, hybrid, and face-to-face venues
- You are a fabulous team builder with exceptional leadership skills and a coaching mindset
- You have a passion for GSS’ mission and values, belonging and inclusion, and community-building
- You work from strength-based, youth and family development, and trauma-informed perspectives
- You see the bigger picture and get to the heart of the matter
Major Duties : Leadership
Connect a strategic vision of departmental goals to the agency strategic planSupervise a dynamic team of Learning & Development Department staff; currently five staff – a LMS Coordinator, a Senior Learning and Development Coordinator, and 3 Learning and Development CoordinatorsFind and share external best practices with program leadership, HR and L&D and Mission and Learning colleaguesServe as a leader on the Mission and Learning teamParticipate in Mission and Learning leadership team meetingsProject Management and Strategic Program Development
Engage in ongoing training needs assessment and development of responsive learning pathways for each major program area, leveraging e-learning, hybrid, on-site localized trainingOversee delivery of day-to-day learning and development offerings; ensure they are aligned with multiple criteria, including department goals, program needs, required trainings, and the agency strategic planLeverage other free or low-cost training opportunities across the city, such as the ACS Workforce Institute and COFCCACollaborate with the Chief of Mission and Learning Officer and Assistant Director of Organization Development to provide training that aligns with agency belonging and inclusion effortsConvene a Curriculum & Content committee that includes mental health and well-being, belonging and inclusion, and the L&D team to ensure training and curriculum aligns that meets twice per yearTranslate organizational and programmatic needs into integrated learning and development plans that takes into consideration functional and professional skills, career development actions, and funder and governing body requirementsCreate innovative approaches to learning and talent development challenges that look beyond conventional wisdom to create impactful changeDevelop online, hybrid, and face-to-face workshops around program needsIdentify and manage multiple vendors, as well as internal and external consultants, to assist in program design and execution, including Cornerstone and LMS managementManage the LMS system; create curriculums / playlists for the different programs around compliance and regulatory trainings; use version control to manage multiple iterations of learning contentEngaging and Dynamic Communication Skills
Oversee consistent, high-quality communication and marketing materials that highlight learning and development opportunitiesEngage with department members to enhance productivity, collaboration, and clarity of communicationFacilitate online, hybrid, and face-to-face workshops as neededCompliance
Partner with staff to respond strategically to audits and reporting requests from external partners and within the agency; this includes ACS reporting, MMC reporting, program compliance reportingDevelop reporting systems that meet the regulatory and management needs across a broad array of GSS programsOversee L&D compliance and accreditation responsibilitiesWork on projects and opportunities as organizational needs emergeAdditional Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree in organizational development, adult learning, social work or related field or 5 years’ experience in learning and development required.Experience with learning management systems preferred, especially CornerstoneKnowledge of adult learning styles such as participative training design, group dynamics, significant experience with instructional design, including the ADDIE and SAM modelsExperience in social services strongly preferredStrong expertise in developing, editing, and collaborating on content Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, and OfficeExperience with AsanaAbility to use public transportation for travel to program locations throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx