Director, Learning & Development

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Babson Park, MA

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Full time

Overview: As the primary organizational learning leader, the Director, Learning &amp; Development is responsible for the design, delivery, monitoring, and measurement of organizational learning with the goals of increasing individual, departmental, and college-wide effectiveness. The Director collaborates with Human Resources and division leaders/managers to develop strategies that enhance individual contributor, management, and leadership skills, increasing performance and organizational effectiveness.
Responsibilities: <div> <div> <div> <ul> <li>Partners with Vice President, Human Resources in assessing organizational capabilities and performance enhancement opportunities.</li> <li>Determines priorities, allocation of assignments, defines goals, leads, directs, and provides coaching to the Learning &amp; Development team.</li> <li>Coordinates with managers in assessing current performance data or creating needs assessment to identify learning needs of employees.</li> <li>As primary manager of the engagement survey, coordinates with managers, champions, President&rsquo;s Council members, and others in planning the annual survey. In addition, is responsible for communicating, developing, disbursing, receiving, analyzing, and reporting on survey data.</li> <li>Makes recommendations as to appropriate learning methodology for identified opportunities.</li> <li>Develops and delivers core training and development programs and recommends external training courses supporting learning goals.</li> <li>Conducts internal program evaluations which link learning programs and outcomes.</li> <li>Works with division managers, or other leaders to map optimal performance, diagnose performance issues, and conduct gap analysis developing new capabilities while assessing the effective utilization of resources.</li> <li>Designs, leads, and implements initiatives supporting organizational change strategies.</li> <li>Coordinates the talent assessment and succession planning processes.</li> <li>Identifies Best Practice initiatives in alignment with the college&rsquo;s strategy and workforce management goals.</li> <li>In collaboration with other Human Resources managers, designs and facilitates new employee orientation and on-boarding programs.</li> <li>Makes recommendations as well as develops and manages the learning and development budget.</li> <li>As requested, compiles reports related to program effectiveness and metrics for Vice President, Human Resources.</li> <li>Assumes additional responsibilities as required.&nbsp;</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p><strong>YOUR TEAM WILL INCLUDE</strong>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <ul> <li>Manager, Organizational Learning &amp; Development&nbsp;</li> <li>Learning &amp; Development Specialist</li> <li>Manager, Employee Engagement &amp; Employer Branding&nbsp;</li> </ul> </div>
Requirements: <div> <p><strong>WHAT EDUCATION AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED</strong>&nbsp;<br /><br /></p> </div> <div> <div> <div> <ul> <li><strong>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree.</strong></li> <li><strong>At least 10 years of increasingly responsible experience in an Organizational Development/Organizational Effectiveness managerial role designing comprehensive learning and development strategies and plans; and at least 5 years of experience successfully managing staff and a budget.</strong>&nbsp;</li> <li>Ability to oversee, coordinate, and manage the work of the members of the Learning and Development Team.</li> <li>Ability to provide appropriate and timely consultation to managers regarding workforce performance management and organizational effectiveness strategies and tactics.</li> <li><strong>Prior successful experience in the development and implementation of leadership development programs.</strong></li> <li>Strong organizational skills with ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously.</li> <li><strong>Ability to establish creditability and confidence with stakeholders.</strong></li> <li>Excellent internal coaching and consultation skills.</li> <li><strong>Exceptional collaboration skills, and the ability to be effective engaging with all levels within the college.</strong></li> <li>Excellent presentation skills.</li> <li>Ability to <strong>work independently</strong> with minimal guidance and/or supervision.</li> <li>Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.</li> <li>Ability to <strong>translate goals into innovative knowledge acquisition solutions.</strong></li> <li>Strong project management skills.</li> <li><strong>Exceptional HR technology and </strong><strong>computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).</strong></li> <li>Ability to create an environment where direct reports have the freedom and security to take initiative; deal with complexities with resilience, resourcefulness, and optimism; and appreciate open mindedness, creativity, and agility in thought and tactics.</li> <li>Ability to <strong>embrace ideas</strong> and changes created by all community members.</li> <li>Ability to work independently to solve problems; look for opportunities to take on responsibility; take thoughtful risks; and effectively act on new and ongoing initiatives, objectives, and solutions to gain sought-after results.</li> <li>Ability to <strong>anticipate and effectively handles change</strong>; demonstrate willingness to acquire&nbsp;&nbsp; new skills and challenging tasks; and is flexible in changing conditions.&nbsp;</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p><strong>HOW AND WHERE YOU WILL WORK</strong>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>Requires work onsite a minimum of 2 days a week; the on-campus requirement is subject to modification based on organizational need.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div> <p><strong>ADDITIONAL SKILLS YOU MAY HAVE</strong></p> </div> <div> <div> <div> <ul> <li>Master&rsquo;s Degree in Organizational Development preferred.</li> <li>Experience with Learning Management Systems preferred.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>