The Director, Learning and Development is responsible for creating and supporting internal L&D systems and communication structures for the 200+ person RT. The Director will collaborate with the Managing Director to set vision for, plan, and execute L&D communications, knowledge management, and systems for gathering insight on how learning is progressing across the team. The Director will also lead a variety of special projects working across teams, e.g. the team-wide mentorship program. Finally, the Director of L&D will lead all planning, logistics, and project management for team-wide conferences. The ideal candidate is a strategic written and verbal communicator with exceptional project planning skills. This candidate has an ability to manage multiple work streams with strong detail orientation, and proven experience laterally working across teams. This individual will report directly to the MD, Learning and Development.
- Contribute to the vision for onboarding and ongoing training of recruitment skills and values-based development
- Engage recruitment and admission team members across all title bands and tiers to identify skill/knowledge opportunities and gaps
- Synthesize and communicate progress to the RT management team and leadership team
- Create and manage the system for collecting and organizing best in class resources
- Lead and manage year-long planning, logistics, communications, and finances for all team-wide conferences
- Manage systems for collecting and synthesizing feedback from all conferences and trainings
- Manage Salesforce (TFACT) and key recruiter metrics to help design and scale strategies
- Tracks and manages L&D budget for all conference programming
- Contribute the vision for RTAT mentorships
- Manages the learning and development team’s operations including the L&D inbox and RTHomepage
Prior Experience
- Prior experience planning and executing large bodies of complex operational work (e.g. team conferences) required
Skills
A strong Director, L&D candidate:
- Embodies conviction around Teach For America’s mission and Theory of Change and exemplifies TFA’s core values. Holds deep belief that educational inequity is a massive, urgent injustice, TFA plays a crucial role in the long-term fight for change, and we need to enlist as many outstanding, diverse leaders as we can to join the corps
- Is outcomes-oriented and driven to maximize impact against measurable goals
- Capably managers across teams and through layers without formal management authority
- Communicates clearly and compellingly (both verbally and written) across lines of difference and in multiple contexts - 1:1, small groups, large audiences.
- Thinks strategically, using data to make timely and informed decisions to prioritize actions that matter most and have the greatest impact
- Always seeks to grow and improve - reflect on successes/failures, seek feedback, incorporate feedback immediately to improve, ask for the help or resources they need to be successful, and assume personal responsibility
- Demonstrates ability and motivation to build community and team, virtually and in-person
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, diverse, results-oriented environment
- Technical Skills
- Proficient with Microsoft office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Comfortable with TFACT and willing to become a champion TFACT user
Work Demands
- 25% travel
- Some evening & weekend work required
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.