***Local candidates only, this is on-site 2 days per week in Wellesley, MA***
Learning & Development Director
Direct Hire
Must have:
10 years progressive experience in Learning & Development role
5 years of managing a staff of at least 2 and a budget
Experience with Executive Coaching 1v1
Experience with implementing/enhancing Performance Management Systems
Leadership Development programming
Overview:
As the primary leader for organizational learning, the Director of Learning & Development is responsible for designing, delivering, monitoring, and measuring learning initiatives aimed at enhancing individual, departmental, and college-wide effectiveness. This role involves collaborating with Human Resources and division leaders to develop strategies that improve the skills of individual contributors, management, and leadership, ultimately boosting performance and organizational effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
-Partner with the Head of Human Resources to assess organizational capabilities and identify performance enhancement opportunities.
-Set priorities, allocate assignments, define goals, and lead the Learning & Development team, providing coaching and guidance.
-Work with managers to evaluate current performance data and conduct needs assessments to identify employee learning requirements.
-Serve as the primary manager of the engagement survey, coordinating with managers, President's Leadership team, and other stakeholders in planning the annual survey. Responsible for communication, development, distribution, collection, analysis, and reporting of survey data.
-Recommend appropriate learning methodologies for identified opportunities.
-Develop and deliver core training and development programs, while also recommending external training resources to support learning objectives.
-Conduct evaluations of internal programs to assess learning outcomes and effectiveness.
-Collaborate with division managers and leaders to identify optimal performance, diagnose issues, conduct gap analyses, and develop new capabilities while ensuring effective resource utilization.
-Design, lead, and implement initiatives that support organizational change strategies.
-Coordinate talent assessment and succession planning processes.
Identify best practice initiatives that align with the college's strategic and workforce management goals.
-Collaborate with other HR managers to design and facilitate new employee orientation and onboarding programs.
-Make recommendations and manage the learning and development budget effectively.
-Compile reports on program effectiveness and metrics for the Head of Human Resources as needed.