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Inside Higher Ed · 3 weeks ago

Director, Training and Development (FT),AFREDIREDCHR

Glen Ellyn, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

The College of DuPage is a comprehensive community college committed to student success and diversity. They are seeking a Director of Training and Development to oversee the Employee Development Center, manage employee training programs, and ensure compliance training and performance management for various employee groups.

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Responsibilities

Lead, develop, manage and supervise department team members to ensure organizational, department and individual success

In collaboration with College Leadership, research, design, implement, monitor and evaluate training and development programs for COD employee groups

Leveraging current research and best practices in adult/andragogical learning, analyze needs to develop new training or development programs or modify and improve existing programs

Oversee the administration of new employee orientation and employee onboarding. Support the development and constant process improvement of a comprehensive employee lifecycle program to ensure employees are supported from the onboarding process, throughout their employment, and when they leave the College

Work with the Human Resources leadership team to develop and coordinate learning, training or development based on needs identified through HR interactions and consultations

Confer with leadership and constituency groups to assess development needs through various feedback methods

Consult with department supervisors and College leadership to recommend solutions for department challenges and opportunities, providing learning interventions as needed

Deliver training or facilitate meetings with department as needed. Provide facilitation services and training as requested by College leadership

Coordinate faculty training needs in conjunction with the Coordinator, Faculty Development and other Academic Affairs partners

Research and recommend outside facilitators and trainers for College training or meetings

Facilitate and deliver training as appropriate

Develop training and development strategic plan for recommendations to the Vice President, Human Resources

Oversee the employee Learning Management Systems (LMS) of the College, to include evaluation and assessment of LMS capacities and make recommendations to the Vice President of Human Resources as necessary

Provide oversight for Staff Development Days activities

Work with College departments to provide requested training and teambuilding

Maintain records of employee participation and instructor evaluations for all compliance, training and development offerings. Partner with departments to house their required training records within the employee LMS

Serve as liaison to and participate on institutional committees as appropriate

Solicit and review proposals for internal development workshops and courses

Participate in grants as they relate to the training and development programs

Other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Training program developmentAdult Learning TheoryConsultative skillsE-Learning toolsTraining budget managementCustomer service orientationProject managementStaff managementUnion environment experienceAcademic institution experienceVerbal communicationWritten communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in related field required

Minimum five years proven track record in the development, implementation, and facilitation of training and development programs for all levels of staff required

Significant knowledge of Adult Learning Theory required

Advanced consultative skills and the ability to effectively facilitate training classes and meetings required

Direct experience developing training and development strategic plans and managing and developing a training and development budget required

Strong customer service orientation required

Proven track record in managing training and development projects from development to implementation including program maintenance required

Appropriate experience with E-Learning tools and technology required

Proven track record in identifying training programs and vendor selection

Proven track record in managing staff required

Proficiency in written and spoken English required

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills required

This position requires a background check and drug screen