Program Director of Professional Development - Baltimore, United States - Family League of Baltimore

Description

***The Program Director of Professional Development will work collaboratively with internal teams and stakeholders to plan, develop, execute and evaluate professional development plans for Family League programs and the larger community. The Program Director of Professional Development is responsible for directing, managing and providing strategic oversight to all professional development activities. The Program Director will also lead quality work for youth development programs, aligned to recognized standards and frameworks. The Program Director of Professional Development will support continuous improvement and capacity building with community partners across the initiatives.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Use Adult Learning Theory and Standards for Professional Learning in the planning, implementation and monitoring of professional learning opportunities for partners.
• Develop and implement a vision for broadbased professional development and capacity building offerings that are responsive to the needs of funded partner organizations and other community organizations in Baltimore, using multiple learning platforms.
• Support the development of Requests for Proposals in alignment with Family League's policies to procure services to meet training needs.
• Build and maintain working relationships with vendors and service providers, ensuring high quality services are delivered and challenges are addressed in a timely manner.
• Manage the Professional Development calendar, scheduling and logistics of professional development offerings; Use Family League's registration software platform to communicate with training attendees, implement attendance policies, and collect evaluations.
• Work collaboratively to develop a professional development budget and monitor throughout the year.
• Develop, collect and analyze evaluations and surveys to identify areas of improvement and expansion; Assess needs for professional development activities while monitoring accuracy and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with the Funded Partners team to manage capacity building for new, small, and/or grassroots organizations with a racially equitable lens.
• Build and seek partnerships with funders, higher education institutions, agencies, vendors and other organizations that enhance and achieve professional development objectives this includes supporting capacity building work for nonprofit and/or small, grassroots youthserving organizations.
• Provide proactive, supportive, and personcentered supervision to assigned staff.
• Work in collaboration with internal teams to plan the development, implementation and evaluation of content for conferences.
• Submit reports and outcome measures periodically and as requested.
• Work closely with the Communications Team to market professional development offerings to stakeholders and develop timely and innovative tools/resources focused on identified needs.
• Monitor trends and best practices in professional development and implement them into work.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Participate on behalf of Family League in local and national thought partner workgroups around quality and professional development
• Participate in professional development opportunities that build effectiveness in areas of inclusion, intercultural communication, and advancing diversity.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Sr. Directors of Community Impact