Learning and Innovation Manager - Chicago, United States - New Moms

New Moms
New Moms
Verified Company
Chicago, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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About the Organization:

New Moms believes in the strength, skills, and potential of young moms.

Our comprehensive approach provides housing, job training, academic coaching, and family support to give moms and their children a path to lasting success.

Combining behavioral research, proven methodology, and 40 years of real-world experience, New Moms has established an equity-driven model for generational change, challenging the barriers caused by systemic poverty and racism.


Our Commitment to Equity:


About the Job:


Key Job Responsibilities:


Lead staff training:


  • Support ongoing deepening and scaling of New Moms' model by improving and facilitating staff training and learning, which embodies Executive Skills Coaching and other emerging promising practices in a variety of settings and program areas
  • Facilitate and train staff through onboarding and ongoing annual competencies in coordination with Director of HR, using creative and collaborative approaches to engage attendees virtually and inperson
  • Codesigning, track & document iterative cycles of testing new strategies, including assigned technologies like learning management systems, and scaling solutions by training staff and embedding successful ideas in our programs and culture concurrently
  • Elevate, share, and integrate new knowledge, research, and best practices from the field, specifically related to building New Moms' internal learning, practice, innovation, implementation, and evaluation skill set
  • Assist with the documentation and assessment of the fidelity of our Executive Skills Coaching model across all programs; Translate training data for all teams to support methods that ensure fidelity to our model agencywide
  • Develop and manage relationships with external partners learning about Executive Skills Coaching, implementation and other elements of New Moms' approach, including peer organizations and networks, collaborators, funders, thought leaders, and evaluation teams
  • Collaborate with supervisor to cultivate consulting opportunities, develop, iterate, and facilitate trainings, and manage learning projects with external partners
  • Create process and sustain assessment and evaluation of impact of Hubrelated consulting and training engagements; Translate data into action through iteration of Hub modules, consulting practices, and overall strategies
  • Manage growth of Hub infrastructure including workflow, tools, and technologies including Salesforce, Teachable, Eventbrite and other future technologies
  • Collaborate with Development and Communications team to market and communicate Hub services with funders, stakeholders, networks, to build awareness of and pipeline for Hub business

Organizational Leadership:


  • Lead facilitation of

Alumni Advisory Council:
coordinate and maintain processes and procedures and communicate AAC feedback among program supervisors

  • Represents New Moms in a positive and constructive manner in all dealings with participants, Alumni Advisory Council, staff, board, government officials, funders, and community partners
  • Provide input on improving Learning and Innovation strategies, procedures, processes, and practices
  • Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance; assuming responsibility for decisions, consequences, and results impacting staff, costs, and/or quality of service
  • Supervises volunteers and/or interns, as determined by supervisor
  • Upholds the New Moms' Executive Skills Coaching approach which is grounded in racial equity
  • Regularly participates in agency and program staff meetings, as well as professional group seminars or conferences to enhance professional knowledge and job skills
  • Committed to developing further as a leader by participating in the New Moms professional development model, demonstrating achievement in competencies defined by the agency

Qualifications:


Education:


  • Bachelor's Degree in related field required

Experience:


  • At least three (3) years' experience in human services, training/education, evaluation, or project management

Skills/Traits:


  • Knowledge of usercentered design, instructional design, adult learning principles, facilitation, and/or applied behavioral science is preferred
  • Strong relationshipbuilding skills and skillful at communicating with diverse teams both internally and externally, both orally and in writing
  • Excellent technology skills, comfort in using cloudbased platforms and ability to initiate and learn new technologies to improve efficiencies, project management, and service provision for internal staff and external partners
  • Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team approach model, taking individual responsibility and autonomy while also working well in roles leading and serving as part of a diverse team

Other requirements:


  • Access to a reliable vehicle or ability to navigate public transportation required
  • Ability to travel overnigh
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