Sr Mgr, Learning & Development

Role Responsibilities

The Community Development Unit of Alberta Culture and Status of Women is seeking a Senior Manager for its Learning and Development team. The ideal candidate will be an expert in online and adult learning, with a proven track record of managing and mentoring a team. This role requires a strategic thinker who can drive the development and implementation of cutting-edge learning initiatives. 

Reporting to the Director of the Community Development Unit (CDU), this senior manager position leads the Learning and Development (L&D) team of the unit. The L&D team is focused on the curation, creation and delivery of learning opportunities and materials designed to assist Albertans in running a successful non-profit organization. This position is responsible for the full life cycle development of all learning materials and opportunities, and leads the design, development, and oversight of the Non-profit Learning Centre (NPLC). The NPLC is a software platform that provides learning content and materials to individuals in Alberta's NPVS. 

A key outcome of the L&D team is Albertans have easy access to information, resources and training that enhances their ability successfully govern and operate non-profit organizations. 

Responsibilities
The Senior Manager provides strategic leadership to the L&D team and is accountable for development, delivery and evaluation of customized learning content and materials aimed at building the capacity of the Non-Profit Voluntary Sector (NPVS) through the Non-profit Learning Centre (NPLC).
 
The NPVS is made up of roughly 27 000 incorporated organizations, with hundreds of thousands of board members, plus millions of volunteers.

Program Leadership

• Lead and manage a team of 7 professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, skill development and support to ensure their growth and success.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team and the organization.

Program Delivery

• This position is responsible for the full life cycle delivery of learning materials and opportunities.
• Leading and monitoring the development of synchronous and asynchronous learning content and materials grounded in adult learning principles and online learning theory.
• Leading the development and monitoring of metrics and evaluation measures to ensure the L&D team is meeting its mandate and service targets. This includes monitoring course registration and attendance, web page views, total number of courses available on the Non-Profit Learning Centre.
• Oversight, design and evaluation of the Non-Profit Learning Centre (NPLC) software platform.
• Program Design and Innovation
•  Oversight and direction for staff as they design, develop, and review the learning content and processes.
•  Research and implement best practices in learning theory and methodology.
•  Ensure regular review and evaluation of materials, programs and services to increase relevancy and impact.

Please click on this link https://mydocs.wfd.alberta.ca/media/zu1jlwzj/jd-66764-senior-manager-learning-and-development.pdf to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf

•    Develop Self and Others: work to build and deliver learning supports to a mass public audience within and using GoA infrastructure
•    Creative Problem Solving: work with outside stakeholders including vendors and academic institutions to address issues and seize opportunities.
•    Build Collaborative Environments: work with a variety of inputs and staff to produce and deliver relative content.
•    Drive for Results: work in and lead a team with diffuse and changing goals and measures. Constantly build custom tracking and analysis tools and measures for delivering non standardized content to a mass audience.
•    Agility: delivers services in a diverse and unclear environment. Needs to adapt to constantly shifting delivery context from both the "client audience" and the GoA technical support infrastructure.

Qualifications

University graduation in a field related to the position assignment, supplemented by six years progressively responsible experience. Related experience or education may be considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis.

The following knowledge/experiences are considered as assets:

•    Significant experience managing and leading a professional team to deliver effective training and skill development. 
•    Expert knowledge in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation.
•    Knowledge of the operations of government and how the provincial legislative, policy and financial mechanisms work to ensure ministry procedures are complementary to those of the GOA.
•    Significant experience working as a Learning Professional or Educator. 
•    Experience delivering online to a diverse audience.
•    Experience with the administrative requirements of a program area (human resources, budgets, business planning, etc.).

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards
 

Notes

This is a full-time permanent position located in Edmonton.

Hours of work: 36.25 hours/week. 

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

The final candidate may undergo pre-employment checks (security screening and academic verification) and reference checks. 

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

•    Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
•    Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
•    Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca
•    Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
•    Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
•    Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
•    Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
•    Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
•    Leadership and mentorship programs.