Manager of Talent Growth & Development

Title: Manager of Talent Growth & Development

Reports To: Senior Director of Talent Growth & Development

Location: US Based-Home Office (East Coast Preferred)

Status: Full Time; Exempt (IC2/B5)

Start Date: 1/2025

Salary Range*: $70,000 - $80,000

Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to racism, antisemitism, and other forms of bigotry and hate.

Who You Are: The Manager, Talent Growth & Development is someone who is experienced and comfortable supporting the Sr. Director of Talent Growth & Development in developing and executing leadership development strategy with minimum oversight. The person in this role is also familiar with developing and continuously improving org-wide competencies.

Who We Are: Talent Growth & Development is a new area within Human Resources at Facing History & Ourselves. The overall goal of Talent Growth & Development is to:

• Ensure all staff have the skills they need to support the success of Facing History’s strategic plan
• Ensure managers have the skills needed to lead in ways that fully engage and tap the potential of their teams

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Leadership Development: Support leadership development and various learning delivery channels for leaders by assessing, developing, facilitating, and evaluating learning opportunities. Help manage leadership development campaigns and ancillary leadership learning opportunities (e.g., peer learning groups, lunch-n-learns, etc.). Identify and assess potential future learning needs.
• Program Development and Implementation: Create and implement training programs and continuously update them to ensure relevancy for leaders.
• Individualized Learning Plans: Collaborate with leaders to identify training needs for their teams
• Documentation: Create and maintain training records and reports
• Competency Development and Maintenance: Support leaders in developing and maintaining competencies for the roles on their teams
• Performance Development: Support the continuous performance development cycle by facilitating supplemental training for supervisors (e.g., goal-setting, feedback, coaching, etc.)
• Help manage the professional development of all staff
• Perform other related duties as required by position

Experience and Qualities:

Facing History understands that restrictive job requirements may exclude historically marginalized groups from applying to jobs for which they are qualified. We take an equitable and holistic screening approach. If you feel you have demonstrated experience and expertise relevant to perform this role, please don’t hesitate to apply!

Experience

• At least 2 years of experience as a Training Manager, with minimum of 5 years of experience within the L&D field.
• Significant experience in instructional design, designing and facilitating engaging and sound learning experiences
• Knowledge of current adult learning and instructional theory, with an awareness of trends in the Learning & Development (L&D) industry
• Experience developing and monitoring competencies
• Experience with org-wide change management initiatives
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (preferred)

Qualities

• Critical Thinking
• Decisiveness
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and with influence with various levels and audiences, especially Sr. Leaders and Executives
• Strong organization and time management, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Innovation - dedication to continuous learning and the ability to experiment with new learning and development trends and best practices

Benefits Summary: In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, Facing History provides an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package including medical with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, life & AD&D, long-term & short-term disability insurance, 403(B) retirement plan with a discretionary organizational contribution, generous paid time off, an employee assistance program, travel assistance plan, pre-tax commuter spending accounts, flexible spending accounts, voluntary Colonial Life group plans, robust wellness programs through aHealthyMe, weekly virtual yoga and meditation, WellCents 403(B) advisement, and a friendly work environment.

Facing History values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Facing History’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. At Facing History, we honor and value the uniqueness of each and every human being. Our strength as an organization that provides and distributes educational content and pedagogy to teachers across the globe is directly tied to our diversity of staff, leadership, educators, students, scholars, and volunteers. Our commitment is to treat individuals with dignity and to build and maintain a community of full participation, inclusive of the voices, needs, and contributions of all. As an organization, we are deeply aware of the legacies of injustices that persist in society and in the workplace, and we value and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their association with excellence.

Remote-First/ Hybrid Work Model: Facing History and Ourselves operates in a remote-first/hybrid work model, allowing staff flexibility in both schedules and work locations. This particular position is home-based. Some travel is required.

* We strive to offer competitive salaries commensurate with experience in a similar position. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary range between the minimum and midpoint depending on experience and in alignment with internal parity.