Assistant Director of Learning and Development

State of Illinois - Illinois Student Assistance Commission; Deerfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Educational benefits

Tuition waiver

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) seeks an Assistant Director of Learning and Development to partner with Agency leadership in crafting comprehensive learning strategies and management training across divisions. You will design programs, evaluate performance systems, ensure regulatory compliance, and foster a culture of continuous growth aligned with agency goals.

The role requires 7+ years in L&D, strong communication, collaboration and facilitation skills, and willingness to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 7+ years of direct experience in learning and development or organizational development.
• Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating programs addressing personnel relations, conflict resolution, and performance management.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design.
• Strong communication, collaboration, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Experience in public or private sector settings; ability to work with multiple divisions.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid schedule in Deerfield, IL.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage internal training and development offerings and monitor effectiveness.
• Assess and improve performance evaluation structures; develop agency policies and manager training.
• Conduct needs assessments with executives, divisions, and staff and implement tailored solutions.
• Ensure all programming complies with federal and state regulations.
• Design, curate, and coordinate programming across formats (virtual, in-person, e-learning, workshops).
• Research and recommend potential learning management systems.
• Manage projects to evaluate program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Remain current on best practices in the learning and development field.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Presentation

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, Training and Development, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Job description

Assistant Director of Learning and Development

The Assistant Director of Learning & Development will be responsible for engaging with Agency leadership to develop and implement comprehensive learning strategies, management training, performance evaluation model enhancements, conflict resolution strategies, and overall employee professional development approaches that support individual employee, division and Agency needs. The role is tasked with fostering a culture of continuous learning and development that empowers staff, improves performance, and supports career growth in alignment with Agency goals.The ideal candidate is collaborative, has direct experience in developing, implementing, and managing professional development practices for employees in multiple departments and at varied levels of roles and responsibility across organizations and seeks to help cultivate a workplace culture where all staff can grow and thrive.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate current internal training and development program offerings across the Agency and manage project to monitor effectiveness and satisfaction
• Assess current performance evaluation structure, recommend improvements, create an agency wide policy and procedure, and develop and deliver training for management that support efforts to identify and nurture high-potential employees for future leadership roles and ensure mechanisms are in place to engage employees who need targeted training and development
• Conduct learning and development needs assessments including meeting with the Executive team, division management and staff across the Agency with a deliverable to provide and manage implementation of specific solutions to meet needs of individual divisions.
• Ensure all learning, management training, professional development and leadership programming, is compliant with federal and state regulations, for all Divisions at the Agency and scale current, effective and valuable programming
• Design, curate, coordinate and provide programming resources in various formats such as virtual, in person, e-learning, and workshops including evaluating need for external expertise and engaging those resources as needed
• Research and recommend potential learning management systems to support programming efforts
• Manage project to develop mechanisms to evaluate program effectiveness and satisfaction with a focus on continuous improvement efforts
• Remain current on best practices in the learning and development field

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, Training and Development, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• 7+ years of direct, professional experience in learning and development or organizational development
• Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating learning and development programs related to addressing personnel relations, conflict resolution, and performance management in the workplace for professionals in the public or private sector
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design approaches
• Strong communication, collaboration, presentation, and facilitation skills
• ISAC offers an attractive benefits package including health, vision, and life insurance, State Employees’ Retirement System, educational benefits, and more.
• 24 earned vacation days per year.
• 13 paid holidays (14 paid holidays when there is a General Election Day)
• Tuition waiver at select public Illinois universities and tuition reimbursements for non-public Illinois universities.

Salary Range: $100,000-110,000

Hybrid Schedule

This position requires working 3 days in our Deerfield office. The person selected may work from home 2 days per week if desired.

Be part of our great mission helping Illinois students on their path to education after high school! Visit us at https://www.isac.org .

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The person selected for this position will be required to complete a criminal background check.

ISAC does not discriminate against someone (applicant or employee) because of that person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.