Assistant Director of Learning and Development

Isac; Deerfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

SERS retirement

Educational benefits

Vacation days

Paid holidays

Tuition waiver

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

ISAC is seeking an Assistant Director of Learning and Development to lead comprehensive learning strategies and management training across Illinois agencies. The role focuses on performance evaluation enhancements, conflict resolution, and staff development aligned with Agency goals.

The position, based in Deerfield with a hybrid schedule, requires 7+ years in L&D, collaboration skills, and a track record in developing programs across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field as listed
• 7+ years of direct professional experience in learning and development or organizational development
• Experience designing, implementing, and evaluating learning and development programs addressing personnel relations, conflict resolution, and performance management
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design approaches
• Strong communication, collaboration, presentation, and facilitation skills
• ISAC offers benefits including health, vision, and life insurance, retirement system, educational benefits, etc.
• 24 earned vacation days per year; 13 paid holidays (14 with election day); tuition waiver and reimbursements for Illinois universities

Responsibilities

• Evaluate current internal training and development offerings across the Agency and manage projects to monitor effectiveness and satisfaction
• Assess current performance evaluation structure, propose improvements, create agency-wide policy, and develop and deliver training for management to identify and nurture high-potential employees
• Conduct learning and development needs assessments with Executive team, division management and staff and implement specific solutions for divisions
• Ensure all learning, management training, professional development and leadership programming complies with federal and state regulations for all divisions and scale programs
• Design, curate, coordinate and provide programming resources in formats such as virtual, in-person, e-learning, and workshops and engage external resources as needed
• Research and recommend potential learning management systems to support programming efforts
• Manage projects to develop mechanisms to evaluate program effectiveness and satisfaction with a focus on continuous improvement
• Remain current on best practices in the learning and development field

Skills

Communication

Facilitation

Adult learning

Instructional design

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

Job description

Assistant Director of Learning and Development

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.

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