Assistant HR Director for Learning & Leadership Development

Adult Correction; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking a Learning & Leadership Development Director to lead leadership development across the department and manage the Pathways program. You will partner with executive leadership to embed development strategies and oversee curriculum, assessment, and annual cycles.

You will supervise multiple roles and lead statewide training initiatives from Wake County, with one telework day per week after an initial period.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of program experience, including two years of managerial experience in operations.
• Public- or private-sector leadership experience in large organizations.
• Experience with leadership assessment (360°) and development planning.
• Ability to manage a multi-level leadership development program and curriculum refresh.
• Experience presenting to executive and senior-leader audiences.

Responsibilities

• Direct Learning Operations and the Pathways leadership program, across five leadership levels.
• Supervise four positions and lead a team of ~9 employees.
• Advise executive leadership on leadership development and partner with divisions to embed Pathways department-wide.
• Establish measures and standards for program reach, quality and impact.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership development program

Executive/senior-leader facilitation

Change management

Data-driven learning measures

Education

Bachelor's degree

3 years program experience incl. 2 years managerial

Job description

About Us

It's the mission of the NC Department of Transportation to connect people, products and places safely and efficiently with customer focus, accountability, and environmental sensitivity to enhance the economy and vitality of North Carolina. We encourage you to consider joining NCDOT where our work not only serves the citizens of North Carolina but has an impact on our world through all modes of transportation.

Description of Work

The Learning & Leadership Development Director leads leadership development for the North Carolina Department of Transportation and directs the department's Learning & Leadership Development function.

The position owns the NCDOT Pathways Leadership Development Program across five leadership levels - program strategy, curriculum currency, facilitation, the recurring cohort cycle, and leadership assessment including the Assessment Center - and ensures that leaders across the department are developed against the seven NCDOT leadership competencies. The Director facilitates Pathways sessions, including senior-leader forums, and serves as the department's senior advisor on leadership development, partnering with executive and division leadership to embed Pathways department-wide.

The position directly supervises four positions: two Program Analyst II - Pathways positions, which facilitate the curriculum and manage the leadership development cohort cycle; the Pathways program administrator; and the Learning & Development Manager, who supervises the Learning Operations unit. Through subordinate supervision, the position provides leadership for a function of approximately nine employees.

The position directs Learning Operations - the learning management system, the enterprise training calendar, compliance and technical training coordination, reporting and vendor administration - and is responsible for establishing service and utilization standards, rationalizing the enterprise learning catalog against the Pathways curriculum and statewide offerings from the Office of State Human Resources, and establishing the measures by which the function's reach, quality and impact are judged.

The following experience is helpful but not required: public-sector or state-government supervisory experience; experience with leadership assessment (assessment center, 360°) and development planning.

This is a supervisory, primarily on-site position based in Wake County, with statewide travel for session delivery. Telework of one day per week is available after the first three months of employment. Teleworking privilege is subject to change based on management discretion.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Management prefers applicants with the following:

• Progressively responsible supervisory experience leading professional staff, including setting performance expectations and managing performance.
• Experience leading, or substantially evolving, a multi-level leadership development program in a large organization, including curriculum design or refresh.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating and presenting to executive and senior-leader audiences.
• Experience driving adoption of an enterprise program across organizational lines without direct authority, including program, project and change management.
• Experience establishing program measures and using data to improve learning outcomes.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of program experience in the area of assignment, including two years of managerial experience in the public or private sectors involving significant decision-making authority in the planning, organizing and directing of operations in the areas of the assigned program(s); or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

In accordance with the Governor's Executive Order 303 , our agency supports second-chance employment for individuals who were previously incarcerated or justice-involved. We invite all potential applicants to apply for positions for which they may be qualified.

It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application.

EEO Statement

T he State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedic