Specialist III - System Learning & Development

About the role

The System Learning & Development (SLD) team advances Baltimore City Public Schools' commitment to developing a high-performing workforce equipped to lead, learn, and contribute to improved outcomes for students. Guided by the belief that every employee can lead from their seat, the team develops coherent systems for professional learning, employee experience, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and workforce growth.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and implementation of districtwide learning, leadership development, and organizational development strategies.
• Design, facilitate, manage, and evaluate professional learning and employee development programs for diverse employee groups.
• Lead the planning, implementation, oversight, and improvements of mandatory compliance training and other assigned districtwide learning requirements.
• Administer learning management system (LMS) processes including course development, publishing, enrollment, completion tracking, reporting, quality assurance, and user support.
• Establish and maintain standards for learning design, content quality, accessibility, course approval, and recordkeeping.
• Conduct needs assessments, research, and data analysis to identify workforce development needs and improve program effectiveness.
• Build productive partnerships within Human Capital teams, and among schools, district offices, and other professional learning providers.
• Design and implement coaching, train-the-trainer, facilitation, consultation, and leadership development approaches that build organizational capacity.
• Lead and support cross-functional projects, initiatives, and workgroups involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Prepare reports, presentations, recommendations, communications, and other materials to support learning, decision-making, information-sharing, and stakeholder engagement.
• Model collaborative leadership, continuous learning, professionalism, adaptability, and a solutions-oriented approach.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required; master's degree preferred.
• At least three years of relevant full-time professional experience required. Competitive candidates will have at least five years of progressively responsible, relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing, facilitating, and evaluating professional learning or employee development programs.
• Experience managing projects and initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methodologies, and professional learning best practices.
• Knowledge of workforce policies, compliance requirements, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations affecting employee learning and development, or demonstrated ability to acquire such knowledge quickly.
• Experience using learning management systems (LMS) or demonstrated ability to rapidly learn and administer such systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, collaborate across teams, and influence without direct authority.
• Commitment to equity, continuous learning, and the development of others.

Qualifications

• Completed online application.
• Resume that clearly demonstrates the above minimum qualifications. It is important that you include all experiences and education related to the position to which you are applying.
• Copies of all transcripts -undergraduate, graduate and all MSDE Certifications must be uploaded into application.
• All documentation/certification necessary (scanned copies accepted) to substantiate minimum qualifications must be uploaded to application.
• Three (3) professional references to include: name, title, business address, e-mail address and phone number must be provided.

Benefits

This position is eligible for benefits. To review the available options please see the information relevant to the union for this position by viewing the following link: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org.

Pay

Maximum Salary: $129,933.00
Minimum Salary: $85,709.00

Schedule

Full time