Learning & Development Associate, College of ACES - Extension

Duties Responsibilities Learning Organization Development Strategy • Establish and execute onboarding, mentoring, ongoing training, promoting, evaluating, and retaining activities to strengthen Illinois Extension’s ability to be a leader in educational programming. • Lead and support professional development and educational programming processes including assessing needs, setting strategic priorities, organizing and leading training programs, and evaluating outcomes and impact. • Identify statewide and local-level training needs; and collaborate with Extension leadership team as appropriate to implement training programs using a variety of educational strategies and technologies. • Develop and select continuing education, professional development, and training programs for statewide delivery; evaluate, refine, and improve programs within Illinois Extension as needed. • Plan, organize, manage, implement, and evaluate the University of Illinois Extension Annual Conference; collaborate with the Associate Director for Workforce Development as appropriate. Instructional Curriculum Design Implementation • Design core professional skills solutions based on level-specific competencies, across job categories. Review and enhance existing content to ensure level of appropriateness and consistency with learning objectives. • Facilitate On-Campus Orientations for new Extension staff members. Collaboration • Lead the statewide professional development committees. • Collaborate with the Online Learning and Personal Development Associate on online learning management systems. • Support the academic professional performance appraisal process by coordinating with the Associate Director for Workforce Development. • Support the Illinois Extension promotion process for academic professionals in coordination with the Associate Director for Workforce Development. • Collaborate with the Affirmative Action Officer, University of Illinois Extension (Assistant Director for Access and Civil Rights); ensure professional development and educational programming efforts are in agreement with the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, Rehabilitation, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the University of Illinois Extension Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Plan as well as any other applicable employment regulations. • Collaborate on the strategic plan for workforce excellence with the Associate Director for Workforce Development and workgroups as appropriate. • Maintain confidentiality of all personnel actions. • Perform other duties that further the mission of the University of Illinois Extension as assigned.