Director of Talent Development
Director of Talent Development
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Job Description
The Director of Talent Development plays a key role in accelerating student achievement across KIPP Texas by driving excellence in formal and on-the ground professional learning.. Reporting to the Managing Director this leader is responsible for implementing high-impact data-driven professional learning and coaching experiences that build the proficiency and retention of our emerging campus leaders and ensure alignment to our KTX frameworks. The Director directly supports KIPP Texass promise to families by ensuring leaders are equipped to improve teacher practice and student outcomes.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Design & Deliver High-Impact Professional Learning
Facilitate professional learning aligned to the KIPP Texas Teacher Quality vision and 70/20/10 learning model.
Support the planning and delivery of statewide and regional development experiences tailored to the needs of returning and novice leaders.
Drive systems for ensuring all professional learning created by the Academics team is high quality and meets the bar of excellence in design.
Drive excellence in professional learning logistics to ensure that the focus is on content delivery
Serve as Site Lead for large scale professional learning events such as Summer Professional Learning.
Ensure quality facilitation of professional learning by creating and execution of train the trainer and feedback systems across the Academics team.
Support the design and execution of asynchronous learning across the state with a focus on required training and supporting mid-year instructional hires. Drive Academic Excellence through Strategic Cross-Departmental Collaboration
Partner with the Academics (Instructional Excellence Curriculum & Instruction) and School Management teams to ensure novice leaders are supported in delivering academic results and developing proficiency as instructional leaders.
Align coaching and learning experiences to meet the following system-level goals:
85% of professional learning participants agree the experience supported their growth in alignment with the Framework for Effective Teaching.
70% of Critical Need Teachers coached by novice leaders earn an Effective rating on priority indicators.
Coach & Develop Instructional Leaders
Provide responsive role-specific coaching and support to a portfolio of leaders across the state with a focus but not limited to novice instructional coaches in the following areas:
Leading teacher quality through the Framework for Effective Teaching
Leading content through curriculum-aligned practices
Leading assessment through strong data practices
Support leaders in using student and teacher performance data to drive decision-making and adapt leadership practices.
Provide required coaching and support for current Year 2 Principals in Residence and PIR alums.
Use Data to Drive a Multi-Tiered Approach to Development & Intervention
Monitor leader progress and proactively identify areas for targeted support and coaching.
Leverage real-time data to adjust coaching strategy differentiate support and inform broader learning designs.
Track and report on the impact of professional learning and coaching initiatives for their assigned portfolio
Using data to partner with regional and school leaders to ensure all teachers get the required observations as part of the KTX Teacher Evaluation System in partnership with Talent Management.
Contribute to a Strong Inclusive Team Culture
Participate in team planning calibration and continuous improvement efforts
Contribute to a culture of feedback innovation and shared responsibility for student success.
Support the vision of the Managing Director by aligning day-to-day coaching with long-term talent development strategy.
Qualifications :
Requirements
Bachelors degree required
School leadership and management experience preferred
Demonstrated orientation in competency development
Demonstrated proficiency in leading through change executing on major initiatives and leading cross-departmental work
Demonstrated excellence in leading professional learning
Demonstrated orientation to coaching and developing teachers and leaders
Demonstrated excellence to on-the-ground observation/feedback cycles with teachers and leaders
Demonstrated achievement in partnership development including an ability to mobilize people and create champions to support an organizational mission
Evidence of developing and executing against a strategy with strong results
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook)
Skills
Communication: Clear concise compelling communication.
Professionalism and trusting relationships: Operate with professional demeanor in even the most challenging situations. Work with teammates teachers leaders and regional stakeholders in a way that demonstrates confidence initiative and dedication to meeting commitments. Expresses professional presence with external stakeholders in a way that exemplifies KIPPs values in person verbally in writing on social media and at events.
Critical thinking problem solving and decision making: Ability to analyze data and make strategic interventions to help close gaps in data being presented (student achievement school culture etc).
Organizational ability and accuracy (strategic planning and prioritization): excellent attention to detail in written communication exemplary calendar management commitment to data fidelity and consistency in executing next steps.
Impact and influence: Ability to impact and influence stakeholders to action based on compelling recommendations based in data
Continuous learning: Investing in one self to continually learn and make impactful growth in focus areas.
Systems thinking and change management: Ability to develop problem statements analyze data and provide recommendations at a systems level that designs talent development systems to appropriate scale and helps stakeholders navigate through change and evolutions
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer/laptop
Attending conferences or training sessions
Maintain emotional control under stress
Communicate effectively (verbal and written)
Work Environment:
When in office; typical office environment with frequent interruptions
When on school site; lots of movement between classrooms offices and community spaces
Hybrid work - in office/at schools a minimum of 3 days a week on Mondays Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Typical office environment with frequent interruptions.
Travel Requirements
Ability to travel within region and occasionally across the state
Travel time approximately 10-20%
Additional Information :
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration of race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
