Leadership Development Program Manager

Position Summary
As a member of the Organization and Professional Development team within the Office of Human Resources this position leads the strategy design and development of our manager and leadership development offerings. This role is focused on helping managers across campus build their leadership capabilities and confidence; hire develop and reward their team using recommended practices; deliver results by empowering their team; and foster an environment of belonging psychological safety and ongoing feedback. This role requires a deep understanding of leadership concepts the manager audience their unique needs and challenges and the required competencies for effective people management. This position is responsible for managing the following offerings to meet program objectives and create an engaging and effective learning experience. Carolina BEST : Foundations of Supervision: Designed for new supervisors this program emphasizes practical and foundational competencies of all supervisors allowing new supervisors the opportunity to reflect on the issues functions and challenges involved in leadership roles. University Leadership Education and Development ( ULEAD ): The ULEAD program is a selective cohort-based leadership development program for high-performing high-potential mid-level managers. Participants learn from renowned faculty industry experts and fellow managers. Designed to address the evolving challenges in higher education ULEAD empowers managers to lead with purpose confidence and impact. Lead Well: Our new blended learning pilot program for managers Lead Well provides an opportunity to enhance leadership skills through an in-depth examination of topics such as building trust and engagement promoting employee development creating a sense of belonging and psychological safety and managing change among others. Responsibilities include program and curriculum design development facilitation coordination with partners scheduling assessment administration measurement learner tracking and promotion. Additionally this position gathers and analyzes participant feedback and data insights to identify opportunities for improvement and initiates changes with a user-centered perspective. Success in this role involves close collaboration and communication with team members who provide support on design development facilitation and administration. Additional responsibilities include: Leading a collaborative effort with our team and key partners to define and implement our strategy for manager and leadership development. Strengthening the alignment between our manager and leadership programs and the University s performance management framework. Creating a new 360 assessment pilot to support executive leadership. Administering interpreting and providing coaching on competency and personality assessments such as DiSC and CliftonStrengths. Developing and facilitating additional training in areas such as communication leadership manager/supervisor development and other professional development areas as well as providing consulting services to departments teams committees and employees as needed. Mentoring less experienced team members as needed.

Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Deep understanding of leadership concepts the manager audience their unique needs and challenges and the required competencies for effective people management Experience designing developing and delivering manager and/or leadership development programs Experience developing and/or providing coaching on 360 assessments Experience with competency behavior or personality assessments Experience working in a training organizational development or professional development department or an equivalent combination of education and experience to demonstrate required skills and knowledge Experience teaching and/or facilitating adult learning programs both in person and virtually and using effective instructional techniques to engage participants and enhance learning outcomes Proficiency in managing complex programs and projects Strong instructional design skills Strong facilitation skills Strong capability to collaborate with others on projects and initiatives

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Experience managing and developing others in a formal or informal reporting relationship Experience with DiSC and/or CliftonStrengths assessments DiSC and/or CliftonStrengths certification Coaching experience and/or related certification