Associate Vice President, Organizational Training & Development
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Associate Vice President, Organizational Training & Development overseeing talent development strategies for a university. Collaborating with executive leadership for organizational effectiveness and learning initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the CHRO and executive leadership on talent, leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and talent risks.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive, multi-year talent development and leadership strategy aligned with the organization’s strategic plan.
- Build and enhance NU’s internal coaching function, providing leaders with the necessary resources to support their growth and development and support building high-performing teams.
- Assess organizational capability and future skill needs; create scalable development strategies to close critical capability gaps.
- Design and implement a best-in-class leadership development architecture for all levels: emerging leaders, mid-level leaders, senior leaders, and executives.
- Support the enterprise succession planning process for executive, senior leadership, and critical roles in alignment with university and Board of Trustees expectations.
- Partner with executives to create individualized development plans for high-potential and successor candidates.
- Lead the work to shaping competency model framework used to serve as a foundation for all professional development efforts in the university.
- Ensure assessment and evaluation mechanisms are in place to measure the impact and effectiveness of training programs/materials.
- Oversee the design and delivery of enterprise learning, onboarding, technical, and professional development programs.
- Ensure learning strategies support major organizational initiatives, system implementations, and strategic transformations.
- Partner with HR and senior leaders to diagnose organizational issues and implement targeted interventions.
- Partner with HR and university leaders to design programs that enhance employee engagement, onboarding, and retention.
- Use engagement survey data, performance metrics, and workforce analytics to identify trends and drive targeted development strategies.
- In partnership with Legal, oversee the deployment of all compliance training and ensure regulatory requirements are met.
- Lead vendor selection, due diligence, and contract negotiations.
- Set clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans for team members.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team
- Ensure the team delivers high-quality, scalable, and measurable programs across all levels of the organization.
- All other duties as assigned. Reasonable and attendance to fulfill the requirements of the position.
- Hire, train, and develop OTD staff members.
Requirements:
- Master's degree required in addition to 12+ years of training and development experience and 7+ years in a leadership role.
- Advanced education in adult learning methodologies and training & development required.
- Advanced experience in change management, e-learning strategies, and facilitation required.
- Certifications in change management, DiSC strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership experience overseeing teams of learning and development professionals, with a track record of fostering growth and high performance.
- Experience leading large scale change initiatives and/or organization transformations.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of instructional design, with a solid understanding of adult learning.
- Prior experience in the development of function or organization-wide training strategies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong project management, leadership, and team building skills.
- Prior experience directing, implementing, and maintaining technology-based training/distance learning programs for a geographically dispersed workforce strongly preferred.
- Experience in higher education is preferred.
- Experience working in a technology-driven enterprise preferred.




















