Director of Learning & Development | Institute on the Environment - University of Minnesota - 15th Ave

Apply for Job Job ID365080 LocationTwin Cities Job FamilyEducation-General Full/Part TimePart-Time Regular/TemporaryRegular Job Code9342M4 Employee ClassAcad Prof and Admin Add to Favorite Jobs Email this Job About the Job Are you passionate about advancing sustainability? Do you believe in the power of education, learning, and development to strengthen communities, activate networks of people, and benefit learners at all stages of their lives? Do you enjoy managing teams and leading others, supporting their professional development and alignment with organizational goals? If any part of this sounds like you, we hope you read on. The Director of Learning & Development at the Institute on the Environment (IonE) leads exactly this type of work - overseeing a group of professionals supporting a portfolio of innovative programming that benefits learners across a variety of ages and career stages, and serving as a member of the Institute's five-person leadership and management team. Where You'll Work As part of a public research university, IonE exists to catalyze sustainability outcomes - driving environmental impact and innovation. Founded in 2007, it is a boundary-spanning, externally oriented unit, embedded within the University of Minnesota (UMN) and explicitly charged with forging connections and collaborations across and beyond academia - on a local, regional, and global scale. We consider this connective work critical because the environmental challenges we face are not only urgent, they are also vast and complex - and they will not be solved by any one discipline or sector working alone. To achieve its goals, IonE is organized as three core programmatic areas, in addition to pursuing operational excellence: Producing and co-creating knowledge and new solutions - through outcomes-oriented research activities, grantmaking, and other collaborative projects Capacity-building across our community - through learning, leadership, and professional development offerings Scaling and enabling collective impact - through our public-interest communications and engagement activities, inspiring and connecting audiences with relevant knowledge and one another Each of these programmatic areas is led by a practitioner-manager who both conducts work in their area of specialization and oversees a portfolio of activities, led by professional staff. Equally critical to our theory of change is our operational and administrative infrastructure, including our grants administration; reporting and evaluation capabilities; and other operational functions. When we refer to our "community," we are referring to a broad network of people: our staff members; affiliated UMN faculty and professional staff, as well as non-University affiliates; students (from undergraduate to adult professional learners); partners and collaborators on funded projects; as well as other collaborators, advisors, donors, and supporters. With its interdisciplinary and outcome-oriented mandate, IonE was created to be different and to operate differently than the "academy-as-usual." We learn and grow as a community that - through words and actions - models how to practice education, research, and communications that accelerate just transformations to a sustainable future. The Work You'll Lead The L&D division of IonE includes programming supporting learning and leadership/professional development across a wide range of learners and participants, including undergraduate students (e.g., via the sustainability studies minor, internships, study abroad, and other experiential learning), graduate students (e.g., through co-curricular workshops and peer mentoring); postdoctoral scholars; researchers and educators; and decision-makers, community, and corporate leaders (e.g., through international exchange and topical convenings). The institute will continue to serve a wide range of learners - inside and outside the university - and programs range from established with opportunities for ev lution, to new experiments still involving refinement and scaling, to programming in need of fresh or new approaches. In particular, we seek a director who can steer a portfolio of learning and development offerings that respond to imperatives in the 2024-2029 IonE Strategic Plan and our companion Diversity, Education, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Action Plan; grow the capacity of scholars to engage in IonE's Impact Goals, a cross-functioning theme in the strategic plan; enhance our organizational capacity to assess this division's impact and outcomes across participants and learners; foster the creation or scaling of innovative and impactful educational programming and materials; foster and sustain relationships with learners inside and outside the university; integrate diverse ways of knowing and doing; and grow external resources to support its constellation of work. Candidates who are successful in this role will be entrepreneurial, innovative, and rigorous. They will be excited about absorbing and connecting ideas, and helping the best ideas spread at scale. The role requires organizational savvy and an ability to be part of a collaborative management team that oversees the institute as a whole and the implementation of IonE's strategic plan. How the Role Is Structured Reporting to the Executive Director of IonE (Jessica Hellmann), the L&D Director oversees a team of professional staff committed to the cultivation of activated people in the sustainability space. The director oversees a budget of ~$1M/year, with potential for externally funded growth. Hundreds of students, faculty, University staff, and external partners participate in IonE's learning and development programs and activities each year, with potential for marked increases in reach and scale of impact. A note on effort: At the University, many roles are split appointments (for example: 50% administrative leadership, 25% teaching, 25% time on grant-funded projects, etc.), and each fraction has its own funding source. For this role, we are seeking someone who can devote 50-75% effort to the responsibilities described below, supported by core funding provided by IonE. All candidates should expect, as part of their role, to have other activities and funding streams to fill out the remaining 25-50% of a full FTE. IonE offers a wide range of support in seeking and managing grant funding and has a wide network across the University to help identify other internal funds. Additional Details: Salary range: $112,750 - $132,650 (for 1 FTE) Benefits: UMN P&A employee group benefits Location: St. Paul, Minnesota (remote work possible 1-2 days a week) Relocation funds are available for candidates who need to move to the area We particularly encourage applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically underrepresented in environmental work and in academia, including those who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color, those with disabilities, veterans, and those from LGBTQIA+ communities. Details about how to apply are below, after the Benefits section. We recognize applying takes effort, and we look forward to reading and... For full info follow application link. The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds. The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. To learn more about diversity at the U: http://diversity.umn.edu.