What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Learning Design position at New England Donor Services?
Company Description
Come join our team and become part of what the Boston Globe has recognized as one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021!
Saving lives through organ and tissue donation is the mission uniting our employees and drives the work we do.
New England Donor Services (NEDS) coordinates organ and tissue donation in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, the eastern counties of Vermont and Bermuda. Responsible for one of the largest of the 57 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) that make up the nation’s donation system, NEDS works with about 200 hospitals and serves 14 million people in our region, screening nearly 50,000 potential donor referrals annually. With approximately $90M in operating revenues, NEDS employs 250 clinical and non-clinical staff members throughout New England.
Our vision is to be a leader in the development and implementation of strategies to increase the life-saving and life-enhancing gifts of organ and tissue donation through effective relationships with our clinical partners, donor families and the communities we serve.
Job Description
The Learning Design Manager coordinates and provides instructional design services to make the acquisition of skills more efficient, effective, and engaging for our Tissue Donation and Corporate Services and teams. You’ll use your expertise to design learning that supports specific performance objectives, drives measurable impact, and leads to an engaged, enabled, and empowered workforce.
Why us?
Ready to make a difference every day and develop the team that saves and heals lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation? Are you a dynamic, creative talent development professional who is dedicated to developing innovative workplace learning solutions and is driven by their passion for the science of learning and art of helping others develop the skills they need to be effective and engaged in their roles? If this describes you, apply today! We’d love to meet you.
What You’ll Do:
- Utilize expertise in adult learning theory, instructional design, and educational technologies to enhance the performance NEDS team members through the development of blended learning offerings and training materials.
- Apply your knowledge across multiple development approaches to produce learning solutions and courses in a wide variety of formats including eLearning, virtual, classroom, simulations, job aids, videos, On-the-Job training, and assessments.
- Consult and collaborate with SMEs on course design and development by gathering requirements from stakeholders, completing needs analysis, identifying resources needed, then developing training materials and solutions.
- Partner with department leaders to create learning paths, courses, and training materials through innovative learning activities that align requirements, competencies, and knowledge gaps to produce desired behaviors and business results.
- Guide content development teams and coach content authors and training personnel in instructional design and adult learning concepts.
- Cultivate a collaborative learning culture and growth mindset by bringing team members and their ideas together to impact organizational performance and effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Degree in Instructional/learning design, adult education/technology, human resource development or a related field preferred.
- 3 years of experience with successful instructional design and web-based course development. Demonstrated ability to apply adult learning theories, utilize iterative instructional design methodologies, and use an analytical approach toward developing learning solutions.
- Should be able to provide samples of instructional design work or a portfolio.
- Experience with content authoring tools (Articulate Suite) and creative design tools (Adobe Photoshop/Creative Suite).
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills with a strong focus on effective collaboration, developing and cultivating relationships, and finding common ground toward business needs and goals.
- Excellent project management and problem solving skills to create structure around assignments, manage competing priorities, and deliver results in a compressed timeframes.
This position is based out of Waltham, MA, however can work a hybrid schedule of in-office and remote, or fully remote.
Additional Information
HIRING ALERT: NEDS is actively taking precautions to protect our community, staff and partners during this time of medical emergency due to COVID-19. In order to be employed at NEDS, you must be vaccinated for COVID-19.
When you join New England Donor Services you can expect competitive salaries and a great benefit package. Benefits include a generous Paid Time-off program, BCBS Health Insurance, BCBS Dental Insurance, 2x Annual Salary Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Short-term Disability Coverage, Long-term Disability Coverage, 403b Retirement Contribution, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program and Discounts through Working Advantage.
New England Donor Services is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diverse candidates to apply to meet the needs of the multicultural and multilingual communities we serve.
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