Position Summary:
New Position – Effective July 1, 2026
Under the direction of the Associate Superintendent, the Director of Organizational Learning and Leadership Development is a strategic change agent who drives system-wide transformation through the application of the systemic continuous improvement process. The incumbent of this position is responsible for orchestrating the vision for implementing job-embedded professional learning, coaching and guiding the development of School Performance Plans to accelerate student achievement and ensure organizational efficacy.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establishes the vision for system wide transformation by designing and orchestrating job embedded professional learning aligned to the strategic plan; streamlines and implements the application of the standards to frame and develop comprehensive professional learning;
- Ensures that leadership development is aligned to national and research based standards, competencies and intentional behaviors, practices and strategies;
- Assists in the planning, monitoring, sustaining and evolving of leadership development programs;
- Directs the development, evaluation and/or revision of professional development programs and assumes responsibility for the full implementation of said programs;
- Oversees the vision for the development of systemic learning progressions for all employees to align and support the implementation of the school system’s continuous improvement framework;
- Supports the Principal and Assistant Principal selection process;
- Develops plans for assessing and monitoring the impact of professional development on program participants;
- Works cross-divisionally to recruit personnel to develop pools of highly effective candidates for leadership programs;
- Organizes the vision for professional learning development for all of the members of the Office of Organizational Development.; builds the capacity of supervisors to develop staff within the office;
- Leads and designs a framework for system wide professional learning based on systemic leadership needs and feedback, to overlay and align with systemic research based strategies; ensures professional learning is integrated into daily organizational culture rather than treated as an isolated event;
- Collaborates to align and plan systemic learning to support instructional leadership, teaching and learning and continuous improvement via data analysis;
- Calibrates and collaborates to identify the portrait of school leaders and support staff to identify the essential competencies for employees to demonstrate leadership and role specific excellence;
- Establishes the vision for a continuous improvement loop by overlaying district needs and field feedback onto the systemic professional development framework, ensuring the Office of Organizational Development remains responsive and research-aligned;
- Works in collaboration with the Equity Officer to ensure that professional learning modules are not fragmented but represent a single, unified message across all divisions; and
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Extensive experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of professional development frameworks, programs, and initiatives;
- Ability to design, implement and facilitate systemic, large-scale conferences, workshops and events for a variety of employees;
- Proven ability to independently identify strategic areas of opportunity, collect data, assess results, draw valid conclusions and present alternative solutions;
- Ability to evaluate programs, people and processes and provide effective written and oral communication and expertise in personnel and program evaluation;
- Ability to multitask, organize and prioritize within a fast paced, rigorous environment;
- Excellent ability to think and act both strategically and tactically; an intelligent decision-maker and problem-solver with sound judgment;
- Superior ability to build collegial relationships and collaborate with senior leadership, peers and staff at all levels;
- Demonstrated competence in the ability to provide timely and accurate information needed to inform executive decisions;
- Demonstrated competencies in the management and supervision of a department and staff; and
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc), Google applications, eDoctrina professional learning and evaluation platform, and Canvas software.
Education and/or Experience Requirements:
Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, organizational development, human resources or a closely related field required; Doctorate preferred. A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional development and leadership experience in a large, complex organization required. Experience in a large school district or comparable public organization is preferred.
Certification:
Holds or is eligible for a valid professional license in Administrator II (historical) or Supervisor of Instruction, Assistant Principal, or Principal issued by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Oversees and provides guidance and direction to assigned personnel.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
Working Environment:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
Additional Information:
None.
