Desired Skills and Experience

• Proven experience designing high-level training programs for managers (e.g., inclusive leadership, coaching, psychological safety).
• Skilled facilitator of equity and inclusion conversations, with a respectful, thoughtful approach to sensitive topics.
• Experience managing direct reports and supporting their growth and development.
• Strong instructional design skills, including the ability to create engaging and interactive trainings tailored to multiple learning styles.
• Commitment to accessibility in training design, with thoughtful use of visuals, alternative formats, and inclusive materials.
• Experience using participant feedback (e.g., exit surveys) to improve and evolve.
• Highly collaborative, receptive to feedback, and comfortable co-creating across teams.
• Excellent time and project management, able to juggle multiple programs and priorities.
• Willingness and ability to learn new tools, including our non-negotiable learning platform, Acorn PLMS.
• Strong facilitation skills and the ability to create safe, inclusive learning environments.
• A commitment to SHP’s vision and values.
• Performs other duties as required

The Associate Director, Staff Learning is a key member of the People Team and plays a central role in developing Sandy Hook Promise’s most important resource: its people. This new position is responsible for designing, managing, and facilitating impactful staff learning and development programs across the organization. With guidance from the Senior Vice President of People and in collaboration with internal stakeholders, the Associate Director will help shape a learning strategy that strengthens organizational culture, builds leadership capacity, and fosters professional growth.
The ideal candidate brings expertise in leadership development, adult learning, and effective training delivery, alongside excellent project and time management skills.
This position reports directly to the Senior Vice President, People.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and facilitate engaging learning and development programs for staff at all levels, including all staff, manager-specific, and role-based trainings.
• Align training content with SHP’s core values and culture goals, with a focus on fostering respect, collaboration, and a positive work environment.
• Partner with the SVP, People, and other leaders to assess and prioritize organizational learning needs.
• Support strategic initiatives such as leadership pipeline development and culture-building efforts.
• Continuously evaluate and adapt trainings based on feedback, evolving best practices, and organizational goals.
• Identify and monitor key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness and impact of training programs.
• Work cross-functionally with staff across departments to ensure training is relevant, accessible, and impactful.
• Use Acorn PLMS as a performance learning platform to track trainings, upload recorded trainings and support relevant asynchronous learning initiatives.
• Support other talent development initiatives as needed based on organizational priorities.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Proven experience designing high-level training programs for managers (e.g., inclusive leadership, coaching, psychological safety).
• Skilled facilitator of equity and inclusion conversations, with a respectful, thoughtful approach to sensitive topics.
• Experience managing direct reports and supporting their growth and development.
• Strong instructional design skills, including the ability to create engaging and interactive trainings tailored to multiple learning styles.
• Commitment to accessibility in training design, with thoughtful use of visuals, alternative formats, and inclusive materials.
• Experience using participant feedback (e.g., exit surveys) to improve and evolve.
• Highly collaborative, receptive to feedback, and comfortable co-creating across teams.
• Excellent time and project management, able to juggle multiple programs and priorities.
• Willingness and ability to learn new tools, including our non-negotiable learning platform, Acorn PLMS.
• Strong facilitation skills and the ability to create safe, inclusive learning environments.
• A commitment to SHP’s vision and values.
• Performs other duties as required.