Training Project Manager

The future of social justice work is multi-entity. Over the last four years, New Left Accelerator (NLA), our 501(c)(4) and The Capacity Shop (TCS), our separate but affiliated 501(c)(3), have grown to be leading capacity-building providers serving the complex needs of multi-entity organizations.

Today, many of the most effective power-building organizations are multi-entity. They are using more than 501(c)3’s - often 501(C)(4)s, PACs, for-profit corporate structures, or other entities - to build power, increase their impact, and win. Progressive movements and state ecosystems are experimenting with innovative ways to make multi-entity power-building work possible at scale. As a result, the complex needs of the multi-entity field continue to grow.

Staff at these organizations seek access to multi-entity informed technical assistance to do bold work safely. We have met this growing need by working with leading multi-entity experts and innovative leaders in the field to build the financial, operational, and compliance infrastructure that power-building organizations need to maximize impact and do bold work in compliance with the law.

We prioritize partnering and collaborating with organizations that center the experiences and voices of marginalized groups at the intersection of race, gender, and class. To guide our internal practices and partnerships, NLA and TCS developed a set of core values including a commitment to create systemic change; deep collaboration with stakeholders and leaders to build power; sustainability within the progressive ecosystem; and a commitment to equity and work that address systemic oppression. You can read more about NLA and TCS vision and work in our Theory of Change.

The Role

The Training Project Manager role is a new, full-time position reporting to the Senior Director of Capacity Building. The Training Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and evaluation of training programs across the organization. This includes managing the annual training calendar, coordinating with subject matter experts, ensuring training content aligns with organizational values and participant needs, and continuously improving training quality and effectiveness. The role also involves leading recruitment efforts for training programs, managing stakeholder relationships, and implementing systems and processes to streamline training operations.

Responsibilities

Embed NLA Values in Project Management

• Engage in continuous learning as to how race, background, and experiences have affected us within systems of oppression, providing loving feedback, and building intentional accountability practices in all of our work
• Continuously seek opportunities to align programs, partnerships, processes, and systems with NLA’s core values
• Help NLA do the work of capacity-building differently by dismantling aspects of the dominant culture of nonprofit consultancy that often fail to value the diverse lived experience, expertise, and knowledge of community leaders
• Honor participant leaders' wisdom, building intentional learning into our external work, internal practices, and partnerships, and co-creating innovative solutions to emergent challenges
• Training Delivery

Calendar management:

• Oversee management of production and implementation of the annual training calendar and recommended communications strategy across programs
• Manage and coordinate communications / marketing strategy for all trainings with internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with program leads and subject matter leads to ensure training programs are relevant and comprehensive to the needs of program participants as well as bringing a multi-entity lens to all training offerings
• Serve as a liaison between subject matter leads and how to best connect/engage in with training participants
• Coordinate scheduling, pacing, and execution of planning sessions with trainers / staff for training development, managing multiple trainings at different stages of development
• Lead recruitment strategy, planning, and calendar to ensure trainings are well attended
• Maintain outreach lists in collaboration with comms and adjust marketing strategies to increase visibility of our offerings
• Monitor and evaluate training program effectiveness through feedback, assessments, and performance metrics
• Implement improvements based on feedback and best practices to continuously enhance training quality
• Keep abreast of the latest trends and best practices in training and development to bring innovative solutions to program participants needs and emergent issues that need that come up in the field of compliance

Program Implementation

• Develop implementation plan to lead training program calendar
• Develop systems and processes for all phases of our Training programs, from collecting feedback on desired training programs to design and execution to debrief. Evaluate and improve upon existing processes, while identifying gaps and creating new processes to fill them
• Ensure groups have a good experience in both individual and cohort training offerings – collect and integrate group feedback and improve systems accordingly
• Ongoing monitoring of training program to ensure goals are being met
• Lead regular meetings with Subject Matter Leads and Lead Coaches to develop and implement training
• Lead 1:1 program debrief with training teams
• Implement and improve both internal and external systems used for training (Asana, Airtable, Google Drive, etc.). Keep all systems up-to-date

Management & Leadership

• Manage the implementation of training programs and collaborate with program staff to remain informed of training needs from program participants
• Lead and develop training staff and subject matter in fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Support Sr. Director of Capacity Building in developing training team's skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality training programs and nurture a culture of learning
• Give input on strategic decisions and collaborate on other issues as needed
• Reports to the Senior Director of Capacity Building and shares highlights, challenges, brainstorms solutions; participates in performance evaluation/annual review processes, tracks time accordingly; seeks professional development to inform program work

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong commitment to progressive values and NLA’s mission and organizational values that center racial, gender and economic equity and justice
• At least 5 years of relevant training management experience
• Excellent and demonstratable project management skills that includes:
• An understanding of various project management methodologies and how to incorporate them into improving program and training management processes
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage time and resources effectively with a range of projects at various stages
• Strong process design skills, preferably with direct experience using collaborative tools such as Asana, Airtable and Google Suite
• Experience working in multi-entity non-profits, 501(c)(4)s, political campaigns, and/or other movement building organizations
• Experience with adult learning through designing and implementing training programs and/or curriculum. Must be comfortable facilitating training modules over Zoom.
• Excellent relationship building skills and ability to manage multiple, diverse stakeholders in a fast paced environment that is values-driven and team-oriented
• Flexibility and adaptability — ability to engage in independent and creative problem-solving in an organization in a growth stage; enthusiastic about taking advantage of unexpected opportunities
• Proactive problem solving: Proactively develop solutions to challenges, including by constantly looking at big-picture progress on the programs team, and by flagging any potential upcoming challenges in the organization overall.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, including experience leading and facilitating project meetings
• Ability and willingness to work in and contribute to development of an emergent environment of a growing start-up nonprofit where systems and processes are regularly evolving to meet the political moment.
• A desire for continuous learning and proactive in seeking opportunities to deepen your expertise within your field, assertive in your quest for answers and a curiosity to experiment to find what does/doesn't work.

Details

Title: Training Project Manager

Reports to: Senior Director of Capacity Building

Direct Reports: None

Hours: Full Time

Location: Remote (must live in the US); Some travel (1-3 times per year)

Compensation: $80,000-$85,000

Benefits: NLA offers a competitive benefits package available to all full-time employees including:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-term Disability, and Health FSA

Flexible paid time off including vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, 1-week summer break, and 1-week winter break

Parental leave

Professional development stipend

Working from home stipend

Coming soon: Retirement plan with matching

Our Culture: We maintain an environment where our employees can learn and grow in the organization. We strive to foster a collaborative and transparent environment where everyone is encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, strategic planning, and culture.

IMPORTANT: Please upload your resume and any supporting documents as a pdf.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Priority will be given to candidates who submit their application by October 11th, 2024.

Equal Opportunity Employer

New Left Accelerator and The Capacity Shop provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.