People Manager - ELA

Cambium Learning Group

1d • Remote

About The Position

The People Manager - ELA manages direct reports, including annual appraisals, timesheet approvals, and performance improvement plans. The role also serves on the leadership team, acts as a senior-level reviewer of items, forms, and documents, and leads group reviews. The manager oversees a team of Test Developers within a content area, supporting their professional development, growth, and performance. The position is remote and requires residence and work in the United States, with travel of approximately one to six weeks per year, typically two to five days at a time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 or more years of experience in assessment or education-related fields, or a Master’s degree with 8 or more years of experience in assessment or education-related fields.
• Strong knowledge and experience with U.S. education and education assessment.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify problems and conceptualize solutions.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and multitask.
• Collaboration skills.
• At least 2 years of staff supervision experience.
• Ability to travel 1 to 6 weeks per year, with trips of 2 to 5 days at a time.
• Must reside and work in the United States.
• For remote work, a reliable cable or fiber-optic broadband connection with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload is required.
• Must actively participate in video-based interviews and ongoing virtual meetings with the camera on.

Responsibilities

• Manage professional development, growth, and performance for a team of Test Developers within a content area.
• Determine staff training needs and organize appropriate training in a timely manner.
• Determine staffing needs across state projects and obtain vendors for item development work as needed.
• Oversee and lead CAC meetings, rubric validation meetings, range finding meetings, and data review meetings.
• Participate in standard-setting meetings as the standard-setting leader.
• Oversee content leads in developing an item pool for state projects.
• Lead group reviews and independently conduct content review 2 reviews for all projects.
• Manage direct reports, including annual appraisals, timesheet approvals, and performance improvement plans.
• Serve as a member of the leadership team and as a senior-level reviewer of items, forms, and documents.

Benefits

• Reimbursement to help cover the cost of setting up a home or remote office.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager