Professional Development Manager
About The Position
The Professional Development Manager will be a key member of the Firm’s Global Professional Development team. Reporting to the Director of Professional Development and Training, the position will support the management and execution of the Firm’s Milbank@Harvard program. The position will also directly manage our U.S. first-year associate mentoring program. Bring your experience developing, facilitating and executing PD programs to this highly visible role, in which you will collaborate closely with partners, Firm leaders, world-renowned university executive education professionals, and leading independent learning consultants to manage market-leading learning experiences.
Requirements
- 5-7 years of legal professional development experience, or a combination of legal PD and law practice experience. Consideration will also be given to candidates with similar experience in a professional services firm L&D department or with university executive education experience.
- Strong presentation skills, relationship-building skills, and a high level of diplomacy.
- Strong project management skills are absolutely crucial for this role, as is a willingness to oversee event planning and execution incidental to learning program delivery.
- Strong technology skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Availability to work overtime as needed
- Confidently interact with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Effectively prioritize to permit management of multiple simultaneous, complex projects.
- Have strong attention to detail and a client-service mindset.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of viLMS a plus
- J.D. a plus but not required.
Responsibilities
- Share responsibility with other senior PD team members for supporting the Milbank@Harvard program, including managing the curriculum’s planning and execution. Manage budgeting, global nominations process, curriculum development, and physical execution of approximately five week-long programs annually.
- Share with other senior PD team members the responsibility of attending Milbank@Harvard programs in Cambridge, Massachusetts to serve as program MC and host.
- Collaborate closely with university executive education team and external coaches and consultants on all aspects of programs and follow-up development opportunities.
- Act as a point person for the Firm’s US mentoring programs, including by maintaining guidance and advising on best practices and firm policies for mentoring in the legal sector.
- Direct responsibility for implementation of U.S. first-year mentoring program, which includes partner mentoring and associate buddy program for our annual first-year associate class of approximately 80-90 associates.
- Manage and administer the Firm’s “Mentoring Stars” recognition program.
- Develop and manage external learning and coaching vendor relationships, including managing presentation preparation, program physical and technical logistics, and contracts and invoices.
- Facilitate internal focus groups, compile and analyze feedback, and recommend curriculum and program delivery innovations.
- Supervise Learning & PD Specialists and PD Coordinators in creating and deploying internal communications including intranet site, updating emails and internal calendars webpages for all programs under management.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on programs under management (particularly Milbank@Harvard offering) and work with and advise BD and PR teams on external promotion of these programs.
Benefits
- all reasonable expenses paid
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
