Senior Learning and Development Manager of Curriculum & Partnerships

CALIFORNIA TEACHING FELLOWS FOUNDATION•Fresno, CA

11d•$85,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Learning and Development Manager of Curriculum & Partnerships leads the development of CTFF’s internal leadership and office professional development curriculum and helps build external professional development products and partnerships. The role owns curriculum development from needs analysis through evaluation, leads the Curriculum Committee, aligns learning programs with CTFF’s capability framework and organizational priorities, and validates programs through pilots, feedback, and observed performance. The manager develops CTFF’s presenter bench and Office Fellows, establishes delivery standards, provides coaching and feedback, and delivers trainings directly. The position also owns the content pipeline for the leadership and office learning library in Docebo, setting quality standards for digital and blended learning and coordinating with the Senior Manager responsible for Docebo administration and operational systems. The role develops external offerings from CTFF’s professional development, including packaging CliftonStrengths in coordination with a certified practitioner, identifying and managing partners and prospective clients, and preparing proposals, scopes of work, and partner agreements with the Director and executive leadership. It also supports long-term learning-product and revenue planning, uses data to assess learning impact and guide improvement, and communicates recommendations to internal and external stakeholders. The position is based at the Central Office in Fresno, California, is full-time, and is a day-shift role. Travel to CTFF locations and partner sites may be needed.

Requirements

A minimum of a four-year college degree.
At least 7 to 10 years of direct related work experience is preferred, including designing and delivering leadership and professional development curriculum for adult learners, developing facilitators or presenters, and work with nonprofit organizations in education.
Demonstrated expertise in instructional design and adult learning principles, including needs analysis, learning objectives, curriculum architecture, and evaluation of learning outcomes.
Strong facilitation skills and ability to deliver engaging, high-quality training to leaders, office staff, and external audiences.
Ability to recruit, coach, and evaluate presenters and facilitators against clear quality standards.
Ability to lead and influence without direct authority, chair committees, and align stakeholders across departments.
Creative thinking and ability to develop new learning products, programs, and delivery models.
Business acumen, including ability to define offerings, assess market need, develop pricing, and build a partnership pipeline.
Fluency in English.
Ability to establish and maintain trust-based interpersonal, partner, and client relationships.
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with supervisors, peers, personnel, external partners, prospective clients, and executive leadership.
Skills in active listening, speaking, presenting, and persuasive writing.
Analytical, data-informed decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Project management skills and ability to plan, execute, and track multiple curriculum and partnership initiatives at once.
Strong attention to detail and a high standard for quality and consistency.
Stress management, organizational, and time management skills.
Computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; familiarity with learning platforms and authoring tools such as Docebo and Articulate.
Ability to travel to CTFF locations and partner sites as needed.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment.
High degree of trustworthiness, respect and sensitivity for others, flexibility, and sound work ethic.
Ability to meet set job-related goals and objectives.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in instructional design, adult learning, education, organizational development, or a related field.
Experience building partnerships, developing proposals, or packaging and selling training or consulting services to external clients.
CliftonStrengths familiarity; willingness to pursue certification.

Responsibilities

Build partnerships, packaging, pricing, and delivery models for external professional development offerings based on CTFF’s internal programs.
Package CliftonStrengths as an external product in coordination with the Senior Manager who serves as a certified practitioner.
Identify, cultivate, and manage external partners and a client pipeline, beginning with proof-of-concept engagements.
Develop proposals, scopes of work, and partner agreements with the Director and executive leadership.
Design, build, and continuously improve leadership and office professional development curriculum, from needs analysis through evaluation.
Lead the Curriculum Committee and establish curriculum priorities, standards, and review cycles.
Align curriculum with CTFF’s capability framework and organizational priorities in partnership with the Director.
Validate programs through internal pilots, learner feedback, and observed performance before broader or external use.
Recruit, develop, and evaluate presenters and establish clear quality standards for the presenter bench.
Develop Office Fellows to design and deliver on-site trainings independently through coaching, observation, and feedback.
Deliver on-site and leadership trainings, modeling expected facilitation quality and building the team’s overall delivery capacity.
Own the content pipeline for the leadership and office professional development library in Docebo.
Partner with the Senior Manager overseeing Docebo administration and operational systems to move content from design to launch.
Establish quality standards for digital and blended learning content, review courses, and retire or refresh content as needs change.
Support long-term planning for learning products and external revenue strategy in partnership with the Director.
Use learner feedback, evaluations, completion and performance data, and partner results to measure impact and guide improvements.
Demonstrate the value of CTFF’s professional development to internal and external audiences.
Communicate with internal teams, cross-department partners, external clients, and executive leadership, and provide evidence-based recommendations on investment, growth, and scaling.
Perform other duties as assigned.