Job description

About AERDF
AERDF (Advanced Education Research & Development Fund) is a national nonprofit organization launched in 2021 that advances scientific discovery & inventions that further learners’ brilliance and transform their PreK-12 futures. AERDF’s ambitious three-to-five-year initiatives (known as programs), funded with budgets up to $25 million, address major teaching and learning challenges and opportunities the public and private sector have historically ignored for Black and Latino learners and learners experiencing poverty in the United States. Since AERDF’s launch, its programs – currently focused on math, formative assessment, and reading – have engaged more than 20,000 students. Learn more about AERDF and our programs at https://aerdf.org.

Role Summary
AERDF is seeking a Director of People Experience & Culture (PXC) who will be responsible for talent acquisition and learning and development, as well as support fostering a healthy, respectful, and productive culture where everyone has a sense of belonging. This dual-focused role will oversee all aspects of talent acquisition and learning and development to ensure AERDF has the talent we need to deliver on the promise of our mission.

AERDF is a fully remote organization, and employees may work anywhere in the United States. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Please do not hesitate to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.

Core Responsibilities
Talent Acquisition

Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned to our organizational needs.
Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including developing job descriptions, sourcing and networking, and supporting hiring managers from posting to hire.
Identify and implement creative sourcing strategies that ensure we have a pipeline of highly-qualified and mission-aligned candidates for open positions.
Become a trusted advisor to hiring managers, ensuring they have the support and resources they need to fill their open positions in a timely manager.
Partner with our Communications Team to develop our employer brand and maintain an up-to-date Careers page on AERDF’s website.
Develop resources to support the recruitment and hiring processes, both to support attracting candidates and to support ease of process for hiring managers.
Ensure our recruitment and hiring processes create a positive candidate experience.
Identify metrics to assess the effectiveness of the talent acquisition strategy, and monitor and analyze on a regular basis to recommend improvements and updates.

Learning & Development

Develop and execute a learning & development (L&D) strategy aligned to our organizational needs.
Assess L&D needs across employees, and identify individual and programmatic learning experiences to enhance employee engagement and skill, leadership capabilities, and overall performance.
Design, develop, and facilitate individual and programmatic learning experiences, and identify external opportunities to fill gaps.
Create and manage an L&D calendar.
Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of learning experiences through qualitative and qualitative measures, and make improvements and updates based on the data.

PXC Leadership

Foster a healthy, respectful, and productive culture where everyone has a sense of belonging.
Serve as a trusted advisor on talent acquisition and learning & development.
Take on additional responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications
Skills and Mindsets

You have demonstrated ability in setting vision, driving direction, and managing yourself and others to achieve ambitious goals across large, complex sets of work.
You have strong emotional intelligence and are able to meet people where they are while still providing clear feedback, coaching, and supporting them to navigate conflict.
You pay precise attention to details, dates, and deliverables; you know how to manage your own time and deliverables, and you know how to get others to follow through, too.
You enjoy solving problems; in fact, you proactively seek out challenges, so you can design and implement creative solutions.
You are proactive, self-motivated, and take on challenges without waiting to be asked; you take full ownership of and responsibility for results, and if you don’t know the answer to something, you dig until you find it.
You have a demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders because you know how to collaborate, are clear about your expectations but remain flexible, and proactively support the team to achieve success—you want the whole team to win.
You have exceptional project management skills with a demonstrated ability in building effective and accurate project plans, contingency planning, managing multiple, concurrent projects and driving to completion.
You also have demonstrated success in managing ambitious projects, identifying, and then solving blockers, and you know when to escalate to keep the project moving forward.
You have strong written and verbal communication skills, across multiple platforms and groups.

Experience

At least 10 years of progressive experience in human resources with a focus on talent acquisition and learning & development.
Experience in setting strategic direction for talent acquisition.
Experience in setting strategic direction for learning & development.
Demonstrated experience in designing, developing, and facilitating learning experiences.

Compensation Expectations

We offer a competitive compensation package including base salary and comprehensive benefits. AERDF is a remote and flexible work environment. Our base compensation levels vary depending on location, experience, and qualifications.

The base salary range for this role is $120,834 to $201,082.

For the states of California and New York, the base salary range is: $152,880 to $254,410.
For the state of Washington, the base salary range is: $135,240 to $225,055.
For the states of Colorado and Hawaii, the base salary range is: $129,360 to $215,270.

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