Humanities Senior Manager, Professional Development

Great Minds, a rapidly growing challenger brand in the PK-12 instructional materials space, seeks an experienced Senior Manager, Professional Development, Humanities.

COMPANY PROFILE

Great Minds, a mission driven Public Benefit Corporation, brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our English curriculum, Wit & Wisdom®, Eureka Math™ and PhD Science™, all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and the sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,000 people.

OUR MARKET POSITION

Great Minds’ Eureka Math is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom English and PhD Science, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.

Role Overview

The Senior Manager, Professional Development, Humanities is responsible for providing strategic leadership of team members, projects, and processes to ensure that Great Minds Humanities professional development staff and partners understand the philosophy, design, and best practices for using Humanities curriculum and products.

This role will contribute to the Humanities professional services vision, including review of professional development content; planning, conducting, and evaluating implementation of in-person and virtual professional services; monitoring and management of team processes and internal/external communication; and collaborating on creation of project/team guidelines and resources.

This role is an exciting opportunity for a skilled leader to contribute to Great Mind’s organizational mission to deliver quality professional learning that ensure all leaders and teachers are prepared to provide students with quality education in English Language Arts.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop a team of Humanities full-time facilitators, providing support and leadership in the following ways:

• Observe and provide feedback to continuously improve effectiveness of professional services.
• Collaborate with direct reports to set and monitor growth of annual and quarterly goals that align with those of the Humanities Success team and larger organization.
• Develop, organize, and lead facilitator training events
• As needed, contribute to the innovation of new professional services offerings and training content to promote the mission of Great Minds.
• Cultivate and maintain a supportive culture in all work environments with an emphasis on trust, collegiality, curiosity, and quality.
• Provide timely communication with the National Director of PD related to risks, feedback, and other matters relevant to Great Minds and its mission.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Proficiency with the instructional design and pedagogy of Wit & Wisdom
• 3 years of experience coaching teachers and leaders in a school or district using Wit & Wisdom and/or delivering professional development at a school, district, state, or national level, or serving in another instructional leadership role
• Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver high-quality coaching support in a school or district
• Demonstrated ability to effectively craft and implement comprehensive professional development or coaching plans to meet the needs of teachers and/or school leaders
• The ability to communicate effectively in writing and speech
• Strong organizational habits necessary for successful project management, collective decision making, deadline execution, record keeping
• Ability to make solutions-oriented decisions through flexible thinking in an ambiguous, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
• Proficiency at both working independently and collaborating as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to manage people and large, complex projects and systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep content knowledge in English Language Arts
• Passion for and commitment to the importance of high-quality, knowled