Director, Learning & Development - Remote or in Huntsville, AL - ERC

For more than 30 years, ERC has been delivering the advantage needed to solve our customers’ and the nation’s toughest challenges.  ERC is a trusted partner to the Defense and Space communities.  We provide the advanced engineering, innovative technology, and subject-matter expertise to deliver the mission results our customers need to keep the nation safe and secure.  Our unique solutions enhance readiness, optimize performance, and help ensure success in the air, on the ground and in space. 

An essential part of our success is our corporate culture built on respect, empowerment, and collaboration. Our culture elevates our people, ensuring they provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing. We believe that are our people are our best asset and human connection our greatest strength.

 Your role:

• Director, Learning & Development for either on site in Huntsville, Al or can be fully remote from anywhere in the US.

• Must hold a Master’s degree in Training, Communications and or Business-related field
• Have 5+ years’ experience executing corporate training programs
• Have conducted and/or lead training classes including the role of an instructor
• Be proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)
• Be a strong communicator including solid written skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Enjoy working with diverse groups of employees
• Be a self-starter
• Must be detailed oriented and a strategic thinker
• Be willing to travel 20-25% of the time as required

• Overall responsibility for company-wide Training Program
• Management of all training records and certification progress
• Develop, Manage and schedule classes with instructors
• Update and maintain Training Program for CMMI certification
• Search for additional instructors, as needed
• Management of class materials with the instructor (both virtual and live).
• Management of facilitating courses (both live and virtual)
• Management of the production of any printed materials
• Working with instructors to maintain and update training materials
• Management of updates to the corporate training plan as required
• Management and oversight of Udemy Learning tool
• Working with contract managers to plan any trainings they deem necessary for their contract
• Distributing any webinar information or other online media that could be useful to employees
• Ensuring course listings or program brochures are current
• Distributing upcoming class information to all employees for enrollment
• Obtaining approvals from management on all who attend a class
• Oversee the Executive Leadership Preparation (ELP) program
• Managing the initiation of yearly mandatory training and status updates to completion
• Leading and participating in the discussions of new courses and potential instructors
• Providing and reviewing training reports, as required
• Keeping record of our virtual professional working group meetings.
• Ensuring our software learning platform is being utilized as required
• Managing all current learning programs and developing future learning programs.

 You will love this job if you:

• Are a self-starter and require little oversight to complete given tasks
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment
• Love working with diverse groups of individuals, including engineers and technicians
• Are good at communicating with people
• Have a positive attitude
• Enjoy multitasking

• Competitive salaries.
• Continuing education assistance.
• Professional development allotment.
• Multiple healthcare benefit packages.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Paid time off (PTO) along with federally recognized holiday schedule.

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