About Us
The mission of the Center for Leadership Development (CLD) in Indianapolis, Indiana, is to foster the advancement of minority youth in Central Indiana as future professional, business, and community leaders by providing experiences that encourage personal development and educational attainment.
CLD’s vision is to establish the Center for Leadership Development as one of the most preeminent centers in the nation for inspiring the highest character and leadership skills and the highest academic college and career achievement in African American youth.
The Center for Leadership Development is cultivating character, empowering youth, and enriching community.
CLD has a proven record of transforming the lives of African American youth and their families in overcoming pervasive challenges. Its programs equip students for post-secondary and professional success with the tools, character development, values, and skills they need to flourish and enrich their communities.
GENERAL POSITION DESCRIPTION
As the Center for Leadership Development approaches its 50th anniversary, its objective is to build on nearly five decades of success by creating a gold-standard, innovative leadership development model that prepares, inspires, and empowers African American youth to excel in academics, college, careers, and life, while becoming future professional, business, and community leaders.
The Director of Program Curricula, Training & Quality is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving CLD's curriculum framework, facilitator training systems, instructional technology integration, and program quality standards across all programs and services. This position ensures that all CLD programs reflect a consistent brand, quality standard, and measurable impact while aligning with the organization's Gold Standard Program Model, Principles for Success, and Code for Excellence.
The Director of Program Curricula, Training & Quality will lead curriculum development, staff and volunteer training, program quality, and continuous improvement to ensure strong alignment between programming and participant outcomes. This leadership role is designed to strengthen and enhance the organization’s overall program strategy, effectiveness, and impact, helping create a best-in-class community-based experience for students, families, and the broader community.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the design, review, revision, and implementation of curriculum, learning frameworks, facilitator guides, and instructional resources across all CLD programs.
- Lead training of program staff and volunteers in the education and delivery of all programs and services.
- Ensure all curricula and program delivery are of consistent high quality and have a uniform brand and quality standard, and help achieve measurable impact in benchmarks across all programs and services.
- Must learn CLD benchmarks and purposefully connect program curricula and training to aspirational, participant benchmark performance outcomes.
- Ensure high-quality programs and services are designed for maximum positive impact and strong participant short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes in our core CLD benchmarks.
- Provide guidance, coaching, and performance management for staff and consultants involved in curriculum development, training, and quality assurance.
- Ensure the Blue Army quality control program is effectively implemented for all programs and services.
- Conduct regular program observations to assess curriculum delivery, participant engagement, facilitation effectiveness, and alignment with program standards.
- Write reports on programs for internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop and implement comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistency, quality, and accountability across all programs and services, including program observations, facilitator training, staff and volunteer orientation, program delivery, and quality assurance processes.
- Work closely with the VP/CPO and Manager of Program Evaluation to ensure strong alignment among curricula, training, program assessment tools, and logic models, driving high-quality implementation, measurable outcomes, and continuous program improvement.
- Oversee technology integration to expand access to CLD programming experiences for various audiences while maintaining quality.
- Work with program leaders to connect programs, data results, grant reporting, and proposals.
- Build program rubric and standards for all workshops and services.
WORK EXPERIENCE and SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
- 10 years’ experience in curriculum development, instructional design, education, youth development, or program leadership.
- 10 years’ experience and knowledge in training of program staff and volunteers in program delivery.
- 5 years’ experience leading staff training, coaching, and professional development initiatives.
- Experience supervising staff and managing cross-functional projects preferred
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to key stakeholders.
- Knowledge and experience with data, logic models, data evaluation, program assessments, and effective program delivery.
- Knowledge and experience in integrating technology into program offerings and services.
- Development and utilization of standard operating procedures.
- Experience in assessing and implementing program quality and program standards.
- Knowledge of program quality control measures.
- Grant writing and reporting.
- Strong knowledge of what helps Black students excel.
ATTRIBUTES
- Communicator. Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-starter. Takes the initiative to not only identify a problem but also to work to solve it.
- Critical Thinker. Form reasonable judgments; provide evidence, reasons, or rationale for decisions.
- Team player. Works well independently, but recognizes the value of working with corporate management, employees, and the larger community.
- Collaborative. Builds positive relationships and works effectively with diverse teams.
- Flexible. Must be willing to learn quickly and respond to changing environments.
- Efficient. Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, customer-oriented environment.
- Organized and Detail-Oriented. Demonstrates exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and high-quality execution across multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
- Passion. Must be excited about the CLD mission, youth, and the communities we serve.
- Character. Impeccable character.
EDUCATION and/or CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, human services, instructional design, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- Minimum 10 years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, education, youth development, or program leadership. in curriculum development, instructional design, youth programming, or a related field.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/DEMANDS
- Position requires frequent standing, walking, presenting, facilitating training sessions, and actively engaging with staff, volunteers, students, and program participants.
- Regular movement throughout classrooms, training spaces, meeting venues, and event locations is required.
- Ability to lead workshops, professional development and training sessions, and program observations for extended periods of time.
- Position requires occasional lifting, carrying, and transporting materials, training supplies, equipment, boxes, tables, chairs, and program resources up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to set up and break down training, meeting, and event spaces as needed.
- Some computer work and administrative tasks are required; however, this position is primarily active rather than sedentary.
- Must be able to travel locally between CLD program sites, schools, community locations, and partner organizations.
- Must maintain reliable transportation.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, scanners, laminators, and photocopiers.
Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Master's Degree preferred - education, psychology, human services, instructional design, or related field.
- How many years of knowledge and experience with data evaluation, logic models, program assessment and delivery.?
- How many years of experience do you have in staff/volunteers training, coaching, and professional development?
Education:
Experience:
- Curriculum development, instructional, and prog. leadership: 10 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
