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Training Program Manager

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Anchorage Community Land Trust

Address:

3701 Mountain View Drive Suite 100, Anchorage AK 99508Anchorage Community Land Trust strives to develop healthy and prosperous communities in Anchorage by acquiring, developing and planning for the land and projects necessary to bring about sustainable neighborhood revitalization and economic development.Job Summary

Date Posted:

3 weeks ago

Closing Date:

April 20, 2024Location:

Anchorage, AK

Worksite:

HybridStatus:

Full timeBenefits:ACLT offers comprehensive benefits including: Healthcare coverage through Premera's Blue Cross Plus Gold 500 plan with vision and dental included. Premium covered largely by employer. Paid Time Off accrued from first day of work at the following rates: 0 – 2 years of service - 7.08 hours/pay period, 184 hours/23 days annually. 3 - 5 years of service - 8.62 hours/pay period, 224 hours/28 days annually. 6+ years of service - 10.15 hours/pay period, 264 hours/33 days annually. In addition to PTO, ACLT offers generous bereavement, jury duty, and family leave policies. ACLT observes the following paid holidays: New Year's Eve or January 2nd, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous People's Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day (Thursday and the following Friday), Christmas Day and the following day. We voluntarily offer paid leave staff-wide to allow for office closure between Christmas and New Year's, and the third Friday of each month. An employee may exchange a holiday listed above for another holiday which is important to their culture or religion.How to Apply:

Please submit resume and cover letter to ctaylor@anchoragelandtrust.orgJob Description

Organization DescriptionAnchorage Community Land Trust (ACLT) is a neighborhood-based non-profit in Anchorage that works with residents and business owners in targeted geographies to improve quality of life in their communities. For 20 years, ACLT has been disrupting concentrated poverty in Anchorage by making concentrated investments. ACLT’s investments are in targeted neighborhoods and are high impact, community-vetted and anchored in partnership.Job Description:ACLT is seeking a Program Manager to be primarily responsible for leading ACLT’s Set Up Shop small business training program offerings for the public and for Indigenous peoples, performing intakes of clients seeking services, and data tracking and reporting. The ideal candidate has the following attributes: 1) They are focused on creating positive, educational student experiences in our classes and workshops, 2) They have a background in adult education and are passionate about it, prioritizing being a good teacher rather than subject matter expert, which can be supplemented by our business services staff in-house, and 3) They can identify ways to appeal to a variety of learning styles in each class (auditory, visual, interactive) and they have experience adjusting curriculum to be culturally appropriate.The Program Manager is additionally responsible for teaching one specialized cohort per year, developed with the help of colleague Program Managers and the Director of Programs. This includes adapting our Set Up Shop: Plan It! training curriculum to more focused and specific communities, to ensure that course content and pace are customized, and that the class is filled with peers of similar contexts and paths on their journey towards business ownership.Once students graduate from any of these offerings, they become Set Up Shop Alumni, and the training Program Manager leads “Alumni Engagement” activities with continued educational opportunities in the off-seasons between cohorts. The training Program Manager will use their expertise in curriculum development to create curriculums for monthly workshops, in collaboration with business services staff.Key Duties and Responsibilities:Ensure program enrollment by engaging with new and existing clientsOversee and manage the Intake processPromote the program at community events through conducting outreach, assisting with communications, and building community and partner relationships.Organize and teach the Set Up Shop Plan It! training program (2 cohorts per year)Work with ACLT staff and community partners to plan for and schedule classes and workshops, including enrollment, coordination, and post-training connections to the other services ACLT offers as part of Set Up Shop.Train TA staff to co-teach sections of classRecruit 2-3 guest speakers per cohortDesign the curriculum with adult education principles and work with business services staff to instruct classes.Work with ACLT’s communications and development leadership to compile and share information.Organize and teach the Indigenous Peoples Set Up Shop training program (2-3 cohorts per year)Coordinate and staff one workshop each month, in collaboration with ACLT’s business services staff.Other duties as assigned.QualificationsEducation and Experience:Adult education credentials preferred. Alternatively, two years related professional experience, demonstrating experience in adult education, community outreach, and direct work with clients or community members.Can demonstrate cultural competency and an understanding of curriculum development. Experience bringing Indigenous perspectives into programming is preferred.Preferred Knowledge or Skills:Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal soft skills. Strong organizational and project management skills.Share our organizational values: The ideal candidate cares about economic equity, and meeting students where they are at in their journey.Candidates with bilingual fluency and/or familiarity with ACLT’s neighborhoods (Mountain View, Fairview, Spenard, Muldoon, and Downtown) are strongly encouraged to apply.

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