Training Manager/director
The Training Manager works to ensure legal professionals have the resources they need to provide high-quality representation of children, parents, and agencies. This is a full-time senior level position responsible for managing NACC’s training department and external organizational training relationships.
Duties and Responsibilities
TRAINING
- Builds and enhances relationships with individuals and organizations across the country in order to promote NACC’s mission and programs
· Leads substantive coordination of NACC’s training program, including Red Book Trainings, customized trainings, and other training developed as part of a grant or contract
- Develops and delivers in-person and online training, including NACC’s Red Book Training and Custom Trainings
- Collaborates and consults with law office leaders, NACC members, state CIP directors, state and national partners, and others to identify and respond to training needs
- Coordinates consultants to serve as subcontract trainers in NACC’s national training program
- Serves as lead editor for The Guardian, NACC’s law journal (quarterly), and other NACC Publications
- Coordinates content for NACC Member Webinars (monthly)
CERTIFICATION (CWLS)
- Staffs legal components of NACC’s certification program
- Reviews CWLS examination metrics and edits multiple choice and essay questions (annually)
NACC CONFERENCE
- Leads abstract submission and review process and coordinates development of conference agenda
- Provides support to conference presenters on conference presentations and discussions
- Presents at NACC's conference and other national conferences as needed/requested
TEAM NACC/SUPERVISION/LEADERSHIP
· Supervises training department team members including check-ins, monthly 1:1 supervisory reports, and semi-annual performance reviews Participates in work planning and strategic planning for the organization
· Participates in bi-weekly team meetings on Zoom (on-camera policy)
· Reports on training program at NACC Board of Directors meetings
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications include:
- Law degree from an accredited law school
- Active bar membership in at least one jurisdiction
- Minimum of 5 years practicing as an attorney in the child protection system
- Experience with supervision/managing staff, including ability to give and receive feedback
- Ability to analyze and present complex legal issues
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and manage deadlines independently
- Ability to work collaboratively with the NACC Team while working remotely
- Ability to deliver full-day and multi-day trainings
- Previous training experience, including developing trainings and presenting trainings
- Comfortable presenting in person and online to large groups, small groups, and coaching one-on-one
- Commitment to advancing equity and combating institutional and structural racism and bias in the child protection system
- Commitment to advancing authentic engagement of persons with lived expertise in the child protection system in NACC’s programs
- Willing and able to travel (up to 25%), every other month or as needed
Preferred qualifications include:
- Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist (if not, must become certified during first year)
- Lived experience in the child protection system
