Instructional Design & Program Specialist

Title: Instructional Design & Program Specialist

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 per year, commensurate with experience

Location: This position is remote with an optional Brooklyn-based office

Job Classification: Full time, Permanent, Exempt

Reports To: Director of Instructional Design and Innovation

Supervision Responsibilities: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities

Travel Requirements: This position requires approximately 15% travel

About Right To Be

Right To Be is a global, people-powered movement to build a world that is free of harassment and filled with humanity. We believe that it’s through small actions, happening everywhere, that culture can shift. Our work focuses on turning the care we have for each other into simple, creative, effective action. Every day, we train hundreds of people to respond to, intervene in, and heal from harassment. We hold space for people experiencing harassment to share their stories for affirmation and support. And we prepare new leaders to create workplaces, schools, and communities around the world that are filled with humanity. So that we can all be who we are, wherever we are.

Over the past three years, Right To Be has significantly expanded our training program - particularly in the realm of bystander intervention training. External evaluations shows that it’s working: 76% of people intervene the next time they see harassment after taking our training. This finding has been echoed by the National Women’s Law Center, which notes that, while traditional liability-based training on harassment is failing, innovations in the field, such as bystander training, are seeing results.

In 2022, Right To Be trained over 1.4 million people to intervene in, respond to and prevent harassment. We continue to innovate in the field with new training to support communities experiencing harm, such as bystander intervention to stop islamophobia/anti-semitic hate and harassment. We have established meaningful partnerships with organizations such as Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and L’Oreal Paris to bring our methodologies to participants around the globe, in over 33 countries and languages.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Instructional Design and Innovation, Right to Be is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Instructional Design and Program Specialist with a passion for social justice, strong instructional design and program management skills, excellent communication abilities, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit to drive organizational growth and impact.

The Instructional Design and Program Specialist will be responsible for supporting Right To Be to develop and customize high-quality training and learning materials in support of departmental objectives and organization-wide goals. The person in this role will be responsible for supporting the building and implementation of our new anti-bullying curriculum, 5Ds for Youth, which will be taught in schools (K-12). The specialist will also manage the transition of training materials into our learning content management system (training materials library, managed by the Training Team) with responsibility for IP and copyright management. The Instructional Design Specialist will build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners and bring an exceptionally organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven approach to department goals.

This role will require an entrepreneurial spirit that combines a strong work ethic, a solutions-driven ethos, self-awareness, a passion for social justice, and critical attention to detail. They will need to be highly organized, an excellent communicator, and able to manage many details and relationships. In addition to the required technical skills, we’re looking for someone who can hold a strong desire to meaningfully address harassment, who shares a commitment to Right To Be’s values, and who is willing to function as an integrated member of our dynamic, committed, and engaged team.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

The Instructional Design & Program Specialist will be responsible for:

• Instructional Design and Development - Apply best practices in instructional systems design (ISD), learning theory, and curriculum/training materials development to the process of developing, updating, and revising training for virtual and in-person delivery. This may include conducting research and assessments, participating in or leading discussions with subject matter experts, and building learning aids and programs to increase training effectiveness. Maintain knowledge of the latest research and evidence-based practices in training and development. Monitor the progress of training and development solutions and evaluate effectiveness
• Credibility & Industry Leadership - Propose, design, and champion innovative learning solutions in support of strategic priorities; ensure eligibility of our training programs with various credentialing and certification agencies and institutions
• Research, Iteration, and Analytical skills - Operate with a data-driven approach, including the ability to monitor trends, analyze data, iterate quickly, research potential training topics and approaches, and can rely on research and reports from other internal and external sources
• Innovation & Training Initiatives - Support the creation and implementation of priority training initiatives. Work with internal and external colleagues and consultants in curriculum development, program design, and implementation. Provide program support, including coordination and project management responsibilities.
• Ensure IP compliance in conjunction with Lawyer and DMCA Agent by reaching out to organizations or entities that are misusing any Right To Be methodology or using it without consent.
• Training Materials - Manage the transition of training materials into our learning content management system (training materials library, managed by the Training Team). Works with members of the communications and design team to ensure training materials are properly branded and meet instructional systems design standards, organizational values and best practices.
• Additional Duties - Participate in regular team and staff meetings; Utilize programs such as Zoom, Salesforce, Slack, Asana, Hugo, Calendly, and Google Suite to manage workflow and coordinate details for training sessions; Additional responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor
• Special Projects - Work on designated projects to build and implement training deliverables and processes that are aligned with the overall business direction, including exploring increasing opportunities for effective delivery such as e-learning, and accessibility initiatives relevant to the organization’s mission as a global, people-powered movement
• Collaboration and Communication - Liaise with and lead cross-functional project teams to build training and development solutions that drive value for internal and external stakeholders and growth for the organization. Builds and maintains dynamic communication systems for internal knowledge transfer and updates (via an internal wiki, site); facilitating a feedback system in service of improving both our internal processes and training outcomes.
• 5Ds for Youth Program Management - Build, implement and coordinate RTB’s new and growing 5Ds for Youth program to bring our bystander intervention methodology to students in schools across the nation. Manage the logistics and day to day activities of program implementation. Work closely with school stakeholders, including administrators and educators, to facilitate the program’s success. Create, maintain, and continually improve internal programmatic processes and systems, ensuring alignment with program design and scaling and evaluation goals.
• Oversee Copyrighting, including ensuring all RTB content is copyrighted when new training materials are launched or significant changes to training materials is made

Requirements

Experience and Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of instructional systems design models (such as SAM or ADDIE) and adult learning theory and principles; training methodologies; learning management systems/training coordination systems
• 3+ years experience as a training associate, instructional designer, or in training program development
• Excitement and experience working on the innovative edge of instructional design and adult learning, including someone who is able to adjust and iterate rapidly to meet evolving needs
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, results-driven; creative problem solver
• Strong technical skills across technology platforms (Google Suite, Zoom, Salesforce, authoring tools/LMS systems/learning design programs).
• Can distill a great amount of information into takeaways and next steps
• 1-2 years of work or volunteer experience in the nonprofit or social justice sector a plus
• Prior experience in program or project management and strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple assignments and display persistence and follow through
• Bachelor's Degree, in instructional design and technology or a related field, or commensurate experience

Organization-Wide Requirements

• Demonstrated results managing complex project management systems
• Personal integrity, credibility, and passionate commitment to Right To Be's mission
• Experience as a key player in a high-performing, collaborative, and constructive team environment
• Proven success as a workplace leader who can elevate and inspire a high-performing team
• Strong managerial skills and the ability to successfully develop, coach, and retain individual team members

To Apply

Applications will be accepted on the Workable platform through 8/25/23, we will be holding interviews in September and October, and our target candidate start date is Mid November.

DO YOU THINK THIS MIGHT BE YOU?

If you see yourself in this job description but don’t feel like you meet every single criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway! Research shows that individuals from historically marginalized groups tend to self-select out of opportunities at higher rates. We take a holistic approach to all of our hiring practices and want to hire those who best align with our mission and goals.

Right To Be is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, actual or perceived gender identity, age or sexual orientation.

Benefits

We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Generous Paid Time off (three weeks in your first year, followed by an additional week for the next two years up to five weeks PTO total), a week off between Christmas and New Years, Summer Fridays, and all major holidays
• A one-time $500 Home Office Stipend
• An Annual $1,000 Professional Development Stipend
• Health, dental, and vision coverage. We pay up to 99.87% of health insurance for one individual
• A one-time Health Care Stipend to cover health insurance costs until your organizational health insurance kicks in (on the first of the month after your start date)
• 401K
• Please note all that benefits are subject to change at the discretion of Right To Be.
• An annual $500 Self Care Stipend that can be used for however you define self care!