Learning & Innovation Specialist Jobs

Job Title: Learning Innovation Specialist

Reports To: SVP, Innovation & Design

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule: 40+ hours per week

FLSA Status: Exempt

EdFarm was launched in February 2020 in Birmingham, AL to create a suite of signature programs designed to engage students, educators and adult learners in innovative digital skills experiences that better prepare them for the 21st-century workforce. In February 2021, EdFarm, in partnership with Apple and Southern, announced plans to launch the Propel Center, a physical and virtual hub based in Atlanta, GA that will partner with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to provide powerful learning experiences for HBCU students and staff and increase the pool of HBCU graduates entering and leading the innovation economy.

ABOUT THE POSITION Reporting to Senior Vice President (SVP) of Innovation and Design, the Learning Innovation Specialist provides administrative support to the SVP and organizes student success and faculty engagement activities for the Propel Learn Virtual Campus ecosystem. The role also involves managing the SVP's calendar, coordinating travel arrangements, preparing meeting agendas and minutes, conducting research and maintaining confidential records, screening phone calls and emails, processing expense reports, and providing general administrative support. The learning innovating specialist will also liaise with other departments and external partners, act as a liaison between the SVP and staff, faculty, and students, and assist with special projects as assigned. The position requires discretion, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Ed Farm, as an organization, values work that promotes diversity, cultural understanding, and global awareness by using digital-age communication and collaboration tools to interact locally and globally with students, peers, parents, and the larger community. We are a team of individuals who are passionate about education. We believe that diversity of culture, backgrounds, opinions, and abilities is vital to our work, and our team welcomes anyone willing to build community through collaboration. Ed Farm works to eliminate all forms of disparity and discrimination, including those based upon an individual's ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, belief, religion, faith, culture, level of ability, or socio-economic background. Diversity and inclusion are vital to bringing accessibility and equity to education, entrepreneurial, and tech workspaces everywhere.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a pre-employment criminal history background check with fingerprinting. Ed Farm is an equal opportunity employer committed to student success. We seek applications from all qualified persons who share this goal, including minorities, women, persons with disabilities and members of other protected groups.