Senior Manager, Learning & Development

Description

Title: Senior Manager, Learning & Development 

Department: Human Resources 

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 270+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $60 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world. Our global pro bono network includes over 3,000 lawyers across 6 continents, 88 countries, and 140+ law firms. Last year, law firms contributed over $35 million USD in pro bono legal services. The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org 

The Job: 

The Center for Reproductive Rights is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Learning & Development to support and execute enterprise-wide learning initiatives that strengthen organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, and employee growth. Reporting to the Director of Talent Management, this role is responsible for designing and delivering impactful learning experiences, managing key development programs, and helping scale learning initiatives aligned with organizational priorities, culture, and values.

The Senior Manager partners closely with leaders across the organization to execute and scale learning and development initiatives aligned to the strategic vision established by the Director of Talent Management. This role oversees multiple learning portfolios, balancing program execution, facilitation, stakeholder partnership, and operational excellence, while fostering inclusive learning environments and embedding inclusive practices into organizational development efforts. 

The position will be based in the Center’s New York City office on a hybrid model of 3 days in-office, 2 days working from home. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Learning Strategy & Program Leadership

• Partner closely with the Director of Talent Management to execute the organization’s learning and talent development strategy, including leadership development, onboarding, orientation, performance management, and workforce capability building.
• Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of enterprise-wide learning and development programs.
• Build scalable learning experiences that support leadership development, onboarding, career growth, performance management, workforce capability building, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives.
• Lead and facilitate live new hire orientation experiences that welcome employees into the organization, strengthen connection to mission and culture, and ensure a consistent and engaging onboarding experience across the Center.
• Collaborate with HR and organizational leaders to assess workforce development needs and implement learning solutions that strengthen organizational capability and employee growth.
• Oversee multiple concurrent learning initiatives, ensuring strong project management, stakeholder communication, and execution excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement of learning programs through feedback, analytics, and evolving organizational priorities.
• Ensure learning experiences, facilitation approaches, and content are inclusive, accessible, and aligned with organizational values and culture.

Instructional Design & Facilitation

• Design engaging learning experiences across multiple modalities, including live facilitation, virtual learning, eLearning, blended learning, and asynchronous resources.
• Facilitate workshops, leadership programs, manager development sessions, and organizational learning experiences.
• Ensure learning content reflects adult learning principles and supports practical application and behavioral change.

Learning Operations & Analytics

• Utilize LMS data, surveys, assessments, and learning analytics to measure program effectiveness and demonstrate impact.
• Develop reporting and evaluation frameworks to assess learner engagement, capability growth, and business outcomes.
• Manage learning technologies, including LMS administration, digital learning tools, and content authoring platforms.
• Establish operational processes that support efficient program delivery, communication, and learner support.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Influence leaders to champion employee development and learning culture initiatives.
• Partner with the Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer and other organizational leaders to support and deliver DEIB-related learning initiatives, inclusive leadership programming, and culture-building efforts across the Center.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships to embed learning into workflows, leadership practices, and organizational culture.

Compensation: The annual salary for this position is $108,000. This salary reflects a position based in New York City or Washington, D.C. This salary will be subject to a downward locality adjustment if authorization is granted to work outside the location listed in this posting. Note that most of the salaries listed on our job postings reflect New York, NY salaries, where our National offices are headquartered.

Union Status:  This position will be part of the CRR Union, a shop within Local 2110 United Auto Workers—Technical, Office, and Professional Workers Union. 

FLSA Exempt Status: This is an exempt role. 

Level: P5 

Benefits: 

Health: The Center provides a comprehensive health insurance plan with no in-network deductible and best-in-class reproductive healthcare coverage, including infertility. The Center also offers Dental and Vision coverage.  

Well-being: The Center offers resources to help prevent and recover from burnout through different programs that enable mental, physical, and community well-being. The Center provides generous leave, including paid parental leave, personal days, vacation, and sick leave. We are closed the last week of December to allow staff to spend winter holiday time with their loved ones. 

Investment: After the first year of employment, the Center will contribute 7.5%* of your annual salary to a 401(k) (*applicable only in US and Kenya). 

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role but unsure about whether your experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. To learn more about the Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights  

Center policy on visa sponsorship for U.S.-based positions: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by The Center for Reproductive Rights. 

Requirements

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, Organizational Development, or related HR functions.
• Experience designing and managing enterprise learning programs at scale.
• Strong facilitation, instructional design, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with LMS platforms, learning technologies, and learning analytics.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written communication, presentation, and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting global or multi-regional organizations.
• Experience designing and facilitating inclusive leadership or DEIB-related learning initiatives.
• Familiarity with leadership development frameworks, competency models, and career frameworks. 
• Certifications in instructional design, facilitation, coaching, DEI, or talent development preferred (e.g., ATD, CPTD, DDI, CCL, SHRM).