Education and Training Jobs in Lake Forest, CA
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International Education Corporation is a leader in post-secondary career education. Working at our employee-owned company is more than just a great career - it’s an investment in yourself. Our mission is to drive personal and community transformation by empowering students to make a positive and enduring life change. We are consistently searching for like-minded compassionate professionals who strive to be the best in their respective fields. Our top candidates share our commitment to helping students build the skills to create a future of which they can be proud.
We are currently seeking a Director of Curriculum and Academic Services to join our team. This is a 100% on-site role and works out of our corporate office in Irvine, CA. This position is responsible for providing leadership and direction within the company for planning, administration, supervision, and coordination of programs and courses offered within the IEC. The position is also responsible for development and/or implementation of new courses/programs and accountable for planning, directing, and evaluating assigned functions associated with maintaining quality instructional programs as well as meeting programmatic, and accreditation standards
Primary/Essential duties and responsibilities
- Complies with all Federal, State, accreditation and institutional policies and procedures.
- Provides leadership in developing a direction and vision for academic programs, which is in line with the strategic direction of the Company.
- Actively promotes the Company’s mission, vision and values statements.
- Ensures that programs meet accreditation, IEC, and Department of Education compliance standards.
- Participates in creating academic policies and procedures.
- Monitors, prepares, develops, and upgrades curriculum for current and new programs.
- Monitors, manages, and recommends for supplies and equipment for current and new programs.
- Makes recommendation for identifying, recruiting, and selecting knowledge-based expert and/or interested volunteers for curriculum development activities.
- Actively participates in market study to stay abreast of changes in program offering and subject matter.
- Actively works with Compliance Department to prepare and submit documentation for current and new programs.
- Actively works with Purchasing Department for inventory and maintenance of new program instructional materials.
- Monitor and manages the program cost to maintain profitability.
- Monitor and manages the quality of curriculum on UNIFY for program delivery in classrooms, and labs.
- Monitors changes in accreditation for changes in curriculum requirements.
- Works closely with Career Services to monitor program outcomes effectiveness for graduate placement.
- Monitor recommendation of Advisory Board meetings for instructional quality.
- Monitors Instructor’s Quarterly Quality Control Report.
- Ensures that all faculty members receive ample training on program modifications and new instructional materials and textbooks.
- Actively works with publishing companies to ensure quality assurance of new technological advances in instructions and training.
- Works with Directors of Education (DOE) and Program Administrators (PA) to understand and to enforce curriculum policies and procedures.
- Works with Directors of Education (DOE) and Program Administrators (PA) to manage the quality of curricula delivery and maintains the academic integrity of the institution.
- Monitors the outcomes of the educational process to ensure programs meet objectives and academic standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Master Degree preferred.
- Successful track record of effective leadership and team development.
- Minimum of 3 years management experience in education and experience in classroom teaching.
- Excellent interpersonal and teambuilding skills.
- Ability to function as part of the company management team.
- Ability to work with a diverse population.
- Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and problem solving skills.
- Familiarity with student life, learning, services and outcomes assessment.
- Positive student retention management experience.
- Successful track record preparing and managing department budgets.
- PC competency with MS Office.
We offer an exciting, fast-paced and dynamic work environment. In addition, full-time colleagues have a variety of benefits available that include; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Coverage, a generously matched 401(k) plan, voluntary benefits and much more.
If changing students’ lives is also important to you, and you have the qualifications reflected above, we would love to hear from you!
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The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.
With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has worked to support the passage of numerous bills that have benefitted close to 500 million people in developing countries.
Political Affairs Internship:
The role focuses on making poverty a focus of U.S., Canadian and U.K. foreign policy. This is a part-time 12-hours per week, 12 week, unpaid remote internship. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the program in fewer weeks.
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Responsibilities will include:
Leading public and political outreach in your state and district.
Meeting with members of Congress/Government in your State/District/Constituency.
Representing The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events.
Assisting with fundraising. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
Mobilizing individuals to contact their members of Government in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.
Speaking to groups, classes and organizations.
Writing letters of support for key programs to political leaders, media and other groups.
Experience:
No prior experience is necessary, we're looking for people who are passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs, regardless of your GPAs/background.
Details:
This is an unpaid internship, although college credit is available. The position can be worked remotely from any of the following countries: U.S., U.K., Canada, France or Australia.
Start Date:
New programs begin every month, you choose the month you wish to start.
* Please include Linkedin on your resume
* Support large-scale Finance Process Optimization initiatives Lead and facilitate optimization workshops Visually map end-to-end processes Enable stakeholders to identify areas of opportunity, redesign workflows, and accelerate execution across global teams Responsibilities: Lead and facilitate process mapping workshops in virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats Create and refine current-state process maps in company-approved process mapping systems Translate complex Finance processes into clear, actionable visual artifacts Drive stakeholder engagement, alignment, and decision-making during workshops Partner with process optimization leads, subject matter experts, and delivery teams to ensure execution-ready outputs Requirements: 8 years of experience in process improvement & optimization, or operational excellence roles Experience with BPMN is mandatory Proven experience facilitating process mapping workshops Strong virtual facilitation skills with global and senior audiences Hands-on experience with Microsoft Visio and Signavio Experience supporting Finance transformation initiatives Required Skills: Strong communication, stakeholder management, and process storytelling skills Preferred Skills: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification Experience in large-scale enterprise or operating model transformations Exposure to service design or operating model initiatives Exposure to Global Finance processes
***Candidates must be based in California, Maryland, or DC.***
ABOUT SEQUOIA CLIMATE FOUNDATION
Sequoia Climate Foundation is a climate philanthropy that believes in a world powered by clean energy, where all people are protected by policies that have averted the worst effects of climate change. We support bold strategies and efforts that will have both near-term impact and the greatest probability of long-term success. We believe that solving climate change requires the adoption of ambitious, evidence-based policy solutions that transform markets, advance clean technology, and lead to large‐scale change.
JOB SUMMARY
The Evidence and Learning Officer implements evidence and learning practices, providing actionable, evidence-based insights to grantmaking staff. They provide support in the development of theories of change, and review proposed strategies and grants to support high impact grantmaking. They work closely with grantmaking teams, providing training on key evidence and learning practices, as well as ongoing coaching and implementation support. They support strategic reflection practices with both grantmaking staff and grantees, using established methods and approaches. They work across multiple grantmaking portfolios, and are able to adapt their modes of engagement to meet the needs of grantmaking staff. Where necessary, they engage directly with grant recipients on evidence and learning related topics. They foster and embody a culture of organizational learning. The Research Officer will report to the Chief Evidence and Learning Officer, and collaborate closely with grantmaking staff across multiple organizations.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS & KEY OUTCOMES
- Collaborates with multiple grantmaking portfolios to support theory of change development and provide pragmatic reviews of proposed grantmaking (using established methods and protocols).
- Supports grantmaking teams to implement purpose-oriented reflection practices with grantees that support grant stewardship and ongoing learning.
- Supports implementation of structured processes for reflection and evidence-based briefings oriented toward distilling actionable insights that maximize climate impact.
- Collaborates with other Evidence and Learning staff to conduct purpose-driven, pragmatic quantitative analysis in support of philanthropic decision-making.
- Fosters and embodies a culture of iterative experimentation and learning internally and with partners.
- Manages multiple projects and timelines
- Performs other duties as required.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS
- Advanced degree in policy, science, engineering, or mathematics required.
- A minimum of three years working in climate policy, climate philanthropy, or a related field is required.
- Demonstrated experience with synthesizing and translating technical content into actionable insights delivered verbally or writing or verbally required.
- Demonstrated experience with project management and coordination across a team required.
- Knowledge of learning and reflection practices preferred.
COMPETENCIES
- Integrity: Commitment to Sequoia Climate Foundation's mission and values.
- Inspirational Leadership: Demonstrated values-based, results-driven leadership.
- Collegiality: Strong work ethic and experience working collaboratively with a team.
- Efficiency/Initiative: Ability to learn quickly, juggle multiple tasks, prioritize effectively and meet deadlines.
- Quality/Compliance: Attention to detail and timelines.
- Analysis: Comfortable applying mathematical concepts, including calculus, statistics, and Bayesian probability.
WORKING CONDITIONS
This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 15 lbs. Requires the ability to periodically travel locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
