The Training Manager will oversee a range of training events and initiatives that collectively serve to elevate and enhance the delivery of indigent defense in Ohio by building knowledge, skills, and abilities among defense practitioners. In the position, housed in the OPD’s Policy and Outreach Division, you will independently and collaboratively plan, create, and deliver training for public and private indigent defense practitioners across the state. You will build relationships and contacts with indigent defense community members to promote opportunities and gather information about learning needs, and you will use that information to develop training goals in partnership with agency leaders. You will also work with agency divisions and internal and external subject matter experts to plan and implement training events. Your responsibilities for events include logistics as well as developing post-training assessment tools and gathering, analyzing, and reporting results. You will also have fiscal procedure and procurement responsibilities related to training events. In addition to overseeing training for Ohio’s indigent defense community, you will also provide dedicated learning and professional development support for the employees of the Ohio Public Defender. You will act as a consultant for agency divisions, programs, and people to source and recommend opportunities for individual and group growth. The Training Manager position also has a policy and compliance role, and you will monitor required trainings and manage communications and reporting. You will serve as lead user and administrator of Ohio Learn, the agency’s Learning Management System (an Oracle Taleo-based application) and will be responsible for researching, developing, and implementing new and improved tools and procedures for employee training requests and training purchases. A shared administrative professional serving the Policy and Outreach Division will provide some clerical and program support for your position.

**When you submit your application, please upload a Cover Letter indicating how you are best qualified for this position and why you feel you are the best fit at the Ohio Public Defender’s Office** Apply through this link: https://dasstateoh.taleo.net/careersection/oh_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=23000A2U&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York