The Program Development Manager is responsible for all aspects of project management and promoting learning content that ASA University provides its member organizations. This includes designing, updating, enhancing, researching, editing, and making content available to members.

As a member of the Education Foundation staff, the Program Development Manager is also responsible for achieving the team sales and expense goals by supporting ASA University at national and regional conferences.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages the design and development of training interventions based on behavioral and cognitive sciences for the association’s target audience and using best-practice adult learning theory.
  
  
• Maintains and manages core learning technologies, including the Learning Management System (LMS).
  
  
• Leads the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of ASA-U educational programs, including planning, budgeting, processes, resource allocation, and materials
  
  
• Manage the creation and update of the association’s original content utilizing SME input, including ideation, scriptwriting, audiovisual editing, quality assurance, and deployment.
  
  
• Acts as liaison and facilitator with subject matter experts, vendors, and content providers for course development and updates.
  
  
• Acts as staff liaison for the ASA University Task Group to gain input on customer needs and future program growth.
  
  
• Manages external deployment of ASA content to member-hosted LMS, including manufacturer training deployment to ASA University.
  
  
• Evaluates alternative training deployment approaches and leads the adoption and implementation of program enhancements.
  
  
• Interacts with members to establish relationships and advise on training needs and solutions, including representation at ASA’s national and regional meetings/conferences.
  
  
• Stays updated on developments in L&D, learning technology, and performance improvement, applying them to ASA educational offerings.
  
  
• Provides escalated troubleshooting support for educational offerings.
  
  
• Stays informed about best practice standards to ensure top-tier educational offerings and value.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in Instructional Design or related field from an accredited college or university, or commensurate experience.

• Expert proficiency in Learning Management System (LMS) functionality and systems architecture.
  
  
• Expert proficiency in adult learning theory, implementation, and execution.
  
  
• Working proficiency with SCORM and SCORM delivery.
  
  
• Working proficiency of HTML/HTML5.

• Ability to think strategically/creatively in a deadline-driven environment.
  
  
• Strong negotiation/written/oral communication skills.
  
  
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and organizational skills.
  
  
• A positive, get-it-done attitude and solid attention to detail.

About American Supply Association

The American Supply Association (ASA) is the industry’s national trade association representing distributors and their manufacturers and manufacturer representative agencies serving the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling-Piping (PHCP) and Industrial Pipe-Valve-Fitting (PVF) channel. ASA is an INDISPENSABLE resource, committed to giving its members the ABILITY to adapt, grow and succeed. ASA serves as the industry’s advocate in the legislative and regulatory arena, provides economic analysis, forecasting and data, innovation trends, employee recruitment and development, and peer-to-peer networking. ASA is on the pulse of what trends are affecting member’s businesses, giving ASA the ABILITY to provide members with tools to help them succeed and win the future.

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