Director of Capacity Building & Learning

The Youth Development Resource Center (YDRC) has partnered with Mondo Unlimited to recruit its next Director of Capacity Building & Learning, a senior leadership role that will help strengthen the youth development ecosystem across Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan. YDRC supports youth-serving organizations through capacity building, professional learning, technical assistance, leadership development, and field-wide coordination. Working with more than 200 youth-serving organizations across Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan, YDRC helps organizations improve program quality, strengthen leadership pipelines, and advance equitable opportunities for young people.

YDRC serves as a convener, capacity builder, steward of shared data, and champion of equitable policy and investment. Through learning cohorts, training workshops, coaching, and continuous quality improvement, YDRC helps youth-serving organizations strengthen their internal systems, improve practice, and expand their impact. To learn more about YDRC, please visit the Youth Development Resource Center website. Candidates are also encouraged to review YDRC's Impact Report to better understand the organization's work, reach, and impact across the youth development ecosystem.

About the Opportunity

The Director of Capacity Building & Learning will lead YDRC's strategy and implementation of capacity-building initiatives that strengthen youth-serving organizations across the region. This role will oversee professional learning programs, organizational capacity support, and leadership development opportunities designed to improve organizational effectiveness, program quality, and youth outcomes. The Director will design and manage learning initiatives that help organizations strengthen organizational systems, improve program quality practices, build leadership capacity, and better understand policy issues affecting out-of-school-time programs and youth development services.

This position will also support the development of workshops, cohorts, and learning opportunities for youth-serving organizations and practitioners across Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan.

The successful candidate will be an experienced facilitator, strategist, and capacity builder who can translate best practices in youth development, organizational learning, and equity-centered systems change into practical support for organizations. This role requires strong program leadership, excellent facilitation skills, and the ability to lead staff, consultants, trainers, and coaches in delivering high-quality capacity-building and professional learning opportunities.

Key Leadership Priorities

Capacity Building & Professional Learning
Lead the design and implementation of YDRC's capacity-building initiatives focused on organizational development, program quality improvement, and leadership development
Facilitate and oversee learning cohorts, workshops, and professional learning opportunities for youth development leaders and practitioners
Ensure YDRC's capacity-building initiatives reflect best practices in youth development, organizational learning, and equity-centered systems change
Program Quality & Organizational Effectiveness
Support youth-serving organizations in improving program quality practices, youth engagement strategies, and organizational systems
Integrate research and best practices from the youth development field into training and technical assistance offerings
Identify capacity-building needs across youth-serving organizations to inform learning initiatives and training opportunities
Leadership Development
Partner with Program Consultants to design and implement leadership pipelines within youth-serving organizations, particularly for emerging and mid-career leaders
Support professional development and peer learning opportunities that build management quality practices across the youth development workforce
Facilitate communities of practice and learning environments that support leadership growth and organizational learning
Advocacy & Policy Learning
Develop learning opportunities that strengthen understanding of policy issues affecting out-of-school-time programs and youth development systems
Work with YDRC leadership to integrate policy awareness and advocacy capacity into capacity-building initiatives
Support youth-serving organizations in understanding how local and regional policies influence program sustainability and youth access to opportunities
Workshop Design & Training Development
Lead a team that designs and delivers workshops and training opportunities that contribute to YDRC's contractual opportunities and professional learning strategy
Support the development of professional learning opportunities that expand YDRC's training and capacity-building offerings
Ensure training offerings maintain high quality and relevance to the needs of youth-serving organizations
Program Oversight & Team Leadership
Supervise program staff, consultants,…

Director of Capacity Building & Learning - YDRC