Jessie MacKereth

About Jessie MacKereth

Experienced Leadership Development Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Leadership Development, Volunteer Management, Event Planning, Public Speaking, Training and Facilitating, Customer Service, and Event Management. Strong program and project management professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) focused in Communication Studies from Middle Tennessee State University.

Experience

1. Senior Advisor, Leadership and Executive Development

   World Vision

   Apr 2020 — Present

   Led Global manager development project to build management and leadership capabilities to support realization of organizational strategic imperatives• Created and implemented manager development learning content across organization through consultation with local stakeholders, subject matter experts and P&C practitioners• Secured, partnered and collaborated with over 30 different subject matter experts on manager development content creation, contextualization and implementation• Agile management and decision making as it relates to development programes; sunsetting and/or adapting to meet strategic needs and budget availability• Consult with regional and national stakeholders and P&C practitioners to advise and implement local leadership development solutions• Certified and support group of 40+ trainers implementing SLII Concepts in their global offices, partnering to understand what works for local context• Improved previous version of Situational Leadership II (SLII) to more innovative solution of SLII Concepts by partnering with vendor to understand the needs of World Vision to secure a more succinct training with digital option at lower cost• Own and facilitate the Global Leader Orientation (GLO) program to include the design of course materials, facilitate when delivered in-person and create and maintain alumni relationships• Partnered across teams to integrate existing content and ideology in our development tools, set users up for success and ensure content supported the Talent Management framework• Led initiative to purchase and distribute access to LinkedIn Learning across the organization• Own 360 degrees, SLII Concepts, and LinkedIn Learning vendor relationships to include securing materials, curriculum discounts and technical issues• Partner with external vendors to improve and innovate the products offered to meet current organizational needs• Coached National Office Operations Director as part of Senior Leadership Development Programme

Education

• Middle Tennessee State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Communication Studies

  2005 — 2009