Description
The Senior Specialist in Training and Employee Development will ensure an equity- and justice-centered approach to all training and communication programs while developing and implementing HR training for managers and employees. This position will report to the Training & Employee Development Manager in Human Resources.
This position will also collaborate with the selection, and campus-wide rollout of a new instructional design (ID) authoring tool, leveraging expert facilitation in authoring software, LMS administration, and adult learning principles to design and deliver high-impact employee development programs.
This is a permanent full-time position within an innovative team-oriented environment located in downtown Portland, and includes a comprehensive benefits package with paid time off including paid sick time, paid holidays and paid vacation days, 95% employer-funded premium healthcare, employer-funded retirement plans, and 70% off of tuition for the employee, dependent children, and your spouse or domestic partner.
Please apply on the Portland State University website: https://jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/50761
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree plus a minimum of 4 years training development, employee relations, HR generalist, or a combination of other relevant experience, which could include supervisory experience.
- Ability to persuade others and to adjust communication style to suit the audience to effectively communicate with people in all levels of an organization.
- Excellent writing skills, including conveying all necessary points concisely.
- Excellent critical thinking, judgement and decision-making ability, including the ability to weigh short and long-term costs and benefits of a potential action.
- Effective at managing own time and time of others with high volume workloads.
- Ability to work well under pressure and to handle conflict with the highest professionalism.
- Strong project management skills.
- Strong people management skills, preferably gained through managing and developing teams.
- High level of emotional intelligence and excellent interpersonal skills.
