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TRAINING AND LEARNING SPECIALIST, Human Resources
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Position Number: 5817768
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Instructional Technology and Design

TRAINING AND LEARNING SPECIALIST, Human Resources

Tracking Code: 24500557481102

Job Description
TRAINING AND LEARNING SPECIALIST, Human Resources

Category
Charles River Campus --> Professional
Job Location
BOSTON, MA, United States
Tracking Code
24500557481102
Posted Date
11/20/2024
Salary Grade
Grade 48
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

The Organizational Development & Learning (OD&L) team leads a comprehensive workforce and talent development approach for the university's academic and administrative functions, applying a holistic approach to creating conditions for thriving and professional success. Bringing a human-centered lens to design learning opportunities, the OD&L team provides learning opportunities for staff and faculty leaders at all levels. Reporting to the Assistant VP, Talent Development, the Training and Learning Specialist will support emerging work to create, design, and deliver holistic programs and initiatives that enable employees to realize their career potential. The OD&L Specialist will design learning materials to support employees with career development, including but not limited to transferrable soft-skills, foundational skills for successful performance and career navigation. In this position, the specialist will align existing and new initiatives to build alignment with core competencies and institutional values while incorporating practices that resonate with BU's complex, diverse and evolving workforce, and as aligned with the institutional direction.

Required Skills

Key responsibilities:

Lead design and delivery of new and existing skill-based in-person, virtual, and self-paced professional and career development learning, drawing upon adult learning theories and instructional design frameworks.
Develop learning materials (handouts, job-aids, micro-learning videos) to support learning transfer and ongoing learning.
Work informed by continuous dialogue and thorough needs assessments with key constituents.
Assess and evaluate the impact of learning initiatives to guide continuous improvement and future initiatives.

Required experience and skills:

Bachelors Degree or higher in related field and 3 years of experience in designing and delivering adult learning and training required.
Experience leading projects for optimal effectiveness.
Experience facilitating learning experiences on a range of topics related to professional development, management, and leadership skills.
Ability to assess training needs and evaluate impact.
Experience working in a large complex organization with multiple stakeholders.
Cultural fluency and experience affirming marginalized communities.
Written and verbal communications that cultivate effective learning spaces and strong partnerships up, down, and across.
Commitment, willingness, and ability to cultivating a learning culture from the inside-out.

Preferred experience and skills:

Experience with content authoring tools (Articulate, Adobe Captivate, RISE).
Strong PC skills including Microsoft Office suite.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Required Skills

Job Location: BOSTON, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: Grade 48

To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/314975