Training Development Coordinator

Are you⠀experienced⠀in⠀proposing,⠀managing,⠀and⠀evaluating⠀training-focused⠀technological⠀solutions?⠀Are you⠀passionate⠀about⠀project⠀management⠀and⠀strategic⠀planning?

Are⠀you⠀skilled at⠀consulting⠀with⠀subject⠀matter⠀experts on⠀learning⠀activities⠀that⠀provide⠀practical⠀learning⠀applications⠀and⠀enhance⠀retention?⠀Do you⠀bring⠀stellar⠀writing,⠀critical⠀thinking,⠀graphic⠀design,⠀and⠀project⠀management⠀skills to⠀the table,⠀along with⠀insights⠀from the⠀latest⠀research⠀about⠀adult⠀learning?

If⠀this⠀sounds⠀like you,⠀we welcome⠀you to⠀join⠀DNR’s⠀Workplace⠀Culture⠀and⠀Development⠀Team as⠀the new⠀Training⠀and⠀Development⠀Technical⠀Strategist.⠀The⠀Training⠀and⠀Development⠀Technical⠀Strategist⠀position⠀reports to⠀the⠀Workplace⠀Culture⠀and⠀Development⠀(WCD)⠀Director,⠀leading⠀strategies⠀for⠀programs⠀designed⠀to grow⠀and⠀develop⠀DNR⠀employees⠀and⠀enhance⠀the⠀agency-wide⠀culture.⠀This⠀position⠀serves as⠀a⠀senior-level⠀analyst on⠀training⠀and⠀development⠀of⠀learning⠀systems⠀and WCD⠀technology⠀solutions⠀for WCD⠀programs⠀and the⠀agency at⠀large.⠀They⠀support⠀employees⠀and⠀programs⠀throughout⠀the agency⠀by⠀designing,⠀developing,⠀coordinating,⠀and⠀delivering⠀strategic⠀training⠀and⠀development⠀programs⠀that meet⠀the⠀agency's⠀needs and⠀WCD⠀initiatives.

This⠀position⠀provides⠀expertise⠀and⠀strategic⠀recommendations⠀to agency⠀and⠀enterprise⠀leadership⠀as the⠀agency⠀Subject⠀Matter⠀Expert⠀(SME) and⠀manager of⠀the⠀Washington⠀State⠀Learning⠀Center⠀Systems.⠀They⠀manage⠀training⠀data and⠀agency⠀learning⠀center⠀systems,⠀develop⠀standardized⠀processes⠀and⠀procedures⠀for LC⠀Administration,⠀and ensure⠀employee⠀access to⠀learning⠀systems.⠀They also⠀provide⠀consultation,⠀develop⠀strategies,⠀conduct⠀research,⠀formulate⠀recommendations,⠀and⠀implement⠀strategic,⠀unique,⠀and⠀long-range⠀learning⠀activities⠀for⠀programs⠀throughout⠀the⠀agency.

This⠀position⠀provides⠀administrative⠀direction⠀and⠀counsel to⠀users⠀including⠀learners,⠀managers,⠀instructors,⠀and⠀training⠀managers.⠀They⠀develop⠀and⠀implement⠀training⠀standards⠀and⠀consult⠀with⠀employees⠀and⠀leaders on⠀training⠀and⠀organizational⠀development⠀concerns,⠀and other⠀projects⠀in support⠀of DNR’s⠀WCD⠀program.⠀In⠀addition,⠀this⠀position⠀manages,⠀implements⠀changes,⠀and⠀provides⠀strategic⠀oversight⠀of the WCD⠀ticketing⠀system.

Workplace⠀Culture⠀and⠀Development⠀(WCD)⠀Division⠀offers key⠀support to⠀programs⠀designed⠀to grow⠀and⠀develop WA⠀State⠀Department⠀of Natural⠀Resources⠀employees⠀and⠀enhance⠀the⠀agency-wide⠀culture⠀utilizing⠀an equity,⠀diversity,⠀inclusion,⠀and⠀belonging-focused⠀lens to⠀foster⠀safe and⠀respectful⠀workplaces⠀where⠀employees⠀can bring⠀their⠀authentic⠀selves to⠀work.

WCD’s⠀cultural⠀and⠀developmental⠀programs⠀foster⠀employee⠀engagement⠀and⠀leadership⠀development.⠀These⠀concepts⠀work to⠀attract⠀and retain⠀a⠀workforce⠀within DNR⠀representative⠀of the⠀public we⠀serve. WCD⠀initiatives⠀increase⠀inclusion,⠀belonging,⠀and⠀psychological⠀safety,⠀increase⠀productivity,⠀improve⠀communication,⠀and create⠀a climate⠀of⠀innovation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's⠀degree⠀with⠀emphasis⠀in⠀business⠀administration,⠀public⠀administration⠀Human⠀Resources,⠀Organizational⠀Development,⠀Training,⠀Leadership⠀Development,⠀Behavioral⠀Science,⠀Education,⠀or other⠀related⠀fields AND⠀2 years of⠀experience⠀conducting⠀research,⠀analyzing,⠀consulting,⠀and⠀leading⠀projects⠀in these⠀areas.

OR a comparable education and experience.

• Knowledge⠀of and⠀experience⠀with adult⠀learning⠀principles⠀and⠀instructional⠀design⠀process.
• Experience⠀managing⠀project⠀requirements,⠀scope,⠀costs, and⠀time; and⠀ensuring⠀they meet⠀quality⠀standards.
• Professional⠀level⠀experience⠀working⠀with⠀employees⠀and⠀leaders to⠀develop⠀and⠀facilitate⠀training⠀programs⠀designed⠀to connect⠀with⠀audiences⠀from⠀diverse⠀cultures⠀and⠀backgrounds.
• Experience⠀working⠀collaboratively⠀with⠀employees,⠀managers,⠀and⠀supervisors;⠀creating⠀and⠀maintaining⠀relationships,⠀and⠀building⠀trust and⠀rapport⠀with⠀others.
• Experience⠀with⠀photo,⠀video, and⠀audio⠀production.
• Experience⠀Administering⠀a Learning⠀Management⠀System⠀(such as⠀SumTotal⠀LMS) or⠀similar⠀Information⠀Technology⠀systems.
• Excellent⠀organizational⠀and time⠀management⠀skills;⠀attention⠀to⠀detail.
• Communicate⠀effectively⠀with⠀individuals⠀and groups⠀from a⠀variety of⠀cultures⠀and⠀backgrounds.
• Excellent⠀written⠀and oral⠀communication⠀skills,⠀including⠀the⠀ability to⠀effectively⠀convey⠀technical⠀information⠀to⠀non-technical⠀colleagues⠀and⠀clients.
• Exceptional⠀computer⠀and⠀software⠀skills⠀with the⠀ability to⠀troubleshoot⠀and⠀resolve⠀technical⠀issues⠀quickly.
• An⠀intermediate⠀or better⠀knowledge⠀of⠀Microsoft⠀products.
• Excellent⠀organizational⠀and time⠀management⠀skills;⠀attention⠀to detail.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,748.00 - $88,416.00 per year