Contract Role: HR Compliance Training Facilitator -- Chicago-Based

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Employee discounts
• Health insurance

We are seeking a Chicago-based HR Compliance Training Facilitator to deliver professional workplace training sessions for employees and managers between August and November. The facilitator will lead engaging, practical sessions focused on workplace bias, harassment prevention, social media policy, respectful workplace expectations, and related HR compliance topics.

The ideal candidate has experience facilitating HR, compliance, workplace conduct, or employee relations training for professional audiences. This person should be comfortable leading discussions on sensitive topics, managing group participation, and ensuring sessions are clear, respectful, interactive, and aligned with organizational policy expectations.

The sessions are either held once a day at a rate of 210 or twice a day at a rate of 520 per day. 

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate live training sessions for employees, supervisors, and/or managers on HR compliance topics. 
• Deliver training on workplace bias, harassment prevention, respectful workplace conduct, social media policy, and related employee behavior expectations. 
• Use prepared materials, scenarios, discussion prompts, and activities to support participant engagement. 
• Adjust facilitation style for different audience levels, including frontline employees, managers, and leadership groups. 
• Create a professional and inclusive learning environment for sensitive workplace topics. 
• Reinforce key policy requirements, reporting expectations, and appropriate workplace behaviors. 
• Support participant questions while staying aligned with approved training content and organizational guidance. 
• Coordinate with the project team on session timing, audience size, location, materials, and delivery expectations. 
• Provide post-session feedback, attendance confirmation, and recommendations for improvement as needed. 

Required Qualifications

• Must be located in or near Chicago, Illinois and available for onsite sessions from August through November 2026 . 
• Experience facilitating HR, compliance, employee relations, workplace conduct, DEI, harassment prevention, or professional development training. 
• Strong presentation, group facilitation, and communication skills. 
• Ability to handle sensitive topics with professionalism, neutrality, and good judgment. 
• Familiarity with workplace harassment prevention, bias awareness, respectful workplace practices, and social media policy considerations. 
• Ability to follow approved content and avoid providing legal advice unless independently qualified to do so. 
• Reliable availability for scheduled sessions in the Chicago area. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience delivering training for government, public sector, nonprofit, education, or large organizational audiences. 
• Background in HR, employee relations, organizational development, compliance, training, or facilitation. 
• SHRM, HRCI, DEI, mediation, workplace investigations, or related professional certification preferred but not required. 
• Experience facilitating manager-specific sessions. 
• Familiarity with Illinois and Chicago workplace training expectations is strongly preferred. 

Topics May Include

• Workplace bias and respectful communication 
• Harassment prevention 
• Discrimination and retaliation awareness 
• Bystander intervention concepts 
• Social media policy and professional conduct 
• Reporting responsibilities and escalation pathways 
• Manager responsibilities and workplace accountability 
• Maintaining respectful, inclusive, and compliant workplace environments