Talent Development Specialist

Position Title:
Talent Development Specialist

Department:
Human Resources

Job Description:

The TDOE Specialist is a highly motivated HR professional skilled in Talent and Organizational Development, leadership facilitation, and project coordination. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong relationship-building capabilities, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives in a fast-paced environment. This role requires a continuous improvement mindset, strong instructional facilitation skills, and the ability to develop resources, support strategic projects, and positively influence leaders and team members across the organization.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities, with or without an accommodation, may result in disqualification from the position.


Relationship Management:

• Demonstrates excellence and integrity, maintains a positive attitude, and shows a strong passion for leadership and continuous improvement.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships; highly influential and collaborative with employees at all levels.
• Partners effectively with external vendors as needed.

Project and Priority Coordination:

• Works effectively under pressure; prioritizes multiple tasks and adjusts work as necessary to meet tight deadlines.
• Communicates complex information clearly and professionally, both orally and in writing.
• Executes deliverables with strong attention to detail and quality.
• Applies proactive thinking and critical-thinking skills to solve problems.
• Coordinates and plans complex meetings, work sessions, and events involving multiple stakeholders, including scheduling, facility arrangements, technology setup, catering, and resource alignment.

Instructor-Led Training or Facilitation Skills:

• Facilitates learning programs for leadership and individual contributors aligned with organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Creates an engaging, positive, and professional learning environment that supports diverse learning styles.
• Models classroom standards through professionalism, conduct, work ethic, and integrity.
• Designs, develops, and tracks learner metrics within the learning management system in alignment with organizational priorities.
• Develops methods to assess learner comprehension through tests, interactive activities, and other evaluation tools.

Resource Development to Facilitate Team Member Success:

• Facilitates learning sessions for multiple levels of leadership and employees.
• Maintains strong working knowledge of all TDOE initiatives, including onboarding, performance management, engagement, and culture.
• Supports project plans by managing timelines, communications, quality reviews, risks, roadblocks, critical paths, and resource constraints.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with organizational leaders, subject matter experts, and external consultants; oversees stakeholder groups supporting TDOE initiatives.
• Develops resources, tools, presentations, and training materials to support initiative launch strategies and drive leader buy-in; facilitates organization-wide training with minimal supervision.
• Writes communication strategies that support the success and visibility of TDOE initiatives.
• Completes ad-hoc and special projects based on evolving business needs and strategic priorities.

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field required.

Experience: At least 3 years of experience in Human Resources with a strong focus on Talent and Organizational Development, Employee Engagement, Learning Management technology, Performance Management, and/or leader coaching required.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required:

SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification at the time of hire or attainment within 12 months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize multiple projects, and adjust work effectively under tight deadlines.
• Expertise in employee listening strategies, including survey and tactic development, strategy execution, action planning for improvement, and leader coaching.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships; highly influential and collaborative across all employee levels.
• Ability to assess audience needs and select appropriate learning modalities based on learning objectives and analysis.
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to align recommendations and actions with organizational goals.
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills for both large and small groups.
• Demonstrated project and program management experience working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong follow-through with the ability to meet deadlines effectively and efficiently.
• Proactive critical thinker skilled in developing innovative solutions to organizational challenges.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information in a clear and approachable manner.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and a positive attitude with a strong passion for leadership and employee development.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

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