Job Summary:
In UW-Madison’s Office of Human Resources, the Office of Learning & Talent Development (LTD) is looking for a Training & Organizational Development Specialist, and we invite you to join our committed and forward-thinking team. LTD provides hundreds of low- and no-cost professional development and learning events for UW-Madison employees (faculty and staff) each year. We work with campus departments to create healthy, inclusive, and engaging work environments to support all employees’ engagement, development, and retention in work environments that span fully on-site to fully remote.
In this role, you are responsible for curriculum development, facilitating training sessions on various topics (including onboarding, performance management, career development, and DEI) in virtual and in-person settings, evaluating training, and designing eLearning modules, training materials, and communications for a diverse employee population primarily focused on UW-Madison?s more than 5,000 supervisors and managers.
UW-Madison has over 22,000 faculty and staff located in 36 colleges, schools, and divisions. Employee functions span most occupational areas, with backgrounds covering the entire spectrum.
Responsibilities: Responsible for the creation, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of institutional trainings and customized solutions. Recommends and develops curricular strategy, documentation, education and learning programs to support organizational policies, procedures, technologies, and strategies.
- 5% Serves as an institutional consultative training resource and liaison
- 5% Serves as a subject matter expert and institutional point of contact for leadership and employees to provide advice and create customized educational approaches
- 10% Creates, maintains, and leads learning and organizational development programs for various institutional initiatives, strategies, and needs
- 20% Develops content and prepares and updates specialized instructional materials and assessment tools to align with organizational objectives and strategy
- 40% Facilitates professional development courses, activities, and/or programs and guides learning to align with existing curriculum
- 10% Applies learning theory and instructional design models in the consultation, selection, and
application of educational methodologies - 10% Conduct needs analysis for requested learning to determine, recommend and/or deliver best learning solution
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Required
Bachelor’s Degree
Degree in education, business, or related field
Qualifications:
Required:
– At least two years of experience designing and delivering learning in a complex organization
– At least two years of experience using eLearning and design technology (e.g., Articulate, Adobe Illustrator, or Microsoft Publisher) to develop formalized eLearning modules and training materials.
– Demonstrated commitment to diversity in the workplace and organizational success and development
Preferred:
– Knowledge of project management and coordination strategies with an emphasis on group facilitation, problem solving and root cause identification skills
– Strong analytic and decision-making abilities
– Skilled in collaborating with individuals or groups
– Experience providing professional development for supervisors and managers; OR executive leadership development OR employee career development OR DEI
– Ability to quickly learn and use new training and learning technology, including presentation software and virtual facilitation tools
– Proficiency in learning technologies, including computer software programs, presentation technology, and web-based systems (MS Office Suite, Zoom, WebEx, MS Teams, etc.)
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $65,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf.
Additional Information:
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
How to Apply:
To begin the application process, click the “apply now” button. Please submit a cover letter referring to your related work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background. In your letter, please address your experience:
1. Developing new curriculum (courses, content, learning activities, learning assessments and materials) for adult learners
2. Using eLearning and design technology, such as but not limited to Articulate, Adobe Illustrator, or Microsoft Publisher, to develop formalized eLearning modules and training materials.
3. Facilitating, teaching, training, and understanding group dynamics.
Please keep in mind, applicants need to articulate all required qualifications in their cover letter and/or resume. Applicants who have preferred qualifications should share those too in the cover letter and/or resume.
Contact:
Emma Sippel
emma.sippel@wisc.edu
608-262-8152
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:
Train Orgzl Dev Spec II (Inst)(HR071)
Department(s):
A02-GENERAL SERVICES/OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES/LTD
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
282366-AS