Professional Development & Work-Based Learning Specialist

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and manage professional development initiatives internally, including tracking participation and training feedback forms
• Collaborate with the Director of CETL and other college staff who provide training opportunities
• Create and manage badging for earned skills
• Lead the Staff Caring Campus and Professional Development Committee, and assess staff training needs
• Build internal mentorship, coaching, and leadership cohort programs
• Budget, track, and monitor professional development activities timely and accurately
• Utilize a shared governance model, create and execute college-wide training plans
• Support supervisors in developing training plans, as needed, in collaboration with the VP of HR and Advancement
• Assist with employee retention events and initiatives on campus in collaboration with the VP of HR and Advancement
• Other related duties as assigned

External Business & Industry Training

• Design and deliver customized fee-based training programs for external businesses using revenue generating strategies, ensuring return on investment (for instance, customer service training, skill development, budget management, professionalism, project management, etc)
• Solicit local businesses and industries to identify training opportunities
• Develop community relationships for the purpose of providing training and development initiatives
• Identify local workforce gaps in which Mountwest can assist with through business partnership meetings
• Explore certification-based offerings for workforce upskilling, badging, and micro-credentialing
• Other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, organizational development, human resources, education, training and development, leadership, or a related field
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in professional development, workforce training, organizational development, or a related field
• Experience in business development or client relationship management
• Demonstrated experience designing, delivering, and evaluating professional development or workforce training programs
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including supervising employees, leading teams, or managing cross-functional initiatives
• Experience assessing organizational training needs and developing strategic training plans
• Experience managing projects, budgets, and multiple priorities
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage audiences of varying sizes
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, organizational development, leadership development, and employee engagement
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn institutional software systems
• Ability to travel locally as needed. Licensure/Certification Required: Requires possession of a current/valid driver’s license.