Senior People Development Partner

Job Description

The Senior People Development Partner delivers development opportunities and consultation to enhance competencies and effectiveness to a variety of audiences. This role contributes to analyzing, designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating learning and performance improvement solutions to close performance and skill gaps. This role is responsible for learners' success in achieving learning objectives and provides data-driven results.

Primary Responsibilities

• Pairs with organizational leaders and Business Partners to identify development needs for individual and team learning that align with organizational goals.
• Takes ownership of the relationship with organizations that People Development serves.
• Designs and delivers a variety of engaging learning experiences using blended learning approaches, including in-person and virtual workshops, coaching, and eLearning modules.
• Collaborates with others, including learning design and organizational leaders, to develop, implement, and influence learning and development solutions that equip leaders, faculty, and/or staff with the mindsets, skills, abilities, and knowledge they need to be successful.
• Provides effective coaching and consulting for leaders, faculty and/or staff.
• Provides effective, productive feedback to participants and organizational leadership throughout the learning and talent development journey.
• Develops and implements development programs to equip leaders, faculty and/or staff with the mindsets, skills, abilities, and knowledge they need to be successful.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of learning and development programs and measures their impact on individual and organizational performance.
• Stays current on emerging trends and best practices in learning and development.
• Collaborates effectively across relevant functions to deliver learning and development solutions.
• Engages in creative problem-solving to drive continuous improvement.
• Works to achieve operational targets within job areas impacting department or function results, as well as helping key stakeholders achieve their key results.
• Regularly reports to key stakeholders on results and shares learning trends to help leaders make data-driven decisions for their employees.
• Responsible for employing adjustments or recommended enhancements to systems and processes to solve problems or improve the job area's effectiveness while leveraging a systems-thinking approach.
• Promotes and drives usage of People Development solutions.
• Understands the fiscal impact of projects, resources, and materials used in learning and development.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Demonstrates a growth mindset and high emotional intelligence in all aspects of work.
• Consistently demonstrates Leadership Principles and Cultural Beliefs in all aspects of the role.
• Demonstrates a high level of professionalism in all situations.
• Capacity to present topics and information and facilitate learning and discussions in a dynamic, engaging, and effective way.
• This includes knowledge of virtual learning technology, facilitation methods, and adult learning theory.
• Ability to lead and influence others, resulting in impactful contributions to the organization.
• Design and develop engaging learning materials aligning with adult learning principles.
• Absolutely essential to affectively coach leaders and employees.
• Experience handling high-stress situations with composure and effectiveness, and a proven track record of delivering high quality work under tight timelines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an emphasis on teamwork.
• Ability to collaborate creatively with colleagues inside and outside People Development in a deadline-driven environment.
• Works effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to step in and assume additional responsibilities as assigned.
• An understanding and appreciation of the competency/skill-based education model. This may include subject matter expertise relevant to projects and initiatives as required.
• Demonstrates a creative mindset and self-motivation for recommending new initiatives.
• Attention to detail in keeping development materials updated and effective in order, flow, and learning curve.
• Broad knowledge of project management.
• Skills in planning, organizing, and self-management required with the ability to manage multiple projects at various stages.
• Measures effectiveness of learning solutions and programs combined with a willingness to be innovative and take risks that promote successful learning outcomes and contribute to university.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Adult Education, or closely related field.

Experience

• 5 years of related experience teaching adult students in a higher education setting OR developing employees in a corporate setting.
• Previous experience in application of distance-learning and adult-learning principles.
• Experience in creating course content, curriculum development, and measuring learning effectiveness.
• Experience in key stakeholder management and engaging with stakeholder expectations.
• Experience conducting needs analysis for best possible outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• 7 years of related experience specifically in adult higher ed or corporate employee development.
• 3 years of experience in higher education.
• Experience with learning and course authoring software.

Additional Information

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu. Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.