TALENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 10232026-82185

Position Details

Opening Date: 10/23/2026 12:00 AM Central Time. Closing Date: 10/29/2026 11:59 PM Central Time. Salary: $4,608.00 monthly ($55,296.00 annually). Job Type: Full-Time. Location: Nashville, TN. Department: Human Resources. Position located in the Organizational Development team within the Talent Management Center of Excellence, Department of Human Resources, Davidson County.

About the Role

The Organizational Development Specialist supports the design, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of organizational development programs and consulting services across Tennessee State Government. Daily responsibilities include collaborating with agency partners, coordinating leadership development initiatives, analyzing organizational data, facilitating employee engagement activities, developing resources, and supporting organizational improvement strategies. The position works closely with OD consultants, agency leadership, and internal TMCOE partners to deliver customized solutions aligned with agency goals and statewide workforce priorities.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in HR Management, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or any other related field and experience equivalent to two years of professional experience in talent management or organizational development work.
• Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in a degree in HR Management, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or any other related field may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional organizational development or talent management experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years. OR Three years of professional organizational development or talent management experience with the State of Tennessee. OR One year of experience working within the DOHR Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence (TACoE).
• Necessary Special Qualifications: Driver's license is required along with some in-state travel.
• Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Responsibilities

• Organizational Consulting: Partner with state agencies to identify organizational challenges, assess workforce needs, and support customized improvement strategies.
• Leadership Development: Coordinate and support customized leadership academies, competency assessments, learning activities, and program evaluations.
• Employee Engagement: Support statewide engagement survey initiatives, analyze results, develop resources, and assist agencies with action planning.
• Organizational Assessments: Support Talent Management Optimization Assessments (TMOA), organizational data analysis, and strategic planning activities to identify improvement opportunities.
• Culture and Team Effectiveness: Coordinate and facilitate Culture Compass sessions, team-building activities, and organizational interventions that strengthen collaboration, trust, and workplace culture.
• Program Development and Implementation: Develop tools, templates, presentations, and resources that support consistent, effective delivery of OD programs and services.
• Performance Measurement: Collect, analyze, and report program data to evaluate effectiveness, measure outcomes, and recommend continuous improvements.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build relationships with agency leaders, HR professionals, and TMCOE partners to align organizational development solutions with agency priorities and statewide talent management goals.

Skills

• Competencies: Customer Focus, Strategic Mindset, Communicates Effectively, Drives Results, Manages Ambiguity.
• Knowledges: Organizational Development, Talent Management, Administration and Management, Communications and Media.
• Abilities: Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Learning Strategies, Management of Personal Resources, Instructing, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Written Comprehension.

Additional Requirements

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications: a valid driver's license; for the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations. Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application. Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.