Workforce Development Specialist

About the role

At Wycliffe Bible Translators, we desire to see a day when every man, woman and child can encounter Jesus personally through Scripture in a language and format they clearly understand. Today, that vision is moving forward in powerful ways. Of the world’s roughly 7,400 spoken and signed languages, translation work is already underway in nearly 2,800. And while there are 514 known remaining languages still waiting for Bible translation to begin, each one represents an opportunity for you to serve with us as we see Scripture made available to all people! In collaboration with the Workforce Development Manager, your contributions will play a pivotal role in designing and developing learning resources that strengthen staff organizational impact and enhance learner engagement through coaching, facilitation support, learner engagement practices and continuous improvement efforts across reskilling and upskilling initiatives, Engage, and other Workforce Development learning resources.

Job Location: Orlando, USA

Responsibilities

• Support other Workforce Development projects and initiatives as needed.
• Support the Reskilling initiative through the design, development and implementation process.
• Support the implementation of the Reskilling initiative by providing short-term supervision of shared staff assigned to hard-skills reskilling, training staff in the Coaching Skills approach, supporting change readiness by helping staff navigate vocational transition, ambiguity and new ways of contributing and providing short-term transition coaching as shared staff move into new assignments.
• Understand staff and team needs and assist in other workforce development learning resources, duties and projects, including team development, workshops, assessments, group coaching and other learning experiences as requested by partner and as capacity and resources allow.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3‑5 years of experience in a related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, certification, and experience.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States as per U.S. employment laws.

Qualifications

• Coaching Skills training is required.
• Trained or willing to be trained in adult learning principles, such as Learning that Lasts, and in the use and interpretation of any assessments that will be utilized.
• Demonstrate the desire and ability to support corporate biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work‑related spiritual activities without reservation (Spiritual Bona Fide Occupational Qualification).

Skills

• Ground yourself in Jesus.
• Embrace collaboration.
• Encounter change with resilience and flexibility.

Pay

As a supported staff (missionary) you will receive a non‑traditional salary (including benefits and ministry expenses) through the faithful giving of your personal partnership team. Although salaries vary significantly and it's not possible to provide an exact number for this position, a typical non‑traditional salary for a missionary household is $44,304 to $81,816 annually.

Benefits

We provide extensive training and resources as you build your financial and prayer partnership team.