Learning and Development Specialist
Learning and Development Specialist
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08-04-2025
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Job Description
New Employee Orientation & FirstYear Employee Experience 60
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
MF 85
Contact Information to Applicants
Jeff Chasen
Position Overview
The Learning and Development Specialist plays a key role in fostering employee growth and engagement by overseeing new employee orientation firstyear experience programs and strengthsbased development initiatives. This position designs delivers and evaluates training programs to support professional development and enhance workplace effectiveness. The specialist collaborates with internal stakeholders to ensure that learning and development initiatives align with organizational goals and values.
Additional Candidate Instruction
In addition to the online application the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
Review of applications will begin Monday April 7th and continue until a qualified pool of applicants is identified.
- Design and facilitate engaging new employee orientation programs to introduce organizational culture policies and expectations and to foster engagement and positive momentum.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive firstyear experience program that supports employee onboarding engagement and retention for inperson hybrid and remote workers. Develop and manage outreach and engagement activities conduct campus tours etc. Responsible for the coordination of all related events and activities.
- Work with HR teams to develop a cohesive communication plan which integrates messaging onboarding paperwork required training and other activities to make each hire feel valued and integrated into the Jayhawk Community.
- Utilize data analytics to identify growth areas where onboarding subject matter expert(s) can partner with HR Partners to support units in improving localized onboarding/employee experience.
- Coordinate with Public Affairs and other communicators to develop content (i.e. videos websites newsletters) and materials that tie to the brand and messaging to new employees.
- Develop plan and coordinate new employees and firstyear employee experience events. Develop promote and deliver interventions from a learning and development framework aligning the new employee experience with the local environment.
- Collaborate with HR Office of Faculty Affairs department leaders HR Partners and other stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition for new employees.
- Monitor and assess the effectiveness of onboarding programs through feedback and data analysis.
- May develop programming activities workshops and coaching sessions on assessment models such as Strengths Finders Covey etc. to help employees understand and apply the methods in their work. Partner with managers to integrate skillset into performance and professional growth activities individually and within a team.
- Assist in the design coordination and facilitation of additional learning programs including leadership and supervisory development compliance training and skillbuilding workshops.
- Offer regular synchronous and asynchronous learning and development opportunities for managers/supervisors to help support them in creating a strong experience for new employees as they join their teams. Work with HR Partners to identify focus areas and acquire feedback.
- Maintain and update training materials to ensure relevance and alignment with best practices.
- Track and report on training participation effectiveness and employee development metrics.
- Administer and facilitate workshops assessments and coaching sessions to help employees understand and apply their strengths in the workplace.
- Provide resources and guidance for individual and team development.
- Partner with managers to integrate development into performance and professional growth conversations.
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
MF 85
Contact Information to Applicants
Jeff Chasen
- Bachelors degree in Human Resources Organizational Development Education Psychology Communications or a related field.
- Three years of experience in employee training learning and development communications or related roles.
- Experience facilitating training sessions and workshops both inperson and virtually as evidenced by application materials.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences as evidenced by application materials.
- Familiarity with CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) or similar assessment tools as evidenced by application materials.
- Certification in CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) adult learning instructional design or related areas.
- Five or more years of experience in employee training learning and development communications or related roles.
- Experience working in higher education nonprofit or corporate learning environments.
- Familiarity with KU Lawrence and the Kansas City metropolitan area.
- Knowledge of learning management systems (LMS) and elearning tools.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing training data and assessing program effectiveness as evidenced in application materials.
Position Overview
The Learning and Development Specialist plays a key role in fostering employee growth and engagement by overseeing new employee orientation firstyear experience programs and strengthsbased development initiatives. This position designs delivers and evaluates training programs to support professional development and enhance workplace effectiveness. The specialist collaborates with internal stakeholders to ensure that learning and development initiatives align with organizational goals and values.
Additional Candidate Instruction
In addition to the online application the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
- Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
- Resume/CV.
- List of three 3 professional references.
Review of applications will begin Monday April 7th and continue until a qualified pool of applicants is identified.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
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