Leadership & Development Trainer

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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent fostering growth opportunities and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS RESPONSIBILITIES DUTIES:

• Design and create leadership development programs training methodologies techniques concepts learning tools and practices to ensure maximum effectiveness of the Citys ongoing training program plan
• Manages all aspects of management training and development roll-out plans communications and logistics working with internal stakeholders and external vendors
• Produces high-quality professional presentations and training materials
• Creates new and revises existing training materials and programs based on survey results and feedback from subject matter experts and employees
• Acts as an internal subject matter expert on diversity training initiatives and partners with senior leadership on selection design and engagement in DEIA learning initiatives
• Serves as primary contact to coordinate required training for employees and external training partners - ensuring a seamless high touch/quality experience for the City of Richmond managers/employees
• Identifies and analyzes KPIs and impact of learning initiatives; contributes to recommendations on future improvements/strategy
• Develops and maintains expert knowledge by researching management training best practices and evaluating emerging trends
• Leverages technology to increase productivity and efficiencies
• Responsible for training executive staff department directors division chiefs and city leadership and managers on existing company guidelines/policies and new content to drive improved business performance
• Ability to engage audience and transmit skills in understandable manner
• Performs all additional related duties and responsibilities as required

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Project Management
• Data Management
• Learning Management System (LMS) end-user and administrator training
• Extensive background in training
• Advanced Microsoft Office experience including virtual team platforms for meetings shared team documents and instant messaging communications
• City of Richmond community awareness and values

Skills(some combination of the following):

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Professional presentation skills catering to a variety of audiences both in-person and virtually
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Customer service orientation

Abilities(some combination of the following):

• Flexibility and ability to balance conflicting priorities
• Work with a high degree of confidentiality autonomy and accountability for decisions
• Be a collaborative team player

• 5 years of Human Resources/Customer Service experience
• Bachelors degree
  • Disciplines Preferred: Human Resources; Business; Public Administration

• ATD Master Trainer Designation or other approved professional designation is required upon hire or obtained within 6 months after initial hire date

• 7 years of experience in Training/Learning & Development
• Masters degree (equivalency not accepted in place of a required degree)
  • Disciplines Preferred: Human Resources; Business; Public Administration

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger talk hear see and perform repetitive motions; frequently walk; and occasionally stoop reach stand push pull lift grasp and feel. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be sedentary exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Jessica McKenzie Human Resources Manager by email at .

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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