The Agency Learning & Development Specialist helps build employee skills and professional growth opportunities across supported agencies. This position researches learning needs, develops training programs, and delivers engaging learning experiences while working closely with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and human resource staff. As an Agency Learning & Development Specialist, you will perform the following duties:
- Training Design: Research learning needs and create training programs based on adult learning and instructional design principles
- Program Delivery: Facilitate in person and live virtual sessions focused on professional development leadership growth and team building
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with agency staff subject matter experts and human resource managers to develop targeted learning opportunities
- Learning Analysis: Evaluate workforce development needs and identify effective methods for improving employee knowledge and skills
- Content Development: Build and maintain training materials that support Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED), and PA Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) employees
- Team Support: Work with Bureau of Talent Planning & Development (BTPD) colleagues to plan develop and deliver high-quality learning experiences
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Parking provided
- Occasional travel is required
- Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch. AWS (alternate work schedule) may be available upon successful completion of a probationary period.
- Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week with the occasional exception of training schedules. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- One year as a Human Resource Analyst 2 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
- Three years of analytical experience that includes two years of professional human resource experience, and a bachelor’s degree; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Other Requirements:
- This particular position also requires one or more years of full-time professional experience facilitating instructor-led employee trainings
- This particular position also requires one or more years of full-time professional experience in instructional design and development from conception to completion.
- This particular position also requires possession of a current driver's license which is not under suspension.
- You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
- Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
- Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:
- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
- You may only apply/test once for this posting.
- Your results will be provided via email.