Leadership Development Training Specialist

Are you passionate about teaching, training, and developing UTA employees? Are you a gifted facilitator who derives joy from presenting and coaching on a wide variety of leadership topics? Are you humble enough to receive feedback and guidance in how you approach training and development? Are you courageous to have bold conversations during training and coaching? Are you curious to find ways to help our employees become even more effective leaders and curious about personal development? Do you agree employee development is considered a critical need to the success of our organization and the function it plays moving UTA forward? Are you comfortable and skilled in teaching both in-person and online training? If you possess these and other leadership qualities, we encourage you to apply for the Leadership Development Training Specialist. You should be equally passionate and skilled in both technical learning programs as well as talent and leadership development.

As the Leadership Development Training Specialist, you will:

• Serve as back up for the Leadership Development Administrator- representing the team on projects, committees, managers’ meetings, and other meetings as required.
• Stay abreast of new training techniques and best practices.
• Lead, facilitate, and participate in talent development meetings to ensure group effectiveness and awareness.
• Design, deploy and implement leadership activities to help improve leadership capabilities, effective communication, ideal culture, and clear constancy of purpose.
• Support the Leadership Development Administrator in developing, designing, and delivering leadership development programs.
• Instruct and evaluate complex training projects, provide guidance for the interpretation and application skills and lessons taught during leadership programs. Supervise/coach learners and program participants.
• Develop, update, and support onboarding of new leaders at UTA.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Three years in learning and development including instructional design or curriculum development.
• Successful completion of Leadership Pathway, Lead Where You Stand, Leadership Pathway Strengthening and Connecting Us, and Train the Trainer courses preferred but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree in training and Development, Leadership Development, Human Resources, Communication, Instructional Design, or a related field.

KNOWLEDGE

• Intermediate knowledge of training program design and implementation
• Familiarity with Training Database Administration and record archiving procedures
• Must have classroom presentation skills, possess strong relationship building abilities and influencing skills to pull people together around common goals.
• Intermediate experience in Learning Management System (LMS) administration
• Preferred experience in developing training standards and knowledge of the ADDIE methodology; and in coordinating training efforts within a decentralized environment. Adept in applying adult learning theory, coaching practices, and instructor development.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS-PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook Preferred
• Familiar with Arbinger and Tilt365 concepts and principles (preferred)
• Understanding of transit organization and systems (preferred)

SKILLS

• Strong leadership, cross-section teamwork, and planning skills
• Strong analytical, organization, interpersonal, and communication (written and oral) skills
• Strong project and time management skills
• Strategic thinker, able to see the big picture.
• Strong networking and relationship building skills with stakeholders at all agency levels.
• Attention to detail.
• Conflict Management

ABILITIES

• Assist in analyzing training performance data and evaluating training program effectiveness.
• Be proactive, self-motivated, and self-directed.
• This job requires regular and predictable attendance.
• Understand, articulate, and advocate for leadership development improvements and solutions.
• Promote, support, and exemplify a growth mindset.
• Confidently present and speak in public.
• Positively represent UTA in alignment with our values
• Professionally interact with people at all Agency levels
• Interact with people at all levels of the Agency.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently.

- OR -

An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

[UTA reserves the right to determine the equivalencies of education and experience.)

UTA’s benefits package for full-time administrative employees includes:

• Training, development, and career advancement opportunities.
• 10 paid holidays and two paid (2) floating holidays per year.
• Onsite Health and Wellness Clinics for medical care at no cost to employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children.
• Employee assistance program – includes counseling, legal services, financial planning, etc.
• Free on-site fitness facilities and discounted membership to VASA Fitness.
• Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance (eligible after 30 days of employment), with Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts. Choice between Traditional Co-Pay or High Deductible Health Plans for medical coverage. HSA with company match available to employees enrolled in the HDHP. Benefit plans include coverage for domestic partners (eligibility affidavit required for coverage).
• Generous tuition reimbursement for higher education, available for any higher education degree (bachelor, master, or PHD). Course of study must be approved prior to enrollment.
• Free transit passes for employees, their spouses, and their dependent children.
• Retirement options - Pension Plan with 5-year vesting schedule and 457 Contribution Plan, available for immediate contributions and company matching.
• UTA Well – a comprehensive wellness program designed to support employees and dependents in their health and wellness goals.
• 22 days of accrued paid time off (13 vacation days and 9 sick days), which increases with tenure at UTA.
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption, and child placement (after 12 months of employment).

For more information on UTA’s Total Rewards benefits package, please visit: https://jobs.jobvite.com/rideuta/#benefits

Pay Rate: $69,000.00 negotiable depending on experience and education

Close date: August 19, 2023 @ 5:59 pm MST

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