Are you Richmond R.E.A.D.Y? Respect. Equity. Accountability. Diversity…YOU!!!

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

Description

The Human Resources Department’s mission is to support our customers in accomplishing their missions by attracting and retaining a highly skilled and diversified workforce that is compensated and rewarded for its effort in an equitable, safe and responsible work environment.

Our mission is accomplished within existing resources, in an environment of change, with integrity, and in a manner that is consistent with the City’s policies, Code of Ethics, merit system principles, and federal and state laws. We are responsible for recruitment and testing, classification and compensation, training, benefits administration, and workforce relations.

City of Richmond Core Values:
Community Centric Service; Unity; Respect; Innovative; Trust; Accountability.

The HR Leadership and Development Trainer is a subject matter expert in professional development and highly motivated individual with a history of high performance and creativity. The HR Leadership and Development Trainer manages the areas of training and development, including career advancement, professional development, and new employee, supervisor, and leadership development. This individual will partner with city leadership and internal stakeholders to create and implement innovative and high-impact talent and organization development programs and initiatives aligned with the organization’s strategic goals and vision. Lead in designing, developing, and implementing/facilitating comprehensive solutions, training, and action plan(s) to improve both organization and individual staff performance. This is an excellent opportunity to significantly advance one’s career in HR.

The incumbent will report directly to the Human Resources Division Chief for Training and Development of the City of Richmond.

Duties include but are not limited to

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 City’s 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

Note: The above description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department. The employee may perform other duties of a similar nature or level as required.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

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

QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS and LICENSES:
Required:

5+ years of Human Resources/Customer Service experience
Bachelor’s degree
- Disciplines Preferred: Human Resources; Business; Public Administration

Certifications/Licenses:

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

Preferred:

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

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

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 Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

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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