Director of Training - #9825452

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience.*

• Substitutions: four years of specialized experience or associate’s degree and two years of specialized experience may substitute for bachelor’s degree; J.D. or master’s degree may substitute for one year of specialized experience; Ph.D. may substitute for two years of specialized experience.
  
  

Duties Description

The Director of Training will develop and present training programs to improve and maintain the knowledge, skills, and abilities of DHR employees and to better enable those employees to carry out the agency's mission. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Administration, the Director of Training will design curriculum that provides a clear progression path for advancement within agency in alignment with our business priority to build and strengthen our talent pipeline. In partnership with the Human Resources team, this role oversees the orientation experience, including onboarding for all new hires, in a way that familiarizes the employee with the agency’s priorities and goals.

• Meet with the Division’s Executive staff and program managers to determine trends and staff development needs.
• Analyze agency training resources and curriculum in conjunction with workforce development needs.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the programs and business needs of the agency and the goals and objectives of those programs.
• Coordination of agency-wide training and professional development
• Communicate regularly with supervisors, program managers and employees regarding training needs and opportunities, fostering assistance and cooperation.
• Prepare and monitor budget and expenditures for training programs.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with training organizations, vendors and educational institutions.
• Coordinate training activities with other State agencies and organizations.
• Represent the agency at professional training associations within and outside of State government.
• Communicates orally and in writing with a variety of individuals including their supervisors, agency program managers, supervisors and employees, subordinates, and staff from other State agencies and outside organizations.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with those individuals to foster their assistance and cooperation and to ensure timely development and implementation of programs.
  
  

Additional Comments

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via e-mail at [email protected]

This position is eligible for $3,400 location pay.