Senior People Development Partner

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Job Description

About the Role:

The Senior People Development Partner is a learning and development role focusing on creation of visual materials designed to support and enhance learning, development, and retention for leaders and staff. The role is responsible for creative visual solutions to enable learners' success in achieving learning objectives and providing data-driven results. The role may partner with and facilitate highly confidential talent management activities. The Senior People Development Partner is a resource for development and an advocate for success, enabling organizational results generated through learning and performance improvement solutions.

Location: The position is 5 days per week and requires you to work in office 4 days at the WGU headquarters: 4001 South 700 East Salt Lake City, UT 84107.

What You'll Do:

• Design a variety of engaging learning experiences using blended learning approaches, including in-person and virtual workshops, coaching, and eLearning modules.
• Create decks, infographics, logos,and other materials which translate learning objectives into deliverables that achieve results.
• Collaborate with others, including learning design and organizational leaders, to develop, implement and influence learning and development solutions that equip leaders, faculty, and/or staff with the mindsets, skills, abilities, and knowledge they need to be successful.
• Partner with organizational leaders and Business Partners to identify development needs for individual and team learning that align with organizational goals.
• Stay current on emerging trends and best practices in learning and development.
• Engage in creative problem-solving to drive continuous improvement.
• Work to achieve operational targets within job areas impacting department or function results, as well as help key stakeholders achieve their key results.
• Promote and drive usage of People Development solutions.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities You'll Need to be Successful:

• Expert-level prociency in Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint, and other industry standard design and content production tools.
• Ability to convey complex ideas with simple graphics.
• Passion for design, typography and user experience as critical components of learning.
• Demonstrated ability to revel in feedback and apply to design work.
• Mastery of the user-centered design process - ability to strategically iterate based on audience and stakeholder feedback.
• Ability to design and develop engaging learning materials aligning with adult learning principles
• Demonstrates a creative mindset and self-motivation for recommending new initiatives.
• Ability to work collaboratively and creatively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and a feeling of pride and ownership over the quality of your work.
• Ability to demonstrate a growth mindset and high emotional intelligence in all aspects of work.
• Consistently demonstrates Leadership Principles and Cultural Beliefs in all aspects of the role.
• Demonstrates a high level of professionalism in all situations.
• Capacity to present topics and information and facilitate learning and discussions in a dynamic, engaging, and effective way. This includes knowledge of virtual learning technology, facilitation methods, and adult learning theory.
• Ability to lead and influence others, resulting in impactful contributions to the organization.
• Skills in planning, organizing, and self-management required with the ability to manage multiple projects at various stages.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree - Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.
• 5 years of experience with visual design and instructional design
• Previous experience in application of distance-learning and adult-learning principles
• Experience in creating course content, curriculum development, and measuring learning effectiveness
• Experience in key stakeholder management and engaging with stakeholder expectations
• Experience conducting needs analysis for best possible outcomes
• Candidate must be prepared to share a portfolio of their design work

Preferred Requirements:

• Master's degree
• 7 years of experience in visual design and instructional design
• 3 years of experience in higher education
• Experience with learning and course authoring software

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Position & Application Details

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.