People Development Coordinator (Salt Lake City, Utah)

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is :

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Job Description

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the implementation, process standardization, and continuous enhancement of in-person, blended, and virtual people-focused live learning experiences.
• Acts as a central point of contact and conductor to ensure the success of all aspects before, during, and after live learning experiences; closely coordinates with leaders, events planning and studio team, internal communications, subject matter experts, and other key stakeholders.
• Partners with internal communications on a consistent, clear, compelling communication plan to promote people development experiences, programs and initiatives, helping to drive participation at all levels of the organization.
• Supports full life cycle and end-to-end management of large-scale, high-impact learning projects / events—from planning and logistics to execution and post-event evaluation.
• Coordinates and supports learning experience project plans, timelines, and resource allocation to ensure organizational goals and quality standards are met and delivered in a timely manner.
• Identify potential risks and apply data-informed strategies to mitigate issues and optimize processes and results.
• Builds strong relationships with leaders, events planning and studio team, internal communications, subject matter experts, and other key stakeholders, in support of live learning experience success.
• Serves as a liaison between People & Talent, leadership, and cross-functional teams to coordinate efforts and drive shared learning experience goals.
• Collaborates with team members and stakeholders to gather input, help coordinate responsibilities and timelines, and support consistent processes that encourage participation in people development initiatives.
• Supports the review of training programs by collecting learner feedback, tracking attendance and participation, and assisting with reporting on basic performance measures. Share observations and recommend improvements to enhance the learner's experience.
• Gathers and supports the analysis of reports on learning metrics, participation rates, and outcomes to assess program impact and inform leadership decisions.
• Assists in gathering and sharing learning-related information with People Development leaders to help inform decisions about training and development activities.
• Coordinates the preparation of reports on learning program results and participation metrics, providing supporting data and insights for leadership review.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

This job description includes a general representation of job requirements rather than a comprehensive inventory of all required responsibilities or work activities. The contents of this document or related job requirements may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education

Experience

Preferred Qualifications

years of progressive experience in learning event coordination

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours) : This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

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.

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