Development Specialist

Development Specialist

In alignment with Gift of Life Michigan's core purpose and core values, the Development Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the organization's learning and development initiatives and employee relations efforts. This mid-level position is responsible for co-designing, administering, and ensuring compliance with annual organizational training. The Development Specialist also serves as a resource for managers and staff, providing coaching, facilitating group discussions on workforce issues, and promoting a culture of empathy, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Duties & Responsibilities

The following job duties and responsibilities are stated in broad terms and not intended to be inclusive. Those in bold are essential duties of the position :

• Support the operations of the learning & development program.
• Co-design, implement, and manage annual and new hire organizational compliance training programs.
• Ensure training completion and documentation for audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with departments to identify learning needs and identify or develop appropriate training resources.
• Administer the Tuition Reimbursement program.
• Track and report on training participation, effectiveness, and outcomes.
• Support employee relations efforts :
• Identify related training resources to be offered to the parties involved.
• Provide coaching and support to managers and staff.
• Assist with conducting investigations when directed by the Manager, Human Resources.
• Facilitate group conversations addressing workforce issues such as performance challenges and difficult conversations, when directed by the Manager, Human Resources.
• Support department initiatives in talent acquisition; diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; employee engagement; and other areas as needed.
• Collaborate with other support teams (e.g., finance, administration, IT, quality) to ensure personnel information is accurately maintained across organizational systems.
• Assist with internal audits of HR records to ensure compliance with laws, policies, and procedures, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.