Talent Development Consultant

Requisition Id 14478 

Overview:

The purpose of this position is to develop, implement, and evaluate professional development programs and services.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Talent Development team and other key stakeholders to design, develop, facilitate, and coordinate delivery of professional business development programs and services.

• Collaborate and consult with ORNL leaders and business partners to design leadership development programs which lead to improved business performance.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to create and maintain a succession pipeline for key and critical positions.

• Utilize project management skills to ensure excellence in the execution of programs and services.

• Manage vendor relationships and contracts.

• Develop, update, and utilize competency models.

• Provide consultation to executive leaders and managers on effective development options for staff.

• Provide leadership assessment debriefs to individual leaders and teams.

• Consult on development plans for employees and managers.

• Conduct training gap analysis to identify performance gaps and recommend solutions to address deficiencies.

• Establish consulting relationships throughout the organization.

• Identify opportunities to improve ongoing development programs and services using the ADDIE model.

• Explore new development opportunities to determine effective solutions and optimal providers, whether internal or external, for programs and services.

• Evaluate and report the effectiveness of programs and services using Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of evaluation, Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Model and other return on investment (ROI) models of evaluation.

• Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• BS degree with a concentration in Human Resource Development, Organization and/or Leadership Development or related field.

• Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, developing and delivering learning and development activities.

• Experience teaching programs requiring vendor certification (e.g., DiSC Workplace, MBTI, Franklin Covey)

• Have a minimum of 2 years managerial/leadership experience.

• Exceptional presentation skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and excellent communication skills are necessary.

• The incumbent must be able to work effectively with employees and leaders at all levels

• Have experience working in a collaborative team environment and with handling information of a business-sensitive nature in a professional and ethical manner.

• Effective interpersonal skills, a demonstrated concern for people, and experience dealing with diverse personalities and backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS degree in learning and development, adult education, or equivalent curriculum. 

• Ten or more years for leadership experience.

• Experience in a middle management or executive leadership role.

• Experience in custom training design, classroom instruction, remote/virtual instruction, needs assessments, gap analysis, RASCI Models, and evaluation methods.

• Experience in Human Performance Improvement (HPI)

• Professional Coaching Credentials

This position is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and requires onsite presence.  We offer a flexible work environment that supports both the organization and the employee.  A hybrid/onsite working arrangement may be available with this position, which provides flexibility to work periodically from your home, while reporting onsite to the Oak Ridge, Tennessee location on a weekly and regular basis.

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

We accept Word (.doc, .docx), Adobe (unsecured .pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and HTML (.htm, .html) up to 5MB in size. Resumes from third party vendors will not be accepted; these resumes will be deleted and the candidates submitted will not be considered for employment.

If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply.  UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.