Department: Human Resources

Classification: Trainer and Instructor 2

Job Category: Classified Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Pay Band: 04

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

Human Resources supports the University mission through the development and implementation of policies, programs, and practices that attract, compensate, retain, and reward faculty and staff.

About the Position:

The Trainer supports the efforts of the Organizational Development and Learning team by providing training and organization development facilitation for faculty and staff.

Responsibilities:

• Provides training for faculty and staff to include, but not limited to, new hire orientations, supervisor and employee development, supervisor boot camp, emerging leaders' supervisor series, and a variety of administrative and professional staff learning opportunities. Designs and delivers e-learning products using modern learning technologies.
• Develops and supports Communities of Practice for Mason faculty and staff. Serves as the HR point person/sponsor/thought partner to assist groups in support of career-pathing and succession planning initiatives. Networks and builds relationships with Mason administrative professionals, HR Liaisons, Academic Advisors, and other career groups, and gathers data through focus groups, surveys, and other tools.
• Collaborates with the Organizational Development and Learning team to identify organizational development needs to develop curricula, materials, and courses for faculty and staff learning opportunities. This includes consulting with units that have requested organizational development services from the team to identify source of request and designing an appropriate organizational development tool to facilitate and meet their identified organizational development need. May also include developing training opportunities and program management.
• Other duties as assigned that support the mission of the office.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Entry level position with some experience in delivering training, facilitation, and classroom management;
• Ability to facilitate delivery of material to diverse audiences;
• Ability to manage a classroom;
• Comfort with technologies and software to deliver training;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; and
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in higher education or human resources preferred. Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating training programs, including new hire orientations;
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and experience facilitating training content for adults;
• Knowledge and experience working with Articulate or other e-learning design software to design meaningful asynchronous learning content;
• Knowledge of organization development practices; and
• Experience using the ADDIE model to deliver training to diverse audiences.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Trainer at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume.

Posting Open Date: June 24, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by: July 12, 2024

Open Until Filled?: Yes