Employee Experience & Development Partner

Albertina Kerr; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Life insurance

Internal training and career dev

Paid holidays and time off

401(k) with employer match

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Job summary

Albertina Kerr is seeking an Employee Experience and Development Partner to design practical, people-centered programs that strengthen engagement and culture within a nonprofit setting. The role focuses on leadership development, manager effectiveness, and organizational development to support mission-driven outcomes.

The position is a senior individual contributor role, delivering programs and tools that help employees feel supported and managers lead with confidence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Organizational Development, Business, Psychology, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 8+ years of direct experience in employee experience, organizational development, learning & development, or a related HR function.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement employee experience programs to strengthen engagement, culture, and effectiveness.
• Lead employee engagement surveys including analysis, reporting, and action planning.
• Develop and deliver manager and leadership development programs to build capability.
• Partner with leaders on talent development, succession planning, and organizational priorities.

Skills

Employee engagement

Leadership development

Organizational development

Change management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/OD/Business/Psychology

Job description

At Albertina Kerr, we believe that all people thrive in nurturing and inclusive communities. Our mission is to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives in their communities.Bring employee experience, culture, and leadership development to life. We are seeking an Employee Experience and Development Partner to build practical, people-centered programs that strengthen engagement, culture, manager effectiveness, and organizational development. In this senior individual contributor role, you will turn employee feedback, organizational priorities, and mission-driven goals into meaningful experiences, development opportunities, and tools that help employees feel supported and managers lead with confidence.

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and continuously improve employee experience programs that strengthen engagement, retention, culture, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead the employee engagement survey process, including administration, analysis, reporting, action planning, and follow-up measurement.
• Use employee feedback, organizational data, and workforce trends to identify opportunities and recommend practical, people-centered solutions.
• Develop, deliver, and evaluate manager and leadership development programs, tools, and resources that build capability and confidence.
• Partner with leaders on talent development and succession planning activities, including identifying development priorities and maintaining supporting processes.
• Manage recognition and culture initiatives that reinforce organizational values, inclusive practices, and mission-driven behaviors.
• Support culture transformation and change initiatives by helping leaders communicate, launch, adopt, and sustain new ways of working.
• Partner cross-functionally to align employee experience efforts with organizational priorities and measure the impact of key initiatives.

Benefits

• Paid medical, dental, and vision employee benefits
• Paid basic life & accident insurance
• Paid internal training and career development
• Paid holidays and generous time off
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with up to 4% employer match
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that provides resources for everything from mental health to pet insurance and financial counselling

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Psychology, or related field; equivalent experience considered
• 8+ years of direct experience in employee experience, organizational development, learning & development, or a related HR function.
• Experience in a non‑profit, in the social services sector or other organizations with a large population of non‑exempt or entry-level professional roles preferred.
• Operates with a high degree of autonomy and resourcefulness, balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on execution in a lean operating environment; adept at moving between strategic planning and hands‑on execution.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering manager or leadership training programs that measurably improve people and business outcomes.
• Proven experience driving culture change initiatives within an organization.
• Experience leading and being part of cross-functional teams; strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills; strategic change management essential.
• Passion for nonprofit work and a strong commitment to advancing mission-driven outcomes through people-centered strategies.