Equity‑Driven Training & Development Specialist

Portland State University; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

95% premium paid healthcare

Generous retirement package

Reduced tuition rates for employee and

dependents

Job summary

Portland State University is seeking a Senior Specialist, Training and Employee Development to design and deliver equity-centered training for managers and staff. The role collaborates with Human Resources to implement a new instructional design tool, applying expert facilitation, LMS administration, and adult learning principles to craft high-impact programs.

Based in downtown Portland, this permanent full-time position includes comprehensive benefits, tuition assistance, and generous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus a minimum of 4 years training development, employee relations, HR generalist, or similar experience.
• Ability to persuade others and tailor communication to audience across organization levels.
• Excellent writing skills, concise communication of points.
• Excellent critical thinking, judgement and decision‑making for costs/benefits.
• Effective time management with high-volume workloads.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle conflict professionally.
• Strong project management skills and team development experience.
• High emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver HR training and communication programs with an equity-centered approach.
• Collaborate on selection and campus-wide rollout of a new instructional design (ID) authoring tool.
• Leverage facilitation, LMS administration, and adult learning principles to design high-impact employee development programs.

Skills

Communication

Writing

Time management

Project management

Emotional intelligence

Persuasion

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

LMS management

Instruction design tools

Job description

Portland State University is seeking a Senior Specialist, Training and Employee Development to design and deliver equity-centered training for managers and staff. The role collaborates with Human Resources to implement a new instructional design tool, applying expert facilitation, LMS administration, and adult learning principles to craft high-impact programs.

Based in downtown Portland, this permanent full-time position includes comprehensive benefits, tuition assistance, and generous