Training & Facilitation Specialist (GT26081516)

Gtscts; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid leave and work-life programs

Professional development

Retirement benefits

Job summary

GTSC is seeking a seasoned Training & Facilitation Specialist to support NOAA/NESDIS leadership and Workforce Engagement initiatives in a hybrid environment at our Silver Spring, MD location.

The role requires 10–15+ years in training, facilitation, and organizational development with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills to drive learning programs across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Qualifications

• B.A./B.S. or M.A./M.S. degree in Education, Organizational Management, Human Capital Management, Communications, or related field
• 10-15+ years of experience supporting training, facilitation, workforce engagement, organizational development, or learning initiatives
• Understanding of Federal workforce development and organizational learning practices
• Executive facilitation and training coordination skills
• Communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities
• Strong organizational awareness
• Ability to support multiple concurrent workforce initiatives

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver professional development courses and learning materials aligned with NESDIS organizational priorities.
• Facilitate training events utilizing established behavioral assessment tools and methodologies.
• Coordinate and support leadership development activities, professional skills training, and workforce engagement initiatives.
• Support planning and facilitation of offsite meetings, workshops, organizational retreats, and strategic engagement sessions.
• Develop facilitation scripts, executive-level briefing materials, training content, and organizational learning documentation.
• Support succession planning activities, workforce development initiatives, and organizational competency building efforts.
• Coordinate logistics, materials, scheduling, and communications associated with training and workforce engagement events.
• Support coordination of workforce communications and employee engagement activities.
• Assist with preparation of reports, presentations, and executive briefings supporting workforce initiatives.

Skills

Executive facilitation

Training coordination

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Organizational awareness

Multitasking

Education

BA/BS or MA/MS in Education, Organizational Management, Human Capital Management, Communications, or related field

Job description

Training & Facilitation Specialist (GT26081516)

Silver Spring, United States | Posted on 08/19/2026

• Industry Professionals - No Clearance Required
• Salary $130,000-165,000 / year
• City Silver Spring
• State/Province Maryland
• Country United States

Job Description

GTSC and its Global Sciences and Technology (GST) business unit seeks an experienced Training & Facilitation Specialist to work with NOAA/NESDIS leadership and Workforce Engagement Branch personnel to support training coordination, facilitation, organizational learning, and workforce engagement initiatives.

This position will be located at our office in Silver Spring, MD and has been approved for a hybrid work schedule.

Primary Duties:

• Develop and deliver professional development courses and learning materials aligned with NESDIS organizational priorities.
• Facilitate training events utilizing established behavioral assessment tools and methodologies.
• Coordinate and support leadership development activities, professional skills training, and workforce engagement initiatives.
• Support planning and facilitation of offsite meetings, workshops, organizational retreats, and strategic engagement sessions.
• Develop facilitation scripts, executive-level briefing materials, training content, and organizational learning documentation.

Workforce Engagement and Organizational Development

• Support succession planning activities, workforce development initiatives, and organizational competency building efforts.
• Coordinate logistics, materials, scheduling, and communications associated with training and workforce engagement events.

Communications

• Support coordination of workforce communications and employee engagement activities.
• Assist with preparation of reports, presentations, and executive briefings supporting workforce initiatives.

Required Education/Experience Skills:

• B.A./B.S. or M.A./M.S. degree in Education, Organizational Management, Human Capital Management, Communications, or related field
• 10-15+ years of experience supporting training, facilitation, workforce engagement, organizational development, or learning initiatives
• Understanding of Federal workforce development and organizational learning practices
• Executive facilitation and training coordination skills
• Communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities
• Strong organizational awareness
• Ability to support multiple concurrent workforce initiatives

Applicants selected will be subject to a government background investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements.

BENEFITS -Employees working 30+ hours weekly

We celebrate your contributions we will provide you with opportunities and choices and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care for full-time employees working 30-plus hours per week. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance.

Business Unit: GlobalSciences and Technology (GST)

IdentityStatement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

WorkDefinitions: If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you'll periodically work from a company or client site facility.

As part of the onboarding process for this position, individuals undergoing identity verification for new PIV card issuance must present a REAL ID compliant form of identification or an equivalent acceptable form. GTSC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.

GTSC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

GTSC participates in the E-Verify program in all locations as required by law.

GTSC-Talent Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability, or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.