Training Specialist

Southwest Power Pool; Little Rock (AR); Hybrid; USD 64,060 - 78,465; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Health insurance options

Relocation bonus

Hybrid work environment

401(k) + pension

Job summary

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is seeking a Training Specialist to design, deliver, and evaluate training solutions that improve employee performance and organizational capability. The role focuses on curriculum design, delivery facilitation, and learning documentation across the business.

The position supports a hybrid work environment with opportunities to impact across multiple teams, leveraging SME partnerships and data-driven evaluation to drive measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• 2 years of curriculum design and development, training or relevant technical experience.
• Experience using learning technologies and authoring tools.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver learning solutions that measurably improve capability, technical proficiency, and operational performance.
• Build engaging courses, materials, and tools that meet instructional design standards.
• Maintain training content so that it stays current with evolving business processes and system updates.
• Partner with leaders and SMEs to identify performance gaps and create training solutions.
• Use data—evaluations, assessments, and metrics—to measure learning effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Facilitate learning sessions (virtual and in-person) that are interactive and aligned with adult learning principles.

Skills

Curriculum design

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

Training Specialist

• Corporate HQ
  201 Worthen Dr
  Little Rock, AR 72223, USA
• Hybrid
• Travel Required: No
• Training & Development
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: TRAIN002433
• Supervisor: Kaci Thomson

Description

SPP is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on! We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

Benefits

• Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
• Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible
• Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP

PLEASE NOTE: SPP is not able to sponsor employment visas or student-work authorizations (STEM OPT) for this position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship prior to applying.

Compensation Information

Training Specialist Salary range: $64,060 – $78,465

Overview

The Training Specialist creates meaningful learning experiences that improve employee performance, strengthen organizational capability, and support strategic goals. This role focuses on designing, delivering, and evaluating training solutions that lead to measurable outcomes across the business. The training specialist will specialize in at least one of the following areas- Delivery and Facilitation Curriculum Design and Support Learning Documentation and Records

Core Responsibilities

Learning Solution Design

• Deliver learning solutions that measurably improve capability, technical proficiency, and operational performance, reflecting best practices in instructional design and adult-learning theory.

High-Quality, Effective Learning Content

• Build engaging courses, materials, and tools that meet instructional design standards and reflect SME‑validated accuracy.
• Maintain training content so that it stays current with evolving business processes and system updates.

Measurable Business Impact

• Partner with leaders and SMEs to identify performance gaps and create training solutions that directly address them.
• Use data—evaluations, assessments, and operational metrics to measure learning effectiveness and recommend improvements.

Delivery

• Facilitate learning sessions (virtual and in‑person) that are interactive, clear, and aligned with adult learning principles.
• Ensure learners have the resources, support, and follow‑up materials needed to apply skills on the job.

Strong Partnerships and Cross‑Team Collaboration

• Build relationships with SMEs, HR, managers, and other business partners to ensure training aligns with organizational needs.
• Act as a trusted partner who communicates proactively, gathers context, and collaborates to produce the right learning solutions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 years of curriculum design and development, training or relevant technical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Learning Management System experience

Other Requirements

• Project Management- Ability to manage multiple priorities and programs
• Experience using learning technologies and authoring tools
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills

SPP is an equal opportunity employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, age, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Further, SPP makes good faith efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please contact us at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

At SPP we believe in a culture of belonging. Learn more here: Culture of Belonging

Travel Required: No