Human and Civil Rights Specialist (Learning and Development)

Salary : $72,800.00 - $109,761.60 Annually
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 14580
Department: Office of County Administration
Opening Date: 02/27/2025
Closing Date: 3/27/2025 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 150

Position Description
Under the supervision of the Office of County Administration (OCA) - Chief Officer of Human & Civil Rights, the Human and Civil Rights Specialist of Learning and Development will spearhead initiatives aimed at enhancing the knowledge, skills, and abilities of Harris County employees. This position will be responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive learning programs to foster an effective learning and organizational culture aligning with OCA's strategic plan and human and civil rights within the organization.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Needs Assessment: Conduct, maintain, and refresh needs assessments and analysis to identify and thoroughly understand the developmental needs of the organization.
• Training Program Development: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to design and implement learning programs that support the growth of the organization.
• Curriculum Design: Design engaging and interactive learning curriculum, including but not limited to presentations, workshops, e-learning modules, and other resources aligned with adult learning best practices and principles.
• Facilitation: Facilitate learning sessions and workshops for employees at all levels of the organization, ensuring content is delivered effectively and in a manner that promotes buy-in, understanding, and engagement.
• Evaluation: Gather constructive feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning programs through surveys, assessments, and other mechanisms to develop and adopt recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Partnerships: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, subject matter experts, and vendors to enhance the breadth and depth of the learning opportunities to ensure alignment with the organization's strategic plan.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate metrics of learning activities, attendance, evaluations, and feedback and prepare data reports as needed.
• Promotion and Awareness: Promote awareness of learning opportunities and resources available to employees, and actively encourage participation to foster a culture of continuous learning and development.

Other Duties:

• This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Management may, at its discretion, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements
Supporting Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Updated Resume

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Three to five (3 - 5) years of experience in instructional design, training facilitation, and program management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficiency in instructional design and adult learning principles.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Excellent organizational and management skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in learning management systems (LMS) and other training technology platforms.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences

• Three to five (3 - 5) years of experience in instructional design, training facilitation, and program management, preferably in a public sector or large organizational setting.

General Information
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• Regular Full-time
• Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Salary:

• $72,800.00 - $109,761.60 Annually
• Depends on Qualifications
• Based on 26 Pay Periods
  
  • Plus, benefits

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Standard office environment.
• Sedentary Role.

Reporting Relationships:

• Reports To Position: Human and Civil Rights Division Director
• Supervises Positions: None

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
BENEFITS

Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.
The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service
  • Accrual rates increase based on years of service
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
• Professional development opportunities
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Healthcare Reimbursement Account
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule (varies by department)
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:
01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02

If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

• Education
• Organizational Development
• Human Resources
• Other Related Field
• Unrelated Field
• N/A; No Degree

03

Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.
04

Which of the following best describes your verifiable years of experience in instructional design, training facilitation, and program management?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than three (3) years
• Three (3) years but less than four (4) years
• Four (4) years but less than five (5) years
• Five (5) years or more
• I do not have this experience

05

Please provide details about your verifiable years of experience in instructional design, training facilitation, and program management.Do not use "Please see Resume" or "See Resume"(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)Please include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilitiesIf you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.
06

Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

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