Human Resources Manager - Training & Development

City of Napa•Napa, CA

About The Position

The City of Napa is seeking a Human Resources Manager – Training & Development to lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive employee training and professional development program. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic Human Resources professional who understands that investing in employees is an investment in the organization’s success. The Human Resources Manager – Training & Development will serve as the City's centralized leader for employee learning, professional development, and organizational development. This position will develop and oversee training programs that are aligned with the City's mission, values, strategic priorities, and workforce needs. The position will work collaboratively with departments and leaders across the organization to identify development needs, establish effective learning strategies, and ensure employees have access to meaningful opportunities to grow and succeed in their careers. The ideal candidate will bring a combination of strategic vision, creativity, collaboration, and strong Human Resources expertise to the role. The position will have the opportunity to evaluate existing training practices, identify opportunities for improvement, establish consistent training standards, and develop programs that produce measurable improvements in employee performance, engagement, satisfaction, and retention. The position will also ensure training programs and practices remain consistent with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and organizational requirements, including required compliance training. The Human Resources Manager will monitor emerging trends and best practices in learning and development, organizational development, and Human Resources and recommend innovative approaches that strengthen the City's workforce.

Requirements

Expertise in utilizing competency-based methods for recruitment and selection, classification, employee development, performance management, and workforce planning.
Ability to provide feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel.
Ability to plan and support the development of individual skills and abilities.
Ability to establish HR action plans to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.
Ability to exhibit confidence and professional diplomacy while effectively relating to people at all levels internally and externally.
Ability to maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
Ability to adapt quickly to change and easily consider new approaches.
Ability to develop and leverage relationships within and across work groups to achieve results.
Commitment to public service to provide an experience that satisfies both internal and external customers.
Ability to collect information from a variety of sources and validate, organize, and/or analyze data to determine progress, anticipate needs, or make necessary adjustments to processes.

Responsibilities

Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive employee training and professional development program.
Serve as the City's centralized leader for employee learning, professional development, and organizational development.
Develop and oversee training programs aligned with the City's mission, values, strategic priorities, and workforce needs.
Collaborate with departments and leaders to identify development needs and establish effective learning strategies.
Ensure employees have access to meaningful opportunities for career growth.
Evaluate existing training practices and identify opportunities for improvement.
Establish consistent training standards.
Develop programs that produce measurable improvements in employee performance, engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
Ensure training programs and practices are consistent with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and organizational requirements, including required compliance training.
Monitor emerging trends and best practices in learning and development, organizational development, and Human Resources.
Recommend innovative approaches to strengthen the City's workforce.