Organizational Development Specialist
About The Position
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) is hiring an experienced Organizational Development Specialist to join its People Operations team. The role leads the design, development, and implementation of talent, leadership, and organizational development programs that support employee performance, engagement, and retention. The specialist partners with organizational leaders to assess development, talent, career-management, and training needs; set priorities; and create and deliver programs, classes, and courses. The position supports organizational culture and employee recognition, succession planning, performance management, workforce planning, career planning, employee engagement, onboarding, job-shadowing, and internship initiatives. It also contributes to HR policy, strategic planning, and resource coordination; collaborates with internal and external subject matter experts; develops and evaluates training materials; conducts needs analyses; coordinates program enrollment; and manages documentation, assessment, and reporting. The position is essential personnel on RTAA's Emergency Response Team and must respond to airport incidents when requested or required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in adult education, psychology, public administration, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
- Five to seven years serving as a strategic partner to management in creating and implementing training and development initiatives.
- Experience leading others and managing up and down the organization.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to obtain and maintain eligibility to hold a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge.
- Successful completion of employment history verification; employment offers are contingent on passing a drug-screening test, fingerprint criminal history records check, and security badging test.
Nice To Haves
- SPHR, PHR, or SHRM certification is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of talent, leadership, and organizational development programs to improve employee performance, engagement, and retention.
- Contribute to HR policy development, strategic planning, and resource allocation and coordination; provide reports, recommendations, and advice to support department and RTAA objectives.
- Partner with organizational leadership to assess organizational and leadership development, talent and career management, and training needs, and identify priorities and sequencing.
- Develop and implement plans, programs, and solutions to meet identified needs and priorities; instruct and deliver classes and courses to RTAA employees.
- Support organizational culture through employee recognition programs and administration, employee-run committees such as the Culture Club, and programs such as Leadership Reno-Sparks and Women of Achievement.
- Collaborate with organizational leaders and internal and external subject matter experts to align talent and leadership development programs with best practices and organizational needs.
- Collaborate on comprehensive HR programs and systems, including new-employee onboarding, job-shadowing, and internship programs, and assist with related policies and procedures.
- Lead succession-planning initiatives, evaluating options and pathways that prepare internal talent for progressively more responsible roles and future job tasks.
- Support performance management, workforce planning, career planning and management, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Design, develop, review, evaluate, and support written communications and training materials, visual aids, reference materials, and course curricula.
- Meet with managers, supervisors, and staff; conduct needs analyses using individual and group interviews and surveys; identify performance and training gaps and other barriers; evaluate participant feedback; and modify programs and instructional materials.
- Coordinate registration and enrollment for assigned workshops and programs.
- Maintain documentation and records, conduct assessments, prepare reports, and produce process documentation, correspondence, and other written materials.
- Respond to airport incidents when requested or required as essential personnel on RTAA's Emergency Response Team.
Benefits
- Employer-paid contributions to the Nevada PERS retirement program.
- 100% employer-paid health insurance for the employee.
- Paid vacation and sick leave.
- 14 paid holidays per year.
- Competitive wage and benefit package.
- High-quality work-life balance.
- Opportunity for additional merit-based increases.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
