This is administrative and technical work planning, implementing and evaluating a city- wide program of training and personnel development. An employee in this class prepares proposals for education and training policies and regulations, recommends program priorities and directs a staff of analysts engaged in designing and administering management development and specialized training programs. Contact with departmental administrators and City officials to gain cooperation and encourage support for training and education efforts is a major aspect of this work. This position receives general direction from the Personnel Director or Deputy Personnel Director.

• Plans and determines training and personnel development program objectives and goals; assesses training needs throughout city agencies and recommends appropriate policies, programs and priorities; develops program staffing requirements, budgets and time schedules; coordinates divisional activities and functions with other personnel and departmental programs.
• Plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the work of a group of analysts and clerks engaged in developing and administering training and development programs for a variety of organizations and employees; determines and selects instructional strategy and methodology appropriate for the needs of employees concerned; provides technical guidance to staff on use of instructional techniques and achieving learning objectives; evaluates training and development activities of staff; establishes criteria to determine course and program effectiveness.
• Confers with City agency officials and administrators on the development of training programs to resolve operational and managerial problems; facilitates management and staff development in departments through process consultation, team building and problem solving techniques; reviews requests for training leave and specialized training provided by consultants.
• Establishes and maintains administrative and record keeping systems pertaining to scheduling, facilities use, billing and reporting of educational and training activities; investigates external funding sources for training programs; negotiates fees and evaluates performance of outside training consultants.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• current trends, developments and theories in personnel development and training.
• adult education and in-service training principles, practices, and techniques.
• the principles and practices of public personnel administration.
• administrative organization and management.
• the problems encountered in establishing and conducting personnel development and training programs and possible approaches to their solution.

• assess areas of personnel development and training needs.
• plan, develop, conduct and evaluate training and development programs in a variety of occupational areas.
• select and adapt available material and to prepare original material for training needs.
• write and speak effectively.
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental officials, city employees and others.
• plan, direct and evaluate the work of a subordinate staff engaged in administering a training and development program.

• Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Six years of experience in personnel administration, two years of which has involved responsibility for planning and implementing a departmental training and personnel development program or administering such programs in a supervisory capacity in a central program agency.

NOTE:

Completion of a master's degree program in a related field may be substituted for one year of any of the required experience.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

PAY RANGE: EP25
Class Established: 2/1982

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