Training & Development Program Manager

Training & Development Program Manager

The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is excited to offer a competitive opportunity to serve as a Training & Development Program Manager with the Human Resources Team. The Training & Development Program Manager plays a critical role in designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating high impact training programs that directly support and advance agency goals. This position leads needs assessments, implements tailored learning solutions, manages organizational development initiatives, and oversees the agency's comprehensive workforce development plan. This position ensures that employees at all levels have access to meaningful, relevant, and high-quality learning opportunities by strengthening workforce capability, supporting leadership development, and aligning training.

Key Responsibilities:

• Training Design, Development & Delivery
• Workforce Development & Organizational Planning
• Collaboration, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
• Budget & Compliance

Join VITA at The Boulders in Richmond, VA, where innovation meets impact! As the Commonwealth's leading IT agency, we're connecting, protecting, innovating, and powering Virginia's digital future through collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Our team thrives in a vibrant, customer-focused environment that values growth, accountability, and forward thinking all while making technology work for every corner of Virginia.

Minimum Qualifications:

Considerable experience with instructional design methodologies and competency-based frameworks, with a proven ability to translate organizational goals into high impact learning solutions. Considerable experience in designing, developing, and facilitating training programs across virtual, in person, hybrid, and blended learning environments, ensuring accessibility, engagement, and measurable learning outcomes. Considerable knowledge of adult learning principles and the ability to apply them to create learner centered experiences that drive retention, skill acquisition, and on the job performance. Experience developing, monitoring, and optimizing training budgets. Experience in overseeing a wide range of training programsfrom highly technical, compliance driven content to soft skills, leadership, and professional development curricula. Experience collaborating with executives, HR partners, and department leaders to assess workforce capability gaps and design targeted development strategies aligned with organizational priorities. Considerable experience leading large scale learning initiatives with multiple stakeholders, competing deadlines, and cross functional dependencies, using structured project management tools and methodologies. Extensive experience creating, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive workforce development programs that support talent pipelines, succession planning, and long-term organizational growth. Considerable knowledge of HR policies, compliance requirements, and regulatory considerations that impact training, employee development, and organizational learning strategies.

Special Instructions:

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position. This position is eligible for one (1) day telework. Applicants must consent to a fingerprint background check. The Commonwealth of Virginia welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not provided; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work. State applications and/or resumes will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the state applicant tracking system. We will not accept applications, resumes, cover letters, etc. in any other format. Please refer to "Your Application" in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application and/or resume. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. VITA is a "Virginia Values Veterans" (V3) official certified state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we encourage you to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni also are encouraged to apply.

Contact Information:

Name: VITA Human Resources

Phone: [email protected]

Email: [email protected]

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer