Training and Development Specialist (Higher Education)

Location: On-campus role at hirify.global in the United States

Salary: Starting at $23.323 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global’s Office of Student Engagement supports student success, inclusive excellence, dialogue, and community engagement across campus.

What you will do

• Design, deliver, assess, and continuously improve curricula and facilitator training materials for Skills to Dialogue, Safe Zone, and Cultural Bridges programs.
• Manage the Safe Zone program and Cultural Bridges training series, including scheduling, logistics, communications, materials, and facilitator assignments.
• Conduct workshops, presentations, events, and training sessions for students, faculty, and staff.
• Build partnerships with academic and administrative units to identify training needs and develop customized workshops.
• Recruit, train, mentor, coach, and evaluate student and staff facilitators.
• Develop program messaging, branding, outreach, assessment, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, student affairs, communication, social sciences, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Experience facilitating trainings, workshops, or educational programs.
• Experience developing curriculum or training materials related to dialogue, inclusion, or communication.
• Experience with program coordination or project management.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse students, faculty, and staff.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, organizational development, or a related field.
• Experience in higher education.
• Knowledge of intergroup dialogue, conflict resolution, or inclusive pedagogy frameworks.
• Experience with program assessment and data-informed decision-making.
• Familiarity with marketing, outreach, or supervising student staff.

Culture & Benefits

• Work focused on inclusive dialogue, cultural awareness, effective communication, and student success.
• Benefits-eligible classified position with a 1.0 FTE appointment.
• Opportunity to collaborate with campus partners and support diverse populations.
• This position is not eligible for new sponsorship.