Title: Senior Talent Development Specialist

State Role Title: Human Resources Analyst II

Hiring Range: $86,000 - $96,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Housing & Cmnty Devel

Location: Main Street Centre

Agency Website: www.dhcd.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Are you looking to BUILD out your next career move? We have just the right opportunity for you!

Join us at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), we are committed to fostering strong, vibrant communities across the Commonwealth. Our work focuses on expanding housing opportunities, supporting localities, and advancing community development initiatives. Achieving this mission depends on a workforce that feels valued, supported, and equipped to contribute their best.

As a Senior Talent Development Specialist, you will play a central role in shaping the employee experience and strengthening the agency’s organizational capacity. As part of DHCD’s human resources team, you will serve as a strategic partner to employees and leadership, identifying workforce needs, developing meaningful learning opportunities, and ensuring alignment with DHCD’s mission and values. You will also support recruitment for mission critical roles and guide the development and refinement of HR policies and procedures that help our workforce thrive.

In this role, you will help cultivate a workplace where employees feel informed, supported, and connected, ensuring DHCD remains a place where people can grow, contribute, and succeed.

Key Responsibilities:
•Assess Organizational Needs - Conduct assessments to identify training and development needs across the agency, ensuring learning programs support both individual growth and organizational goals.
•Design and Deliver Development Solutions - Create and implement training and development programs that promote continuous learning and help employees advance in their careers.
•Support Recruitment Efforts - Partner with hiring managers to strengthen recruitment strategies and attract high quality candidates committed to public service.
•Employee Engagement Initiatives -Lead initiatives that enhance employee connection, motivation, and engagement, ensuring every team member feels valued.
•Human Resources and Process Alignment - Develop, update, and maintain HR policies and procedures that reflect agency priorities and support consistent, effective operations.
•Operational HR Support -Provide clear guidance and support to employees throughout their employment journey, ensuring consistency, compliance, and accessibility.
•Workforce Capability Building - Support organizational effectiveness by streamlining HR processes, strengthening workforce capabilities, and helping teams meet evolving challenges and opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

•Experience managing full-cycle talent acquisition processes such as sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selecting candidates.
•Experience creating and supporting learning and development experiences that strengthen workforce capability, using training, coaching, mentoring, and facilitation methods to help employees build skills and improve performance.
•Proficient experience in utilizing a diverse array of technology and applicant tracking systems, including but not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and recruitment management systems.
•Demonstrated knowledge and application of human resources principles, practices, and applicable employment laws and regulations.
•Skilled in analyzing HR issues, interpreting and applying policies, and recommending solutions to managers and employees.
•Exceptional ability to convey HR-related information clearly and concisely, presenting complex data in an easily understandable manner to diverse audiences across the organization.
•Skilled in building relationships and collaborating with staff at all levels to support employee engagement.
•Ability to exercise independent judgment in resolving routine to moderately complex HR matters.
•Ability to adapt to changing priorities and support departmental goals and initiatives.

Additional Considerations

• Working experience Virginia State Government
• Experience leading special projects.
• Experience using Cardinal HRIS, Page-Up Applicant Tracking System, Commonwealth of VA Learning Center
• Experience working with payroll services (Ex, Dept of Accounts Payroll Services Bureau).
• Working experience in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• PHR, SPHCR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP Certification

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application Process:
Individuals desiring to be considered for this position must submit a completed employment application or you may attach a resume before the position’s closing date. Applications/changes received after the closing date will not be considered. Applications sent through postal mail, email, or fax will not be considered.

Applicants are encouraged to be specific regarding job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and abilities.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Supplemental Questions:
You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information may help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration. Answers should be reflected in jobs and positions held.

Background and Reference Checks:
Selected applicants are subject to a background investigation and reference checks. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (if required and relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Lay off Policy 1.3:
If you have been impacted by the DHRM Policy 1.3 layoff and have a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), it is necessary to submit the card before the closing date for this position. You can include the Card as an attachment with your state application.

DHCD Welcomes Veterans and Spouses:
We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and retaining qualified Veterans and their spouses. Veterans who are hired into state positions may be eligible to receive additional leave accruals based on their total years of service in the military, National Guard, or Reserve. If applicable, please submit form DD-214 with your state application.

Sponsorship:
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.

Reasonable Accommodations:
Accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact our Human Resources Department for further assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
The Department of Housing and Community Development practices fair and equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. It is our goal to foster a culture that demonstrates the principles of civility, diversity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Diversity, Opportunity, and Inclusion:
DHCD is committed to providing valuable opportunities for a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees feel supported. DHCD seeks to work with partners, grantees, and vendors who demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion as a practice and have a demonstrated record of this commitment.

Alternative Hiring Process:
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.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone:

Email: rr-recruitment1@dhcd.virginia.gov

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.