Director of People Development

Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc.Evansville, IN

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Job Description

Why Evansville Goodwill?Join our team at Goodwill—where your work goes beyond a paycheck and directly supports our mission through life-changing programs like job training, digital skills, disability assistance programs, and high school diplomas for adults! Your efforts make a real difference in people's lives.What You’ll Do:The Director of People Development (Instructional Designer) provides strategic leadership and execution of training initiatives across the organization. This role designs and develops engaging learning experiences, courses, and resources that promote active learning and build the skills needed to meet organizational goals. By fostering growth and continuous improvement, this position helps create a culture where people are passionate, skilled, and mission-driven.Job Type: Full-time, Salaried ExemptSalaried Rate: $50,000-60,000Shift:

Office Hours 7:30am-4:00pm Monday through Friday

Responsibilities:Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and implement instructional content and learning programs that enhance employee performance and engagement.
Conduct organization-wide needs assessments and create an annual People Development Plan aligned with strategic goals.
Lead cross-departmental collaboration to strengthen leadership, teamwork, and organizational outcomes.
Use data analytics to evaluate training effectiveness and progress toward development objectives.
Identify and mentor potential trainers, building internal capacity through train-the-trainer programs.

What You’ll Bring:

Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership, Human Resources, Instructional Design, or related field, plus 2+ years of experiencein learning design or people development.
Demonstrated ability to engage diverse learners through innovative, interactive instructional methods.
Strong strategic, analytical, and project management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working across all organizational levels.
Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness to travel within the region.
Must pass pre-employment background check and drug/alcohol screening.

Work Environment:

Primarily office-based with frequent travel across regional sites.
Requires ability to sit for extended periods and occasionally lift up to 20 lbs.
Flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed.

Preferred Attributes:

Experience with eLearning platforms or Learning Management Systems (LMS).
Familiarity with adult learning theory and instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM).
Passion for mission-based work and lifelong learning.

Employee BenefitsFull Time Employees: For Full-Time Employees, Goodwill offers a total rewards package of: competitive wages, bonus eligibility, annual merit increase eligibility, paid sick time, paid vacation days, 10 paid holidays annually, employee health clinics, dental, medical, HSA, vision, retirement plan, life insurance, student loan forgiveness eligible, employee discount, and mileage reimbursement.We value a variety of backgrounds, including those who have had prior contact with the criminal legal system. Evansville Goodwill Industries is committed to providing formerly incarcerated individuals and individuals with arrest or conviction records a fair chance at employment.Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

-Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. and Goodwill Educates, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

-This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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