Learning and Development Specialist III

Job Description

Job Posting Title Learning and Development Specialist III

Agency 807 HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

Supervisory Organization Organizational Development

Location 4345 N Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Salary $60,886 annual

Work Schedule Monday – Friday

Primary Hours 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Job Type Regular

Full/Part-Time Full time

Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

The Learning and Development Specialist III serves as a senior-level trainer and instructional designer responsible for leading the design, development, and delivery of high-impact learning solutions that advance the agency’s strategic priorities and workforce capabilities. This role functions as a subject-matter expert in adult learning, instructional design, and facilitation, translating complex business, technical, and leadership needs into engaging, measurable learning experiences.

The Specialist III partners closely with subject matter experts, leaders, and learning partners to conduct needs analyses, architect comprehensive learning solutions, and deliver instructor-led, blended, and digital training. This role plays a critical role in ensuring training quality, consistency, and effectiveness across the organization while modeling best practices in facilitation, instructional design, and learning evaluation. The objective of this role is to elevate organizational performance and capability through expertly designed and delivered learning experiences that support the mission of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to provide better health and better care for Oklahomans.

• Lead facilitator for agency-wide learning initiatives—including compliance, onboarding, leadership, technical, and professional skills training—delivering engaging instruction and guiding participant learning experiences.
• Instructional design responsible for curriculum architecture, learning strategy, content development, and aligning instructional materials to organizational goals and adult learning principles.
• Conduct in-depth training needs analyses and translate business requirements into learning strategies, curricula, and instructional solutions.
• Design, develop, test, implement, and continuously improve instructor-led, virtual, blended, and asynchronous learning programs using evidence-based adult learning principles.
• Create high-quality instructional materials, including lesson plans, facilitator guides, participant materials, videos, job aids, assessments, and multimedia content.
• Facilitate complex and high-visibility training sessions for a blend of audiences, including executives, managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Partner with subject matter experts (SMEs) to extract, structure, and translate content into learner-centered instructional designs.
• Lead evaluation efforts by analyzing learner feedback, participation data, and performance outcomes to improve learning effectiveness and demonstrate impact.
• Provide advanced support, advocacy, and quality assurance for the Learning Management System (LMS), including course structure, learning paths, reporting, and learner experience.
• Work collaboratively with teams and model best practices and supporting skill development (without formal supervisory responsibility).
• Collaborate with learning partners and Organizational Development staff to align learning solutions with competencies, leadership frameworks, and organizational goals.
• Support the design and facilitation of leadership development programs, mentoring initiatives, and agency-wide learning events.
• Serve as producer or lead facilitator for high-impact virtual or in-person learning sessions and events.
• Participate in agency councils, committees, or special projects requiring advanced learning expertise.
• Maintain current knowledge of instructional design trends, learning technologies, and facilitation best practices; obtain or maintain relevant certifications as required.
• Coordinate and facilitate new employee orientation.
• Work collaboratively with Human…