Development Facilitator

Description

The People Development Facilitator is responsible for designing, implementing, and leading comprehensive development programs that strengthen leadership across AVANCE. This includes overseeing the Leadership Academy, organization-wide training initiatives, and talent management strategies that align with AVANCE’s Leadership Model:
Leading with Purpose and Proximity. The facilitator ensures that leaders at all levels have the tools, skills, and support to embody AVANCE’s values, foster equity-centered practices, and drive mission impact. This role also manages performance and succession planning processes to create a culture of continuous growth and shared power.

• Leadership Development & Training
• Design and facilitate leadership development programs grounded in AVANCE’s Leadership Competency Model.
• Lead the Leadership Academy and other learning initiatives that promote transformational and servant leadership principles.
• Develop onboarding programs for new leaders that emphasize proximity, cultural humility, and mission alignment.
• Create and deliver engaging workshops, coaching sessions, and learning experiences for leaders at all levels.
• Performance & Talent Management
• Oversee the organization’s performance management process, ensuring it reflects AVANCE’s strengths-based and equity-centered approach.
• Partner with leaders to implement goal-setting, feedback, and development plans tied to leadership competencies.
• Monitor talent pipelines and succession planning to support organizational sustainability.
• Culture & Engagement
• Foster a learning culture that prioritizes growth, inclusion, and shared power.
• Conduct stay interviews and engagement assessments to inform retention strategies.
• Collaborate with People & Culture team to integrate leadership development into broader HR practices.
• Data & Continuous Improvement
• Track and analyze leadership development outcomes and performance metrics.
• Use data to refine programs and ensure alignment with AVANCE’s mission and strategic goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Execution & Accountability
• Problem Solving & Decision-Making
• Communication & Influence
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Stakeholder Focus
• Adaptability & Continuous Learning

Education

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Education, or related field

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Education, or related field

Work Experience

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in leadership development, training facilitation, or talent management

Preferred:

• Training or experience in Results-Based Facilitation (RBF) or similar facilitation frameworks

Additional Skills

Strong understanding of equity-centered practices and cultural humility

Excellent facilitation, coaching, and communication skills

Ability to design and implement competency-based development programs

Travel to various sites:
Dependable transportation is required daily with a valid driver’s license, a clean driving record (subject to annual MVR check and policy), current auto liability insurance and be bondable by AVANCE, Inc.

Travel required up to 20% of the time for work-related site visits, meetings, and functions.

• Work is generally performed in an office environment.
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate to occasionally loud.
• Standard office equipment generally used includes:
  Telephone, Personal Computer (monitor, keyboard, and mouse) or Tablet, Printer/Photocopy Machine, Calculator.
• May be required to operate a motor vehicle during the course of duties.

Maintain emotional control under stress; work with interruptions and deadlines; walking, standing, stooping, bending, pulling and pushing, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; occasional lifting/carrying, pulling/pushing 10-30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Occasional exposure to biological hazards and weather-related conditions when working in…