{"id":24458,"date":"2014-11-04T10:06:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T15:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/?p=24458"},"modified":"2014-11-04T10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T15:06:01","slug":"training-and-development-specialist-united-methodist-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/training-and-development-specialist-united-methodist-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Training and Development Specialist, United Methodist Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Basic Purpose:<\/b><b>\u00a0 <\/b>We are seeking a creative and innovative Training and Development Specialist to assist in the design, development and delivery of training content and tools that address the communications training needs of The United Methodist Church and United Methodist Communications.\u00a0 With an emphasis on communications training, this position focuses on the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of communications training (online, face-to-face, and blended), resources and assistance to local churches, districts and annual conference.<br \/>\n<b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Requirements:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree or equivalent experience.\u00a0 Preferred bachelor\u2019s degree in adult learning, training and online learning; instructional design and course development, social learning or a related field.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0At least 3 years prior experience in education with adult learners, training online and blended learning, instructional design, communications and digital technology is required.<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency in Moodle or similar Learning Management System is preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent oral and written communication skills.\u00a0 Able to present information to individuals and groups.<\/li>\n<li>Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite applications, including:\u00a0 MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, and MS-Outlook.<\/li>\n<li>Experience with image editing programs (Photoshop or similar), desktop publishing (Adobe InDesign), audio\/video applications and web-based content management systems is preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines is required. (30% travel)<\/li>\n<li>Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them in a very fast-paced environment.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of The United Methodist Church is preferred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Benefits:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Base salary (Contact HR) \/ L12\/ Regular Full-time Position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental and Vision Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, and Dependent Life Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Short and Long Term Disability Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Retirement\/Pension Plan \/Personal Investment Plans<\/li>\n<li>Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care<\/li>\n<li>Paid Holidays (eleven annually) \/ Paid Vacation \/ Paid Sick Leave and Personal Leave<\/li>\n<li>Continuing Education<\/li>\n<li>Free Parking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b>To apply or for more information contact: <\/b>UMCom\/Human Resources<br \/>\nP. 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Box 320 (810-12<sup>th<\/sup> Ave. S., Nash. 37203), Nashville, TN 37202-0320<br \/>\nPhone: 615-742-5137\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fax: 615-742-5428, Email: <a href=\"mailto:hr@umcom.org\">hr@umcom.org<\/a><br \/>\n<b>\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b>To apply please provide the following:<\/b><b> <\/b><br \/>\n<b>Cover Letter <\/b><b>\u2192<\/b><b> Resume <\/b><b>\u2192<\/b><b> Complete Application Form <\/b><b>\u2192<\/b><b> References <\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umcom.org\/employment_application\">http:\/\/www.umcom.org\/employment_application<\/a><br \/>\n<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic Purpose:\u00a0 We are seeking a creative and innovative Training and Development Specialist to assist in the design, development and delivery of training content and tools that address the communications training needs of The United Methodist Church and United Methodist Communications.\u00a0 With an emphasis on communications training, this position focuses on the analysis, design, development, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1603,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[177],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24458"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1603"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}