Learning and Development Manager

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $115,000.00 -$140,000.00.

We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

• The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model.
• In this position you can expect to work onsite at the Wellington Webb Building 3 days per week.
• Specific scheduling requirements for this position include availability during core business hours.
• Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

• Please note: Downtown parking expenses are the responsibility of the employee.
• We offer a flexible spending account option specifically for parking; if you elect this option, you can use pre-tax dollars for parking.
• We also offer a City-sponsored RTD EcoPass to all City employees- allowing the use of public transportation for free as a City Employee.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Set and lead the City's learning strategy, aligning L&D priorities with Mayoral, agency, and workforce goals across 11,000+ employees.
• Influence elected officials, agency directors, and senior leaders to fund and prioritize a citywide learning culture, making the case for development as a driver of performance, retention, and service to residents.
• ExecuteLead ongoing needs assessments, using workforce and performance data, to identify key capability and business gaps across the organization and set program priorities.
• Manage the $1M+ L&D budget, directing limited resources to the highest-impact programs and finding scalable, cost-effective ways to extend reach.
• Manage the design, launch, communication, and sustainability of core leadership development programs and bring in new, innovative programs and learning approaches that work for a large, decentralized workforce.
• Oversee required citywide training, ensuring content is current, accessible, and tracked for completion.
• Oversee all aspects of the vendor/contractor process, including RFPs, selection, management, and program evaluation.
• Facilitate assessment debriefing sessions (team and individual) from the citywide suite of L&D offerings.
• Conduct Train the Trainer sessions to build HR Manager and Generalist capabilities across the organization.
• Deliver key developmentalFacilitate high-visibility sessions such as Leader as Coach, New Leader Onboarding, and DiSC.DiSC, and assessment debriefs, and expand delivery capacity by training HR staff and City leaders as facilitators.
• AssessMeasure program quality and impact using best practice evaluation methods to, report learning impact to City leadership, and use the results to drive continuous improvement.
• Manage, develop, and lead a team of 3 online content designers, including setting goals, providing performance feedback, and formally evaluating their work.

What You'll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• 7+ years of progressive experience in learning and development, organizational development, or talent management
• Demonstrated experience designing and managing enterprise-wide leadership development programs
• Experience setting enterprise learning strategy and managing a budget, with a track record of launching innovative programs that show measurable impact
• Strong facilitation and instructional design skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences across all levels of an organization
• Experience with assessment tools such as DiSC, 360-degree feedback, and other leadership assessments
• Proven ability to manage vendor/contractor relationships, including RFP processes and program evaluation
• Experience managing and developing a team, fostering professional growth and ensuring high-quality deliverables
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple programs and priorities simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior executives and elected officials and collaborate across departments
• Public sector or municipal government experience preferred
• A passion for building organizational capability and a culture of continuous learning

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of experience at the type and level of functional or operational human resources management, which must have included management of professional individual contributors.
• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
• License/Certifications: None

Additional information

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Detailed cover letter about your interest in public service as the Manager of Learning and Development
• Resume

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until 11/18/2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 11/17/2026 at 11:59 PM.

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