Senior Manager, Talent Development & Business Partnerships
- Job Title
- Senior Manager, Talent Development & Business Partnerships
- Job ID
- 27772745
- Work Hybrid
- Yes
- Location
- Washington, DC, Hybrid
- Other Location
- Description
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Howard University Hospital (HUH) is strengthening its talent, leadership, and organizational practices to better support staff, leaders, and operational excellence. The Senior Manager of Talent Development & Business Partnerships plays a hands-on role in developing foundational learning programs, shaping emerging organizational effectiveness practices, and establishing a more connected, supportive HR partnership model across clinical and non-clinical areas.
This role is ideal for a builder—someone who can design straightforward tools, create curriculum, facilitate training, support leaders with practical guidance, and help introduce more consistent ways of working across the hospital. Strong relationship-building, communication, and facilitation skills are essential.
Key Responsibilities
Organizational Effectiveness & Process Development
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Contribute to the development of clear, consistent organizational effectiveness practices, including basic templates, simple assessments, and change support tools.
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Partner with leaders to better understand departmental needs related to communication, structure, roles, workflows, team alignment, and leadership practices.
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Provide practical, grounded guidance to support team transitions, departmental changes, and improved clarity of roles and expectations.
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Reinforce fair, consistent, and compliant processes aligned with hospital policy and employment regulations.
Strategic Business Partnerships
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Build early components of the HR Business Partner model by increasing HR visibility and connection with hospital leaders and staff.
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Serve as a supportive advisor to leaders on people-related questions, communication challenges, team dynamics, and development needs.
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Ensure guidance aligns with hospital policy, employment regulations, and—where applicable—collective bargaining requirements.
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Collaborate with Employee & Labor Relations to address issues consistently and escalate matters appropriately.
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Establish predictable engagement rhythms such as leader check-ins, department touchpoints, rounding, and simple planning conversations.
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Surface themes, risks, and needs across departments to inform HR priorities and decision-making.
Talent & Leadership Development
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Lead the creation of core leadership and skill-building curriculum, including developing training materials, facilitator guides, toolkits, and job aids.
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Facilitate sessions for leaders and staff and support others in strengthening their facilitation capabilities.
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Oversee effective use and administration of the Learning Management System (HealthStream), including training assignments, tracking, and compliance reporting.
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Coordinate and support departmental training requests to ensure consistent scheduling, planning, and delivery.
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Provide light oversight and partnership to the Workforce Development program to ensure alignment with hospital needs and emerging talent priorities.
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Contribute to a broader leadership development roadmap as the hospital’s capabilities and offerings expand.
Workforce Insights & Data Support
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Collect, organize, and interpret workforce and departmental data using available tools and processes.
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Identify trends or opportunities related to communication, performance, turnover, development, or department needs.
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Create clear, concise summaries to inform leaders and support HR decision-making.
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Support the development of simple reports or dashboards as data capabilities grow.
Team Collaboration
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Partner closely with emerging business partner and talent development roles as the team expands.
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Contribute to shared tools, templates, and routines that bring greater consistency across HR.
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Model accessibility, collaboration, discretion, and support in all interactions with hospital leaders and staff.
Qualifications Required
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Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Training, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
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8 or more years of experience in HR, organizational development, business partnership, or training and facilitation.
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Experience designing learning materials and facilitating group training or development workshops.
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Strong relationship-building, communication, and consulting skills.
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Ability to navigate environments where processes are still evolving and tools are being built.
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Working knowledge of employment laws and HR compliance expectations, with the ability to recognize and escalate issues appropriately.
Preferred
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Experience in healthcare, academic medicine, or unionized settings.
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Exposure to basic organizational diagnostics, team effectiveness, or change support methods.
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Experience with LMS administration (HealthStream preferred).
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Ability to draw insights from workforce data and translate them into practical recommendations.
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