Working Title: Director of Employee Experience-State Prog Admin Manager Prin
Job Class: State Program Administrator, Manager Principal
Agency: Children Youth & Families Dept
Job ID : 89019
Location : St. Paul
Telework Eligible : Yes*
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Regular, Unlimited
Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers
Date Posted : 09/22/2025
Closing Date : 10/13/2025
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Children Youth & Families Dept / DeptChildYth&Fam-Managerial
Division/Unit : DCYF / Human Resources
Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift
Days of Work : Monday - Friday
Travel Required : No
Salary Range: $48.45 - $69.48 / hourly; $101,163 - $145,074 / annually
Classified Status : Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union : 220 - Manager/Unrep
FLSA Status : Exempt - Executive
Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes
The work you'll do is more than just a job.
At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.
*Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) Within Minnesota and flexible hours options are available. Employees that live 50 miles or less from their primary/principal work location and live within the State may telework more than 50% with approval. Employees may telework outside the state of Minnesota if they live in a state bordering Minnesota and live 50 miles or less from the primary/principal work location. See policy for additional information.
The Director of Employee Experience provides strategic direction, leadership and coordination to DCYF's employee experience and culture strategies and programs. This role leads the creation of innovative learning solutions, oversees leadership development, helps improve retention, productivity, and organizational performance, and aligns training initiatives with the strategic goals of the organization. By driving organizational learning, performance management and engagement the incumbent enhances employee engagement, supports career progression, and ensures the long-term success and adaptability of the agency.
This role is also responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing initiatives that enhance employee engagement, workplace culture, and overall satisfaction throughout the employee lifecycle. This role partners closely with HR, leadership, and cross-functional teams to ensure the organization delivers a positive, inclusive, and high-performance environment that aligns with DCYF values and strategic goals.
Responsibilities include:
In coordination with DCYF Leadership and guided by the agency strategic priorities, this position actively develops strategies and initiatives designed to improve the organization wellbeing so that employees can thrive individually and within their work teams.
Coordinate and implement an Organizational Wellbeing and Employee Experience Program and generate a clear, measurable ROI for the Employee's Experience.
Lead the strategic vision for establishing, overseeing, and coordinating performance evaluations, spearheading and supervising the training and development programs across the agency.
Minimum Qualifications
To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month, day and year for each job held.
Managerial Experience
And
Five (5) years of experience leading and/or consulting an organization in training and development, such as:
Leading and developing learning initiatives by aligning learning strategies to organization strategic goals while conducting needs assessments to identify skill gaps, designing target learning pathways, collaborating with leaders to implement training programs, foster a culture of continuous learning, tracking progress and regularly evaluating the effectiveness of initiative to adjust as needed.
Driving organizational change management by identifying the need for change, clearly defining the desired outcome and creating comprehensive communication plans, providing training d support to large teams while actively manage resistance, monitor the progress and solidifying the new practices within a company culture.
Administering strategies to foster a deep connection between employees and the organization by developing/overseeing recognition and reward programs, employee surveys, performing leadership engagement and developing professional development opportunities for employees.
Analyzing data, assess learning program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
Driving of adult leaning theories, instructional design and curriculum development by creating course work for employees and utilizing learning management systems such as (Blackboard, Pathlore, Canvas and Moodle).
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in human resources, organization development or another related field.
Variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.
Additional Requirements
It is the policy of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families that the individual selected for this position successfully complete a background investigation prior to employment, that may include the following components:
Reference check
Criminal Background check
Fingerprinting check (MNJIS/CJIS)
Personnel File Review: current and former public sector employees.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.
