Working Title: Training Manager
Job Class: Training & Development Manager 1
Agency: Minnesota Management & Budget
Job ID : 94916
Location : St. Paul
Telework Eligible : Yes
Full/Part Time : Full-Time
Regular/Temporary : Unlimited
Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers
Date Posted : 06/17/2026
Closing Date : 07/08/2026
Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Minnesota Management & Budget
Division/Unit : Enterprise Employee Resources / Training & Skills Development
Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift
Days of Work : Monday - Friday
Travel Required : No
Salary Range: $40.86 - $59.07 / hourly; $85,315 - $123,338 / annually
Classified Status : Classified
Bargaining Unit/Union : Managerial Plan, unrepresented
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.
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) is seeking a Training Manager on the Enterprise Talent and Development (ETD) team to manage five training and development staff who develop, coordinate, contract, deliver, and evaluate employee development content. ETD's mission is to help build skills, cultivate careers, and develop leaders with Minnesota's government employees. This is a vital leadership position that will have a key role in the state's training and development opportunities.
Job duties for this position include:
Staffing the ETD team and providing supervisory oversight so that labor agreements are equitably administered and staff effectively perform job duties to achieve objectives
Ensuring robust and customized training solutions are high-quality, scalable, non-partisan, and adequately tailored to the audience
Identifying, understanding, and operationalizing workforce development priorities as they relate to training, leadership development, and skills development offerings
Leading or participating in special workgroups that have enterprise workforce and organizational development impact
Ensuring training offerings produce sufficient income to sustain the ETD fee-for-service business model and maximizing profit-generating activities so the program can expand as necessary
Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) options for this position are dependent on where the employee lives. With approval, employees that live within 50 miles from the primary work location may telework up to 50%. Employees that live 50 miles or more from the primary location and live in Minnesota may telework more than 50% with approval.
Minimum Qualifications
To facilitate proper years of service crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held. Candidates must clearly demonstrate all the following qualifications on their resume. Resume tips are available here (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/applicant-help/resume-tips/) .
Four (4) years of experience providing consultative services regarding employee or workforce training and development activities to effectively assess organizational learning needs, improve performance, and recommend strategic solutions
Experience must include:
Demonstrated leadership, which can include any of the following:
Experience as a supervisor, team lead, lead worker, or project lead in an adult learner, employee, or workforce development environment;
Completion of a State leadership development program, such as Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) or Senior Leadership Institute (SLI), or completion of a similar or equivalent leadership program through another organization; OR
A paid or unpaid position leading a program or chairing a committee related to adult learner, employee, or workforce development. The experience must include 1+ years of identifying issues, goals, and strategic actions and 100+ hours per year time commitment.
Developing, delivering, and evaluating training and development programs for employees or workforce participants, including creating learning objectives, facilitating training sessions, and measuring the effectiveness and impact of learning activities
Conducting needs assessments, data analysis, curriculum design, and project management, including creating evidence-based recommendations, building learning materials, and overseeing timelines and deliverables
Knowledge of adult learning and organizational development theory, practices, and techniques sufficient to provide professional development consultation and feedback
Communication and writing skills sufficient to convey complex and/or sensitive information to a variety of audiences, including ETD staff, MMB leadership, and clients
Demonstrated respect for diversity and a deep commitment to fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
A bachelor's degree in human resources, training and development, organizational development, industrial or organizational psychology, adult education, workforce development, instructional or curriculum design, organizational leadership, or social sciences with relevance to learning, behavior, or organizational systems may substitute for one (1) year of experience. A master's degree in a similar field may substitute for eighteen months of experience. A doctorate degree in a similar field may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications
MMB values diverse perspectives and encourages all qualified candidates to apply, even if they do not meet 100% of the preferred qualifications. Your unique skills and background might be just what we need!
A bachelor's degree in human resources, training and development, organizational development, adult education, workforce development, instructional or curriculum design, or organizational leadership
Experience with the Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) system
Experience providing professional training and development services in the public sector (city, county, state, federal, or Tribal)
Experience leading a training or learning and development team, including supervising staff, managing performance, and supporting staff development
Experience developing and evaluating large-scale learning programs, such as leadership development programs or organization-wide training rollouts
Experience working in a unionized environment
Additional Requirements
It is the policy of Minnesota Management and Budget that a successful candidate must pass all required checks prior to employment which may consist of the below checks:
SEMA4 records check (applies to current and past state employees only)
Criminal history check
Reference check
Social Security and address verification
Education verification
Conflict of interest review
Other legally or internal policy required checks
A criminal history does not automatically disqualify candidates, and each case will be reviewed individually on a case-by-case basis and in alignment with fair and equitable hiring practices.
Minnesota Management & Budget does not participate in E-Verify. Minnesota Management & Budget will not sponsor applicant work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
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.
