Employee Experience & Development Partner

Job Details: Job Location: Kerr Administrative Center - Portland, OR, Position Type: Full Time (30+ hours per week), Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: $85000.00 - $95000.00Salary/year, Travel Percentage: Up to 25%, Job Category: Administrative Support Services, At Albertina Kerr, we believe that all people thrive in nurturing and inclusive communities.  Our mission is to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives in their communities.

Bring employee experience, culture, and leadership development to life.

We are seeking an Employee Experience and Development Partner to build practical, people-centered programs that strengthen engagement, culture, manager effectiveness, and organizational development. In this senior individual contributor role, you will turn employee feedback, organizational priorities, and mission-driven goals into meaningful experiences, development opportunities, and tools that help employees feel supported and managers lead with confidence.

What You’ll Do

Design, implement, and continuously improve employee experience programs that strengthen engagement, retention, culture, and organizational effectiveness.
Lead the employee engagement survey process, including administration, analysis, reporting, action planning, and follow-up measurement.
Use employee feedback, organizational data, and workforce trends to identify opportunities and recommend practical, people-centered solutions.
Develop, deliver, and evaluate manager and leadership development programs, tools, and resources that build capability and confidence.
Partner with leaders on talent development and succession planning activities, including identifying development priorities and maintaining supporting processes.
Manage recognition and culture initiatives that reinforce organizational values, inclusive practices, and mission-driven behaviors.
Support culture transformation and change initiatives by helping leaders communicate, launch, adopt, and sustain new ways of working.
Partner cross-functionally to align employee experience efforts with organizational priorities and measure the impact of key initiatives.

Why Join Kerr

If you are energized by building programs that help employees thrive and managers lead well, we encourage you to apply!

Paid medical, dental, and vision employee benefits
Paid basic life & accident insurance
Paid internal training and career development
Paid holidays and generous time off
401(k) retirement savings plan with up to 4% employer match
24-hour Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that provides resources for everything from mental health to pet insurance and financial counselling
Qualifications: Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Psychology, or related field; equivalent experience considered 
8+ years of direct experience in employee experience, organizational development, learning & development, or a related HR function.  
Experience in a non-profit, in the social services sector or other organizations with a large population of non-exempt or entry-level professional roles preferred.
Operates with a high degree of autonomy and resourcefulness, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a lean operating environment; adept at moving between strategic planning and hands-on execution.
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering manager or leadership training programs that measurably improve people and business outcomes
Proven experience driving culture change initiatives within an organization
Experience leading and being part of cross-functional teams; strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills; strategic change management essential
Passion for nonprofit work and a strong commitment to advancing mission-driven outcomes through people-centered strategies