Research & Training Specialist

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Date:
Sep 4, 2026

Requisition No:882998

Agency:
Commerce

Working Title:

882998 - RESEARCH & TRAINING SPECIALIST -

Position Number:

Salary: $45,060.11 - $56,858.40 Annually

FULL TIME / Career Service POSITION LOCATION: Tallahassee, FL (relocation benefits are not available for this position

Research and Training Specialist
OPEN COMPETITIVE

The incumbent establishes and maintains on-going working relationship with the Department’s training staff, and Regional Workforce Board staff: works closely with staff to implement changes, enhancements, and refinements to Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA), Wagner-Peyser (WP), Welfare Transition (WT) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other workforce online training.

Maintains online training library and instruction transcript database. Establishes and controls user accounts into online training system.

Transfer recordings from a recorder into Adobe Audition and uploading the recording into Adobe Captivate.

Investigates, assesses and analyzes, and makes recommendation to resolve issues and problems presented by management staff. Consults with staff members to develop solutions for programmatic operational problems.

Provides consultation and assistance to management and staff in order to provide accessible program content to major stakeholders and customers through the Web and email Consultants with program supervisors and staff to resolve issues and problems concerning all workforce programs content on the site.

Designs and develops instructional material (Instruction-or I.D.) for training courses that support company products.

Demonstrates and utilizes effective needs analysis, project management, course development, and evaluation skills.

Independently develop entry and advanced level courses for both internal and external audiences.

Responsible for utilizing multimedia technology and I.D. authoring tools.

Other duties as required.

• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of effective communication.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collec ti on.
• Knowledge of the principles of adult learning theories, human behavior, and communica ti on.
• Knowledge of instruc ti onal design, research, and implementa ti on methodologies.
• Skill in using Adobe products, including Captivate, Premiere Pro and other Creative Cloud products.
• Skill in using Microso ft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Ability to conduct research, compile and analyze data.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable project management methodologies.
• Ability to prepare professional documents, research studies and evalua ti on and inves ti gative reports .

As a condition of pre-employment eligibility, a Level 2 security background screening is required, which consists of fingerprinting and a check of local, state, and national law enforcement records.

• Some travel is required.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or four years of equivalent relevant to training, learning and development, business or similar work experience.
• At least two years of experience using adult learning theory models.
• At least two years of experience writing professional documents, e.g. reports, white papers, studies, policies, memoranda or similar documents .
• At least two years of experience using Adobe products, including Captivate, Premiere Pro and other Creative Cloud products.
• At least one year of experience in video recording and editing.

$45,060.11 - $56,858.40 Annually