Specialist, Learning and Leadership Development

Organization overview

The organization is a major U.S. provider and advocate of affordable, high-quality sexual and reproductive health care, and it also operates as the country’s largest sex education provider. Its network serves people with care, compassion, respect, and without judgment, with the goal of expanding fair access to health care, education, and reliable information that supports informed health decisions.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports independently incorporated affiliates operating nonprofit health centers nationwide. PPFA also educates the public and advocates for sexual and reproductive health issues.

Role summary

PPFA and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund are looking for a creative, self-driven Specialist, Learning and Leadership Development to join the People, Culture and Equity Division in Arlington, VA. This role reports to the Director, Learning and Leadership Development and supports the division’s broader goal of attracting, developing, and retaining strong talent while helping build a workplace where all employees can thrive.

This is an individual contributor position focused on building and maintaining asynchronous learning programs inside the internal learning platform, PP Learn, which is powered by 360Learning. The role is aligned to the leadership development framework, competency model, and organization-wide learning priorities. The specialist may also assist with training administration in support of the Manager, Learning and Leadership Development.

Core responsibilities

The position leads the end-to-end creation of asynchronous learning experiences, from needs analysis and design through build, quality review, launch, updates, and continuous improvement.

The specialist turns complex business needs, leadership ideas, and organizational initiatives into engaging, accessible, learner-centered digital modules for different employee groups.

Instructional design methods, adult learning theory, accessibility requirements, and LMS best practices are applied to ensure learning is scalable, effective, and easy to use.

The role partners with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and internal learning team members to define requirements, confirm objectives, and keep content accurate and relevant.

The specialist prioritizes work independently, resolves LMS and learner-experience issues, and recommends process or system improvements where needed.

They also track learner engagement, participant feedback, and effectiveness data to support ongoing optimization and stronger learning outcomes.

Administrative support may include training coordination, enrollments, reporting, communications, and LMS upkeep when needed.

Engagement and collaboration

This role works closely with the Director and Manager of Learning & Development and collaborates with the Sr. Specialist, E-Learning to support organizational learning efforts.

It also builds working relationships with People & Culture Business Partners and teams across the organization.

The specialist is expected to bring a strong commitment to race equity and weave equitable practices into learning design.

The role should reflect values connected to gender, racial, and reproductive justice, while also supporting ongoing professional growth in instructional design, digital learning tools, and workplace learning trends.

Delivery expectations

The specialist serves as the main course builder and content designer in 360Learning for asynchronous offerings.

They create, test, and publish e-learning experiences that are visually strong, accessible, and aligned to adult learning principles.

They convert subject matter into clear and engaging digital learning materials and build knowledge checks, assessments, and learner resources that reinforce key concepts.

They also update existing content, manage version control, and support regular content refresh cycles.

In collaboration with Culture and Equity staff, the specialist ensures the learning experience reflects the organization’s equity-centered values and “In This Together” ethos.

Design tools such as Canva and PowerPoint may be used to make learning materials polished and user-friendly.

Responsibilities also include maintaining enrollments, tracking completions, producing reports in 360Learning, coordinating cohorts, preparing materials, managing rosters, and supporting communications and scheduling.

The role may assist with audits of LMS content and learning catalogs to maintain accuracy and usability, and provide technical help for virtual meetings in Google Meet or Zoom as needed.

Other duties may be assigned as required.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

A bachelor’s degree in instructional design, education, human resources, or a related area is required, although equivalent experience may be considered.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of experience in Learning & Development, instructional design, HR, or a similar function.

Hands-on experience creating content in an LMS is important, and experience with 360Learning is preferred.

Strong visual design ability and comfort with presentation and design tools are needed, along with familiarity with instructional design methods such as ADDIE and adult learning principles.

The role calls for the ability to manage several projects at once, stay organized, meet deadlines, and pay close attention to detail.

Strong communication, collaboration, judgment, discretion, and professionalism are also important.

Applicants should be committed to Planned Parenthood’s mission, vision, and values, and have a basic understanding of concepts such as power and privilege, systems of oppression, emotional intelligence, and implicit bias.

The role requires the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a hybrid environment, while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Compensation, travel, and workplace information

The salary range for this position is $67,000 to $72,000 per year.

Travel is expected at a level of 0–10% within the United States.

The organization emphasizes a culture called “In This Together,” centered on belonging, continuous learning, and recognition of individual contributions.

PPFA participates in E-Verify and maintains an equal employment opportunity policy. Employment decisions are made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic. The organization also states a commitment to diversity, inclusion, respect, integrity, customer focus, and innovation.