Senior Learning & Development Consultant

Company Description

MGTAdvisory is a management consulting firm that partners with public sector organizations to deliver practical, high-impact solutions across project delivery, organizational strategy, and operational transformation. We specialize in supporting government clients through complex, regulated initiatives, bringing structure, clarity, and execution discipline to work that directly impacts communities and public services.

We are proud to be a minority-owned firm based in Clayton, North Carolina, built on the belief that uncommon talent delivers uncommon advantage.

Principal Human Resources Consultant

(State and Local Government / Public Sector Experience Preferred, Not Required)

Role Type: W-2 Contract Employee (contingent upon contract award)

Anticipated Start: April 2026

Duration: On-call / task-order–based engagement (multi-year engagement potential)

Compensation Range: $95–$120 per hour, commensurate with experience

Status: Contingent upon contract award

Location: Primarily remote; some onsite facilitation in Charlotte, NC may be required

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Learning & Development (L&D) Consultant to serve as a lead practitioner for a large public-sector organization’s workforce development initiatives.

This role will focus on the design and delivery of learning strategies and development programs that strengthen workforce capability, supervisory effectiveness, and leadership readiness within a diverse, 24/7 operating environment.

The Senior Consultant will partner with HR and operational leadership to assess learning needs, shape program direction, and implement high-impact learning solutions aligned to organizational goals and service requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of learning and development strategies, programs, and frameworks
• Assess current learning practices to identify strengths, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Design scalable supervisor, leadership, and workforce development programs
• Develop structured learning pathways for key roles and career stages
• Oversee creation of learning content, tools, and delivery approaches (in-person and virtual)
• Facilitate workshops, training programs, and leadership development experiences
• Provide consultation on learning measurement and evaluation of program effectiveness
• Support implementation of train-the-trainer and knowledge-transfer approaches
• Advise leaders on talent development, capability building, and culture of learning
• Partner with HR and operations to align L&D initiatives with organizational priorities

Guide development of:

• Supervisor and emerging-leader development programs
• Customer service and team-effectiveness learning solutions
• Onboarding and workforce readiness programs
• Competency-based learning frameworks
• Learning evaluation and metrics approaches

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development or Organizational Development
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise or department-wide learning programs
• Proven success developing supervisor and leadership capability
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills across diverse audience groups
• Experience in complex, safety-sensitive, or 24/7 operational environments (preferred)
• Experience advising senior leadership on learning and talent-development strategy
• Strong grounding in adult-learning theory and application
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in Education, Organizational Development, HR, or related field preferred

Expertise across multiple domains, including:

• leadership and supervisor development
• instructional design and curriculum development
• workforce development and readiness programs
• learning measurement and program evaluation
• change enablement through learning

Preferred certifications:

• ATD CPLP / CPTD
• Coaching certification (ICF or comparable)
• Prosci or equivalent change-management certification (preferred, not required)