Workforce Development & HR Specialist

Organization Overview:

Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) is a multi-service public health organization dedicated to promoting health, empowerment and safety for communities affected by drug use and poverty. PPP works to provide safe and humane alternatives to the war on drugs, working to reduce the prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C by linking people to the health resources they need. PPP meets people where they are, providing information and access to resources with dignity and respect. Using a harm reduction approach, PPP offers low threshold, culturally sensitive, non-judgmental services to address the health and social service needs of people in Philadelphia. PPP promotes harm reduction through mobile medical care, sterile syringe exchange, rapid HIV and HCV testing, referrals to social services, and comprehensive prevention case management services. PPP continues to expand the scope of its services in an endeavor to meet the needs of people in Philadelphia as comprehensively as possible.

Position Summary

The Workforce Development & HR Specialist leads PPP’s HR-related training, professional development initiatives, and performance management processes. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining systems that support employee growth, compliance, and performance accountability.

The Specialist partners with supervisors and leadership to ensure consistent performance standards, structured professional development opportunities, and strong HR operational practices across the organization.

This is an in-person position four days per week, with one remote day.

Core Responsibilities

HR Training & Professional Development Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of HR-required trainings, including compliance, policy, onboarding, and workforce standards.
• Design and facilitate HR-led training sessions and professional development workshops as appropriate.
• Establish and maintain structured professional development tracking systems.
• Monitor compliance with required trainings and certifications.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Partner with leadership to identify professional development needs aligned with organizational priorities

Performance Management

• Coordinate annual and mid-year performance evaluation cycles.
• Track evaluation completion and follow up with supervisors.
• Maintain performance documentation in compliance with organizational standards.
• Support managers with evaluation templates and documentation tools.
• Assist in tracking performance improvement plans as needed.

Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle Support

• Coordinate onboarding logistics, including orientation, system access, and required HR training.
• Ensure completion of all onboarding documentation and compliance forms.
• Track leaves of absence and maintain accurate employee records.
• Support stay interviews and exit interviews.
• Assist with benefits enrollment and open enrollment coordination.

HR Operations

• Support recruitment logistics (job postings, interview scheduling).
• Maintain accurate HR records and reporting systems.
• Assist with payroll coordination as needed.
• Ensure confidentiality and compliance in all HR processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or related field.
• 3–5 years of progressive HR experience, including exposure to training, performance management, or workforce development.
• Demonstrated experience leading training initiatives or managing performance evaluation cycles.
• Strong systems-thinking and organizational skills.
• Ability to guide and influence supervisors in applying HR standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of discretion and professionalism.
• Experience in nonprofit or public health environments preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described in this section are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties described herein, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, walk, maneuver stairs, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision capabilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Location/Environment:

The position will be housed in our Human Resources office in the IMPACT Building at 1952 Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. This position will involve travel to 2 other worksites as needed, within a few blocks of the primary work locations, all within Philadelphia County. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is generally moderate.