The training and Development Specialist contributes to AHF by enhancing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of staff through intentional, culturally responsive training and capacity-building. This role supports AHF's mission by designing, implementing, and evaluating staff development programs that align with prevention goals, compliance standards, and community engagement strategies. By ensuring staff are well-prepared to serve diverse populations - including LGBTQ+ communities, Latine clients, youth, and people impacted by HIV - the Training and Development Specialist helps improve service delivery, strengthen team performance, and promote equity across all levels of the department.
The Training and Development Specialist enhances the reputation of AHF by ensuring that staff are well-prepared, culturally competent, and confident in delivering high-quality services to the communities we serve. By creating impactful training programs rooted in equity, trauma-informed care, and public health best practices, this role helps foster a workforce that is both skilled and compassionate.
Their commitment to staff growth, ongoing learning, and community-centered education reinforces AHF's reputation as a trusted and forward-thinking organization dedicated to excellence in HIV prevention, care, and social support.
You will be a passionate advocate for our top initiatives.
To be successful as the Training and Development Specialist, it is crucial to ensure that the AHF Core Values and Mission stay top of mind with all that you do. At AHF, we are nimble and able to adapt in a dynamic environment to assist in providing the best experience for our clients and workplace for our employees.
AHF has a collaborative organizational structure where staff are accountable to multiple leaders.
The Training and Development Specialist will work as part of a close-knit team to ensure that all staff across the Prevention Department are equipped with the tools, knowledge, and support they need to thrive in their roles. Collaborating closely with program managers, navigators, and outreach teams, this role helps identify training needs, respond to emerging challenges, and co-create learning opportunities that reflect our shared values of equity, inclusion, and excellence. By fostering collaboration, continuous learning, and staff empowerment, the Training and Development Specialist helps strengthen the overall capacity and cohesion of the team in service of AHF's mission.
Qualifications
63,000-68,000
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the largest global AIDS organization in the world. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website, www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/aidshealth, and follow us on Twitter, @aidshealthcare.
AHF’s mission of providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy regardless of ability to pay is supported through its various business lines. AHF Pharmacies, Out of the Closet thrift stores, healthcare contracts, and other strategic partnerships generate funding that help AHF provide life-saving services to the thousands of people it cares for.
The hallmark of AHF’s success is generating and defining new, innovative ways to provide HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and advocacy. AHF has embarked on a mass testing initiative to identify and treat the 25 million people worldwide who don’t know they are infected. It will take 1 billion tests annually to achieve this goal. AHF is advocating for mass testing models in hopes of eliminating older, more time-consuming methods.
Since 1987, AHF has cared for thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. As AHF creates and implements its unparalleled programs in new communities in the U.S. and abroad, they expand delivery of healthcare and influence over policy with the sole aim of saving more lives.
