IFS Institute
Bringing Self leadership to the world
Staffing and Scheduling Specialist
Location
Illinois
Posted
28 days ago
Salary
$60K - $70K / year
Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Oversee schedules for all North American training programs, ensuring consistency, clarity, and reliability across systems
• Align trainer availability, preferences, and capacity to support effective, sustainable, and well-balanced staffing decisions across programs and events
• Manage staffing assignments for Lead Trainers, Assistant Trainers, and other IFS-I events, ensuring timely updates to trainers and internal stakeholders
• Maintain and optimize scheduling systems, documentation, tracking tools, and shared calendars to ensure accuracy, transparency, and operational efficiency
• Partner with Talent Management , Admissions, Operations, and Finance teams to support annual and long-range staffing strategies, forecasting, modeling, and scenario planning
• Represent Talent Management in Staffing & Scheduling Meetings, contributing insight, coordination, and follow-through
• Serve as a key communication bridge between trainers, Talent Management, and cross-functional teams, ensuring clear, timely , and respectful information flow regarding schedules, changes, logistics , and priorities
• Strengthen trainer and staff experience and engagement through proactive communication, coordination of Staff-to-Staff surveys and feedback tools, and responsiveness to trainer and team needs
• Provide staffing and logistical support to other IFS-I and Talent Management events
Job Requirements
- 3–5+ years of experience in scheduling, operations, program coordination, talent management, or related field
- Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated experience managing complex scheduling, staffing, or logistical systems
- Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, tracking, and communication
- Experience working cross-functionally in a collaborative organizational environment
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism
- Experience supporting training programs, coaching organizations, healthcare, education, or nonprofit environments preferred
Benefits
- Building and supporting a diverse workforce
- Equal opportunity employer