HR Leadership Development Program

MaineGuide; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MaineHealth offers a full-time, three-year HR Leadership Development Program designed to accelerate early-career professionals into future HR leaders. The program combines rotations, formal learning, mentorship, and project work to build leadership, business acumen, and enterprise perspective.

Participants spend most of their time in departmental rotations and engage in leadership training, coaching, and performance discussions to develop strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred.
• GPA 3.5 or higher.
• Experience in Human Resources preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop leadership capabilities through challenging assignments, coaching, feedback, and reflection.
• Complete three HR rotations while contributing to meaningful projects and business-critical work with visible organizational impact.
• Build influence and business partnership skills by collaborating with HR teams and leaders across MaineHealth.
• Develop relationships with care team members and leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrate increasing ownership, initiative, judgment, and influence throughout the program.
• Participate in formal learning and development experiences, including leadership training, job shadowing, performance discussions, and professional development activities.

Skills

Leadership development

Learning agility

Communication

Relationship-building

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in HR or MBA with HR concentration

GPA 3.5+

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Professional - Nonclinical
Req #: 81119

Program Overview

The HR Leadership Development Program is a full-time, three-year development experience designed to accelerate the growth of exceptional early-career professionals into future HR leaders. Through a combination of rotational assignments, formal learning, mentorship, leadership development, and project-based work, participants build the leadership capabilities, business acumen, and enterprise perspective needed to succeed in increasingly complex and influential roles.Participants spend approximately 80% of their time in departmental rotations and 20% in formal learning and development activities, including classroom learning, job shadowing, coaching, and leadership training.

What you'll do

• Develop leadership capabilities through challenging assignments, coaching, feedback, and reflection.
• Complete three HR rotations while contributing to meaningful projects and business-critical work with visible organizational impact.
• Build influence and business partnership skills by collaborating with HR teams and leaders across MaineHealth.
• Develop relationships with care team members and leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrate increasing ownership, initiative, judgment, and influence throughout the program.
• Participate in formal learning and development experiences, including leadership training, job shadowing, performance discussions, and professional development activities.

What You'll Gain

• Development of leadership competencies, including strategic thinking, communication, influence, and change leadership.
• Mentorship, coaching, and networking opportunities with senior leaders across MaineHealth.
• A strong foundation for long-term career growth and future leadership opportunities.
• Broad exposure to HR functions within a large, integrated healthcare system.
• Experience leading meaningful work that supports more than 26,000 care team members.
• A culture that values continuous learning, diverse perspectives, collaboration, and high performance.

What we're looking for

• An emerging leader motivated to grow into positions of increasing responsibility and influence within Human Resources.
• High learning agility and adaptability in new and unfamiliar situations.
• Initiative and accountability, with a demonstrated ability to take ownership and deliver results.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and relationship-building abilities.
• Interest in building expertise across multiple HR disciplines as preparation for future leadership opportunities.
• Willingness to travel and/or relocate throughout Maine during and after the program.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: Bachelors required. Post-graduate Human Resources related program with a strong preference for a Masters in HR or an MBA with HR concentration preferred. GPA should be 3.5 or higher.
2. License/Certifications: N/A
3. Experience: Previous experiences in Human Resources work preferred
4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Ability to demonstrate