HR Trainer-Human Resources

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS seeks an HR Trainer-Human Resources to develop, present, and coordinate leadership development programs. You will partner with management and HR business partners to assess training needs, design curricula, deliver programs, and track outcomes.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree with strong facilitation, project management, and communication skills, and have experience in adult learning, healthcare environments, and leveraging

Qualifications

• Knowledge of training methodologies and techniques for adult learners.
• Familiarity with instructional design theory and group facilitation.
• Knowledge of customer service standards and procedures.
• Healthcare system knowledge preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.
• Ability to design, develop, implement, and evaluate training plans and curricula.
• Ability to establish collaborative working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Analyze leadership development needs from data and sources.
• Deliver or coordinate leadership training programs.
• Design and revise curriculum, lesson plans, and training materials.
• Lead organizational development activities like classes, seminars, and programs.
• Evaluate program effectiveness using feedback and measurements.
• Develop knowledge of different departments to support objectives.
• Gather information from various sources to meet customer expectations.
• Ensure transparent communication with stakeholders and maintain records.
• Provide coaching to managers and support succession planning.

Skills

Adult learning

Instructional design

Customer service

Healthcare knowledge

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Curriculum design

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00053872

Job Category: Professional and Technical

Organization: HR Training and Development

Location/s: Main Campus Jackson

Job Title: HR Trainer-Human Resources

Job Summary: Responsible for developing, presenting, and coordinating leadership development programs. Partners with management and HR business partners to analyze and assess individual, departmental, and/or organizational training and development needs. To coordinate, design, deliver, and track specified training programs. To interact with customers and management to optimize service and communication.

Education & Experience Bachelor's degree.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: NA

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of training methodologies and techniques suitable for different adult learning styles.
• Knowledge of instructional design theory and group facilitation, along with familiarity with traditional and modern training methods, tools and techniques.
• Knowledge of customer service standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of health care - health system administration and academic medical center knowledge preferred.
• Strong effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills, effective consulting and relationship building skills.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.
• Ability to gather information, identify problems and draw logical conclusions; organizational skills, ability to demonstrate results in developing and delivering effective programs, determine training objectives.
• Ability to design, develop, implement, and evaluate training plans, curricula, and methodology.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative working relationships.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Ability to work independently with multiple stakeholders at different levels in the organization.
• A track record of autonomy, leadership and initiative.
• Decisive decision-maker.
• Ability to be candid. Honest, ethical, straightforward and act with integrity.
• Demonstrate competency with usage of learning management systems.

Responsibilities

• Gathers, analyzes and assesses data to determine leadership development needs.
• Delivers and/or coordinates the delivery of learning and instruction covering specified areas.
• Data may be from a variety of sources.
• Selects, designs, develops, and revises course curriculum, lesson plans, brochures, and/or training aids.
• Manages and facilitates organizational development leadership activities to include classes, guest instructors, training, seminars, and/or other special projects.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of organizational development programs through the use of feedback, surveys, tests, and other measurements.
• Recommends changes in instructional objectives and methods.
• Develops an extensive knowledge of and a working relationship with different departments within UMMC in order to further the healthcare system objectives.
• Gathers information from a variety of sources to determine if management services meet customer expectations.
• Documents customer needs and expectations, informs management, and facilitates the resolution of customer complaints.
• Ensures that transparency is an organizational value through the dissemination of relevant information to internal stakeholders and the promotion of effective two-way communication.
• Maintains relevant files, records, and reports.
• Collaborates and builds relationships with internal subject matter experts and uses their organizational skills and talents in order to further advance the leadership development programs and healthcare system objectives.
• Provides support and guidance to up-line managers in the development of individual manager development plans.
• Coaching and mentoring may be needed.
• Directs and manages programs for newly hired or promoted supervisors, managers, directors, and other leaders with performance management responsibility.
• Designs, develops, implements, and maintains a robust succession development program which targets high potential leaders and transitions them into a 'ready now' status on the succession plan.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Physical and Environmental Demands Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type: Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: Yes

Pay Class: Salary

FTE %: 100

Work Shift: Day

Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded: No

Job Posting Date: 09/15/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

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