Senior Director of Employee Relations Training Staff Development

With numerous and diverse programs providing services to people experiencing homelessness hunger and poverty in Maine Preble Street is a dynamic innovative and progressive nonprofit organization with over 300 staff who work every day to fulfill the agencys mission. Preble Streets highly collaborative HR team is seeking a Senior Director of Employee Relations Training & Staff Development.

This handson leadership role provides seniorlevel oversight of a wide range of HR functions ensuring alignment with Preble Streets mission and values. As a key member of both the collaborative HR team and the senior management team the role leads Employee Relations strategy strengthens training and staff development programs provides guidance to the HR team and supervises assigned staff. The position reports to the Deputy Director.

This senior management role requires a solid foundation of HR experience knowledge and skills: significant direct experience with progressive responsibilities in all or nearly all aspects of the full HR scope of responsibilities is essential for this position. This includes extensive experience in Employee Relations and Training & Development. Success in this role also requires strong organizational and management skills; a complianceminded orientation; exceptional critical thinking skills; an understanding of Preble Streets social justice mission.

We encourage applications from candidates with a combination of practical human resources experience and relevant education and training. Preferred qualifications include a graduate degree in business or law along with progressive experience in human resources management particularly in employee relations and training & development.

Familiarity with U.S. and Maine employment and labor laws and regulations staff supervision and management experience SHRM certification and experience in social services or nonprofit organizations are also highly desirable.

The Senior Director of Employee Relations Training & Staff Development will work onsite during regular business hours. Remote work is available up to 16 hours per week.

Compensation
This fulltime salaried position offers competitive compensation of $90000 annualized. Generous paid time off insurance and retirement plan benefits include:

4 weeks/160 hours (accrued) vacation time 12 days/96 hours (accrued) sick time 4 days/32 hours personal time 12 paid holidays
health insurance w/ 100 employerpaid option; dental insurance w/ 100 employerpaid option; vision insurance; employerpaid life and disability insurance
403(b) retirement plan w/ employer match

To Apply: We encourage applicants to apply via Preble Streets website employment page. Applications (resume and cover letter preferred) may also be emailed to or mailed via USPS mail to Preble Street Human Resources 55 Portland Street Portland ME 04101. If you need assistance or accommodation in the application process please contact us at

Preble Street a 501(c)3 nonprofit agency has been working since 1975 to provide best practice social services that meet urgent needs and end hunger and homelessness for individuals and families in Maine living in poverty.
Preble Street is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and consider applications for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression military status age disability genetic information citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Preble Street recognizes that Black and Indigenous people people of color people from working class backgrounds people with disabilities LGBTQ2IA people and women are less likely to apply for jobs if they dont believe they meet every qualification described in a job posting.

Our hiring process recognizes the value of various lived experiences and backgrounds when assessing candidates.

Individuals from all cultures and communities are encouraged to apply.