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Monday, October 7, 2013

[JimsJobs] Sr Director of Employee Services & Workforce Development position w/Labor Union& HRIS exp at Heartland Alliance - Chicago Illinois area

Sr Director Employee Services & Workforce Development position w/Labor Union& HRIS exp at Heartland Alliance - Chicago Illinois area

THE ORGANIZATION
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights helps people living in poverty or danger improve their lives and realize their human rights. From a refugee fleeing violence and torture to a public housing resident trying to escape the cycle of poverty, Heartland Alliance helps people in the toughest of circumstances—who often have no place else to go. For more than 100 years, Heartland Alliance has provided hope, opportunity, and solutions—through both services and advocacy. Our work spans across four key areas, creating paths from crisis to stability and on to success: Housing, Health Care, Economic Opportunities, and Justice.

THE POSITION
The Senior Director manages human resources activities and provides strategic oversight of Heartland's workforce development efforts. Responsible for workforce strategy, human resources policy development and compliance, compensation and benefits administration, recruitment, employee and labor relations, and regulatory compliance. Serves as the organization's Affirmative Action Officer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Provides strategic direction to the organization on workforce development issues, including but not limited to recruitment and selection, job analysis, compensation, employee relations and staff and leadership development.
* Develops, implements, manages, and monitors human resources policies and procedures and recommends policies and policy changes to the Executive Team and the Board.
* Directs labor relations activities, leads Union negotiations, ensures compliance with negotiated contracts, and manages the organization's relationship with Union leadership, response to grievances, disciplinary activities, and charges filed with regulatory agencies.
* In conjunction with the Corporate Compliance Officer, ensures compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations.

Directs risk management activities related to human resources and employment practices.
* In conjunction with the Chief Culture Officer, ensures employee engagement and invests in culture and the promotion of corporate values.
* Acts as human resources liaison to all government and private funding agencies, ensuring that the organization meets contract requirements; and acts as liaison to the outside auditors, ensuring compliance with all recommendations of the auditors, and to outside legal counsel.
* Oversees benefits administration and develops employee services in accord with applicable policies, procedures and government regulations.
* Promotes employee benefits, staff development, and recognition and retention strategies as a means of attracting qualified candidates to develop a workforce connected to mission, strategy and organizational effectiveness.
* Represents organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
* Consults with labor attorney and other service providers as required.
* Prepares budget, directs strategic planning and supervises department's management team.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

Affirmative Action Officer Responsibilities:
* Develops policy statements, affirmative action programs, and internal and external communication techniques.
* Assists managers in identifying problems areas and in arriving at solutions to problems.
* Designs and implements audit and reporting systems that measure the effectiveness of organization's programs, indicates the need for remedial action, and determines the degree to which the organization's goals and objectives have been obtained.
* Serves as the human resources liaison between the organization and enforcement agencies, minority organizations, women's organizations, and community action groups concerned with the employment opportunities of minority and women.
* Keeps managers informed of the latest developments in the equal opportunity area and assists in identifying problem areas and establishing division and departmental goals and objectives.
* Conducts periodic audits of training programs, as well as hiring and promotion patterns, in order to remove any impediments in the attainment of goals and objectives.
* Conducts regular discussions with all managers, supervisors, and employees to ensure that the Agency's policy and affirmative action program objectives are being followed.
* Reviews the qualifications of all employees to ensure that minorities and women are given full opportunities for transfers and promotions.
* Conducts periodic audits to ensure that each location has displayed equal employment opportunity posters, desegregated in policy use all facilities (including company housing, if any) which the company maintains for the use and benefit of its employees, and provided comparable facilities (e.g. rest rooms, locker rooms, and dormitories) for both genders.
* Affords a full opportunity and encourages minority and women employees to participate in all organization sponsored educational, training, recreational and social activities.
* Informs supervisors that their work performance is being evaluated, in part, on the basis of their equal employment opportunity results.
* Requires supervisors to take actions to prevent harassment of employees placed in positions through affirmative action efforts.

Mandatory Job Qualifications

Education and/or Experience: Master's degree and ten years' related experience, with a minimum of five years' experience managing a human resources team in a corporate or not-for-profit environment. SPHR preferred.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of various HRIS systems, Internet, and various software applications as necessary to perform the function of the position.