In this HR Specialist role with the Western States HR team, you will be responsible for HR programs and services with a focus on designing and implementing strategies to drive employee engagement from onboarding to continued professional development aligned with organizational goals and objectives. This includes providing guidance and consultation to business partners to build and sustain the level of engagement and performance needed to most effectively advance our lifesaving mission.
Areas of Responsibility:
- In support of the effective onboarding, training and retention of newly hired and promoted staff,
- Manage the onboarding experience with the new hire, manager, and other partners
- Continuously evaluate and improve the onboarding experience
- Ensure new staff receive the tools they need when upon hire.
- Have regular touch points with new staff, especially in the first year to help set staff up for success.
- Lead staff in developing the resources and coordination for New Staff Orientation
- Facilitate New Staff Orientation, leveraging available technology and adult learning techniques for optimal learning
- Build/leverage/communicate tools and resources to support ability to accelerate into independent performance
- Develops and manages professional development initiatives including mentorship, employee resource group participation and career pathing in one-to-one, small group and general audience formats.
- Manages analysis, reporting and evaluation of employee feedback surveys; provides recommendations for action planning and follows-through on plans for continuous improvement.
- Manages staff training initiatives in coordination with Heart U and other subject matter experts. Includes managing vendor relationships, development and communication of training materials based on identified objectives, managing the participant experience and evaluating and monitoring training effectiveness. Provides recommendations for continuous improvement in ongoing programs.
- Collaborates with Internal Communications and other HR partners to drive internal communication and recognition within Western States to support a compelling employee value proposition.
- Identifies, recommends and implements initiatives to further diversify the Western States staff and volunteer base through community outreach, partnerships with universities/colleges and staff involvement and competency development.
- In coordination with Talent Attraction, manages full-cycle recruitment efforts for assigned positions, temporary/contingent staff and interns in compliance with policies, legal requirements and diversity and inclusion goals.
- Works closely with managers and employees to support engagement, productivity and retention.
- Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation. Ensures compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
Skills/Experience:
- A continuous learner with a strong customer service orientation and progressive professional experience including 3 years or more in these areas:
- Project management experience, preferably with programs designed to promote employee engagement, internal communications and adult learning
- Proven ability to independently manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects
- Affinity for and ability to work effectively with diverse groups
- Excellent organizational and planning skills with high attention to detail
- Experience designing and producing virtual events focused on creating meaningful experiences for participants; proficiency with AdobeConnect preferred
- Highly effective oral, written, presentation and influencing skills
- Agile team player with ability to collaborate with and build relationships across departments.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Experience designing content for presentations, videos and communication materials to capture the attention of diverse audiences
- Knowledge of HR strategies and employment laws and regulations
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Aug 16 2019
Active Until:
Sep 16 2019
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit