The primary purpose of the Associate Director for US Programs & Advocacy (USPA), is to provide HR guidance and counsel throughout USPA, in support of the successful implementation of the Agency’s strategic goals. This role will provide effective Human Resources guidance and support to our Rural Education, Domestic Emergencies and SCAN programs across the country and facilitate compliance with federal, state and local regulations and appropriate employment laws.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Employee Relations: Establish strong engagement across the USPA and Head Start divisions and act as key contact and resource for the broad range of HR matters from policy communications and interpretation to relationship and change management. Collaborate and refer to all HR resources such as Talent Acquisition, HRIS, Compensation and Benefits, Talent Management, Diversity and Inclusion and other HR colleagues.
- Performance Management: Provide training and support to managers through the performance appraisal process each year, including guidance in setting performance expectations, employee development plans and communications; assist managers in assessing employee performance and addressing deficiencies.
- Talent: Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to develop a strategy to address the clients’ current and future staffing needs;. Work closely with division leadership and clients with HR partners to ensure the right organizational structure, and position levelling. Ensure the successful onboarding of new staff and new programs.
- Policy and Compliance: Ensure compliance with Agency, State and Program-wide policies, labor codes and standards. Partner with fellow HR colleagues to provide a united and consistent, Agency-wide HR approach to the clients. Provide guidance on USPA performance standards, grievances, disciplinary issues and child safeguarding protocols.
- Capacity Building and Networking: Provide overall leadership and counsel to assure successful implementation of HR strategies, programs and procedures, as well as to ensure compliance with labor codes and agency HR policy and standards. Drive HR continuous improvement and foster experience sharing and shared learning across both divisions. Build a strong network of HR leadership through experience sharing, knowledge management and promoting best practices.
- Talent Management: Gain a thorough understanding of USPA organizational capabilities and individual competency needs, and help leadership build a strategy and implementation for talent development, leadership development, succession planning, etc.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Skills/Experience:
- You have a minimum 5-7 years' experience in a Human Resourcesrole in support of a large (100+) employee population, in a complex and multi-site organization.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Federal, State, and local labor laws, including EEOC, FMLA, Workers Compensation, and FLSA.
- Demonstrated experience in areas including: employee relations, recruiting, talent management, compensation & benefits, and/or organizational development.
- Experience working with minimal support resources and able to influence HR outcomes with minimal process or intervention.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Able to think creatively and strategically, to overcome obstacles.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%
- Ability towork collaboratively with diverse teams and individuals.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- PHR/SPHR certification is preferred.
Compensation/Benefits:
- Aetna Medical and Dental insurance with a concierge service
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Vision Insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefit Program
- Vacation and Sick leave
- Paid holidays
What makes us special!
- Generous Retirement Savings with matching company contributions of up to 8%.
- Family Leave – 10 additional days of paid time off for you to use to care for your family members.
- Additional Maternity and Paternity Leave – 30 days where parents can take additional paid leave (beyond short-term disability and FMLA) at the birth or adoption of a child during that critical first year!
- Critical Child Illness Leave – We hope you never have to use it, but we will provide an additional 30 days of paid leave per year should your dependent child be faced with a critical illness.
- Pet Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Identity Protection, Home, Auto and additional Life insurances.
- Summer Fun Fridays – During the summer months, early release at 1:30 pm every other Friday!
- Volunteer Day – One paid day a year to support the causes that matter to you!
- Ergonomic Options – Every employee at our HQ offices has the option of a sitting/standing desk.
- Leadership and Employee Development Training, including:
- Our remarkable in-house CORE, Senior Management Development, and Leadership Development Programs
- Language learning opportunities
- Continuous Improvement skill development programs
- Lunch and Learn information sharing sessions
- Work hard/Play hard! We make sure there’s ample opportunity for fun, engagement, and celebration while you work, such as networking events, March Madness, World Cup, Dodgeball Tournaments, Take Your Child to Work Day, Founder’s Day, and our annual Day of Service.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 27 2019
Active Until:
Nov 27 2019
Hiring Organization:
Save the Children US
industry:
Nonprofit