Associate Director Human Resources

**MUST live in the DMV area

Organizational Development skills

Project Management

Supervisory experience

Non-profit experience required

The newly created Associate Director, Human Resources, oversees Organizational Development strategy and the following HR Functions: employee relations, benefits administration, compensation administration, job analysis and evaluation, talent acquisition, management of HR projects, communications, learning & development, employee engagement and policy development. This role will be key in strengthening a culture of learning and engagement while ensuring that all activities are strategically aligned with our organizational objectives.

A self-starter with the initiative and ability to work both autonomously and within a collaborative environment, the Associate Director is responsible for anticipating, identifying, implementing, and assessing organizational development solutions to increase the organization’s capacity for change and develop staff capabilities and skills.

The ideal candidate is an experienced human resources and organizational development professional who is deeply committed to the core values and establishing equitable, inclusive, people-focused management and leadership practices. This candidate should also be skilled in implementing performance improvement, learning, engagement, and organizational development solutions in a growing, fast-paced organization.

Qualifications

Characteristic Essential Responsibilities

Human Resources:

• Oversees the following HR Functions: employee relations, benefits administration, compensation administration, job analysis and evaluation, talent acquisition, HR program management, communications, learning & development, employee engagement and policy.
• Responsible for planning and implementing programs designed to impact employee engagement, including survey delivery and follow-up.
• Oversees departmental communications planning to maximize impact for the intended audience(s).
• Plans, develops, and executes (or secures outsourced solutions) for cyclical and focused employee learning & development activities and programs. Activities include talent and competency assessments, mapping, training development, and coaching.
• Oversees planning, training, and implementation for compliance, performance management, manager development, recruitment, change management and/or organizational effectiveness and IDA&E (Inclusion, Diversity, Access & Equity) activities.
• Ensures measurement, evaluation, and reporting of all HR activities, including L&D, operations, and recruitment, and manages outcomes-related communications.
• Assesses where improvements may be made in resourcing, vendor and tool utilization, content creation, and training delivery.
• Plans and executes Annual All-Staff Retreat in collaboration with Director, T&OD

Organizational Development:

• Provides strategic thought partnerships and guidance to the organization in areas of learning, competency-building, change management, organizational effectiveness, and organizational performance.
• Assists stakeholders with identifying strategic change needs, trends, and tools related to organizational vision and strategy to support desired outcomes.
• Collaborates with key leaders and staff to develop and monitor consistent and effective performance measurements and accountability systems measurement across the organization.
• Develops, implements, and maintains associated process measurement evaluation criteria, and related strategies. Once implemented, it manages the life cycle of knowledge management and knowledge capture processes.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of seven years of relevant experience. Experience can be substituted for a degree.
• Progressive experience in Human Resource roles, learning & development roles with practical experience in organizational development or effectiveness.
• Demonstrated experience and success in developing trusting and collaborative relationships across teams.

Competencies: Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Ability to work within a fast-paced, dynamic and high-growth environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in learning and assessment design and demonstrated success in creating, implementing, and measuring sound processes for knowledge management and/or performance measures, learning and development lifecycle activities and engagement.
• Strong facilitation and instructional design capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to own portfolio, develop, communicate, and execute project vision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and high standards in exercising confidentiality and building trust.
• Sound critical thinker, with strong research, project, and process management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• Excellent oral, written, organizational and technology skills with excellent attention to detail.

Additional Qualifications: (Such as certifications, industry-specific experience and the experience working with certain equipment)

L&D and/or OD certificate a plus. If the selected candidate does not possess, the organization will sponsor certification prep and test.