Vice President, People and Culture

Status: Full-time, exempt

Hours: 40 hours per week

Company Sponsored Time: We are piloting a 4-day, 32-hour work week, and YWCA will provide this role 8 hours of Company Sponsored Time for you to use on Fridays to maintain work-life balance while maintaining pay at 40 hours a week.

Schedule: Monday- Thursday

Rate: $95,000-$100,000/annually

Benefits:

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Application Review Timeline: Applications will be reviewed starting January 13th until the position has been filled

Essential Duties

• Assure that participants, staff, volunteers and community partners are treated with respect and dignity regardless of race, ethnic background, gender or socioeconomic background.
• Gain approval for, track, and engage in activities that meet the organization's 1% for Social Change requirement.
• Think through the lens of racial equity and its intersections with poverty. Use the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in all daily tasks
• Incorporate the YWCA's commitment to social justice by understanding how racism, sexism, classism and other oppressions intersect and are embedded in institutions. Seek opportunities for continued learning about racial, gender and class equity.
• This position supervises two staff, the Office Manager and People and Culture Generalist.
• Manage each step of the full-cycle hiring which includes, but is not necessarily limited to:
• Review, revise, and post open position announcements.
• Support Hiring Manager through the full hiring process.
• Write and provide an offer letter to the selected candidate.
• Process reference and criminal history background checks.
• Facilitate new hire orientation and ensure proper onboarding of new staff.
• Facilitate voluntary and/or involuntary terminations and manage all related paperwork and documentation.
• Provide, track, and process exit interview surveys to determine the reasons behind, and to improve upon, the organization's turn-over rate.
• Provide best-practices based HR guidance to the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Director's HR Committee, and Board of Directors as needed and requested.
• Work directly with management team members to resolve performance impacting conflict within their teams, discuss staffing shortages, and provide guidance on how to conduct effective annual performance evaluations.
• Work in conjunction with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Board of Director's HR Committee to review, revise, and implement a sustainable and competitive compensation strategy.
• Work with relevant accounting staff to reconcile bills for HR related services such as EAP, LTD, AD&D, Life insurance, retirement, and 403b.
• Review, evaluate, and promote appropriate professional development opportunities for staff.
• On an annual or as needed basis, review organizational policies, procedures, and practices relating to employment to ensure alignment with state and federal law, best practices, and the highest ethical standards.
• Work with internal and external resources to develop and promote effective self-care techniques for staff.
• Collect, track, and process health insurance enrollment forms during open-enrollment, for new hires, and COBRA eligible individuals.
• Consult with legal counsel as appropriate or as directed.
• Provide guidance and support to staff experiencing personal and/or professional conflict in a manner that supports the organization's core values.
• Respond to feedback, questions, and concerns from internal and external community partners in a timely, respectful, and professional manner.

There is a strong social justice component to all positions within YWCA Clark County, requiring critical thinking through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principles of anti-racism and grounding those principles in everyday work are required job skills and core values.

Related education: BS/BA degree in a related field. HR certifications (SPHR, PHR, etc.) preferred.

Related experience: 5 to 7 years of experience working in the human resources field, preferably in a non-profit setting. 2 to 4 years of experience managing an HR department, preferably in a non-profit setting.

Strong ability to lead: supervisors make sure the day-to-day work gets done; leaders do so while strategically motivating staff and volunteers to improve performance and further the mission of the organization.

Ability to empower: consistently convey an open, respectful, and solution oriented approach to addressing challenges, completing work tasks, and provide positive and constructive feedback to internal and external persons.

Ability to work at a higher level

put the needs of the staff, volunteers, program, and organization above personal needs and demonstrate unwavering integrity and accountability.

Ability to maintain strong boundaries: spend work time to further the mission of the program and organization.

Strong project management skills: maintain a strategic focus while simultaneously managing multiple projects, deadlines, goals, and program needs.

Strong technological skills: effectively use common software programs (like MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint) to fulfill position related expectations.

Strong public speaking and writing skills: carefully tailor and adjust all communication (written, on the phone, when speaking to large groups, etc.) in a manner that establishes the strongest positive connection with the individual or audience so as to advance the goals of the organization.

Strong soft skills: adapt work and communication style to mitigate unnecessary tension, improve efficiency, increase morale, and make programmatic improvements with little or no prompting.

Don't meet every single requirement after reading through this post? You may be just the right candidate for the role or future roles, and please know we value lived experience! Studies have shown that due to white supremacy culture, systemically oppressed communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. YWCA Clark County is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

Compensation details: 95000-100000 Yearly Salary

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