Job Title: Director of Human Resources Starting Salary:$104,633

Job Summary:

The Director of Human Resources serves as the lead for all Human Resources functions. Provide subject matter consultation to leadership and staff. Provide leadership support to attract and retain employees in an inclusive, supportive employee culture. Ensure OCHN maintains compliance with all applicable employment regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Leadership Consultation - Serve as HR counsel to OCHN leadership, providing subject matter expertise related to recruitment, selection, safety, performance management, employment law, management practices, and employee engagement/culture.
• Policy and Regulatory Compliance - Manage and provide technical and strategic support in the areas of human resource policies, labor relations, union contract negotiations, and compensation and benefits.
• Internal Communications – Provide timely and responsive solutions to inquiries from leadership and staff via email, telephone, chat, text messaging, and other forms of communication. Lead meetings and presentations to OCHN staff.
• Staff Management and Coaching – Lead and support HR team members through goal setting, collaboration, performance management, development, and recognition.
• Employee Engagement – Work with OCHN leadership to develop a supportive, results-oriented, inclusive, rewarding workplace experience for staff.
• Payroll and Benefits Administration – lead HR team efforts to research and administer competitive, equitable, and compliant pay and benefit practices.
• Community Engagement – Represent OCHN in meetings, workgroups, employment fairs, workshops, and other community-based events.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline required.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Training Requirements (licenses, programs, or certificates):

PHR or SPHR Certification preferred.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum five years of generalist experience in human resource management with increasing levels of responsibility, preferably in the public sector.
• Seven years of Supervisory experience minimum.
• Experience in labor negotiations.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Working knowledge of Federal and State employment labor laws.
• Working knowledge of public employment laws in Michigan.

Job Specific Competencies/Skills:

• Knowledge of management best practices.
• Knowledge of current labor laws as they impact employees and employers.
• Knowledge of key strategic factors that impact business operations and decision-making.
• Knowledge of financial and budget consideration that impact the operations and decision-making.
• Ability to perform research, gather information, and make effective decisions.
• Knowledge of general business regulations.
• Knowledge of internal policy development.
• Knowledge of general risk management practices.
• Knowledge of current communication software and devices.
• Ability to use clear, effective communication practices both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to exercise discretion and tact in communication.
• High level of skill in managing content, timing, and audience for communications.
• Knowledge of position, roles and responsibilities.
• Ability to listen and provide appropriate feedback.
• Ability to understand employee needs and concerns.
• Knowledge of key factors impacting employee engagement.
• Knowledge of methods to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Knowledge of payroll regulations and best practices.
• Knowledge of IRS and DOL regulations governing benefit plans.
• Ability to learn and operate HRIS software systems.
• Ability to implement complex rules and regulations in a consistent manner.

Managerial Competencies/Skills:

• Ability to recognize and analyze complex operational/administrative or fiscal problems, and to recommend and implement solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively and create a team environment that resolves problems and implement solutions in an environment that fosters system –wide continuous improvement.
• Ability to recruit, select, supervise, plan, direct, and evaluate the work of professional, administrative, and clerical employees.
• Ability to provide developmental opportunities for future succession planning and skill enhancement.
• Ability to conduct effective meetings
• Ability to initiate, plan, develop, coordinate, and implement system-wide programs.
• Highly effective project management skills.
• Highly effective interpersonal, active listening, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to respond appropriately to and manage crisis situations.

Oakland Community Health Network’s Core Competencies:

• Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; demonstrating loyalty to the organization and its mission and values; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
• Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the person served. (Customer Focus)
• Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning)
• Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence in addition to consciously adopting organizational standards of excellence. (Work Standards)
• Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. (Communication)

Additional Information:

• Must have available means of transportation to and from OCHN and for required offsite meetings or site visits.
• Must be available for meetings and events which may occur outside of standard office hours.
• Work performed primarily in an office environment.
• Hybrid (onsite/remote) work schedule available.
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

OCHN is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive and equitable culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces and encourages our employees' differences. This includes (but is not limited to) ability, age, color, family type, gender expression and identity, individual expression, medical conditions, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and all other diverse and wonderful characteristics.