Human Resources Director

Executive Director, Human Resources, Washtenaw County

The Executive Director, Human Resources is a key role with strategic reporting relationship/accountability to the County Administrator, and serving as a member of the Administrator's Executive Team. This role has accountability for all strategic HR topics, including: talent acquisition/recruitment, compensation philosophy, rewards programs, compliance, employee relations and succession planning.

The role has responsibility for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the County's values and goals. Leading a team of approximately 12 HR staff, the Executive Director will develop key performance indicators (KPI) for the HR function, administer collective bargaining agreements for multiple bargaining units, and cultivate strong working relationships with collective bargaining partners, department heads and elected officials.

The Executive Director will provide strategic leadership and oversight in the areas of workforce development, labor relations, benefits, compensation, organizational and performance management, training and development, talent attraction (recruitment), and retention. The Executive Director provides strategic leadership by translating goals, values and vision into operational programs and strategies. In addition, the Executive Director nurtures and crafts human resource culture, creating people processes that support all team members, inspiring trust and transparency.

Key Performance Measures/Deliverables:

Workforce Development:

• Strengthen the County's workforce development planning and capacity.
• Build a culture of customer service and innovation.
• Grow leaders to preserve continuity and instill skills to support strategic plans.
• Develop team members by building expertise and fostering professional growth through adaptive and current learning and development strategies.
• Assess workforce needs and continuously develop and deliver strategies to assist the success of the team.

Talent Management:

• Create, promote and implement systems and strategies to maximize retention of valued team members.
• Design and launch programs and policies to develop team members for promotion-readiness, thereby creating career paths and increasing retention.

Labor Relations:

• Partner with Corporation Counsel as they negotiate collective bargaining agreements for multiple collective bargaining units.
• Partner with Corporation Counsel to administer collective bargaining agreements for multiple collective bargaining units.
• Cultivate and maintain strong collegial working relationships with collective bargaining partners.

Talent Attraction:

• Create strategic recruitment strategies to ensure the availability of talent for employment vacancies and projected growth.
• Develop branding and networking activities to position Washtenaw County as an "employer of choice."
• Define proactive and reactive talent attraction programs and tactics.

Alignment of People Practices with County Vision (an inspired and involved workforce):

• Ensure consistency of operational practices with County vision and guiding principles.
• Partner closely with Executive Team members to ensure complete alignment of HR activities with County objectives.
• Advocate for and advance Equity:
  • Ensure equity in access, opportunity and advancement practices
  • Eliminate barriers to fair treatment for underrepresented and marginalized groups
  • Collaborate and create policy and systems from an equity lens, addressing workplace bias and promoting inclusive environments

The Qualified Candidate

Washtenaw County seeks a strategically focused partner who has proven experience leading an HR service delivery team focused on internal customer satisfaction, and providing trusted, valued counsel and support to all team members. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5-10 years of proven executive level experience. Prior experience within a government or municipal setting is desirable. The selected candidate will be service-oriented, collaborative, innovative and a strategic thinker with impeccable credibility.

Specific requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, human resources, organizational psychology or closely related field; Master's degree is strongly preferred.
• Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) or SHRM-SCP is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 to 10 years prior management experience, leading an HR/OD team
• Personal competencies:
  • Relationship and trust building skills
  • Highly credible with personal integrity
  • Proactive and highly responsive
  • Solution-oriented/Identifies new opportunities
  • Results and goal oriented
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Ability to debate issues and add value to the collective intelligence of the executive team

This position is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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