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Chief People Officer

santa clara, CA

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Job description

Job Title: Chief People Officer

Employment Status: Full-Time; Exempt

Pay Range: $226,000 - $235,500/year

Location: TNDC Central Offices; 201 Eddy & 215 Taylor, San Francisco, CA 94102

Schedule: Monday - Friday, Hybrid; Minimum of 3 days onsite at TNDC offices and 2 days remote per week and on call as needed for critical incidents

Summary

The Chief People Officer (CPO) will report to the Chief Executive Officer and be a key member of the Executive Management team leading strategic talent and culture efforts across TNDC, which is a diverse, unionized and multi-tiered organization. The CPO will be a collaborative, creative, and innovative partner to our leadership team in designing, communicating, and executing a powerful strategy that continuously and successfully attracts, develops, motivates, and retains high level talent to support our organization and mission. While this position includes oversight of a range of human resource functions and compliance, the vision for the role of the successful candidate for this position will include other areas of the business including strategic planning for growth and central offices operations. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional skill, interest, and expertise in envisioning and leading the development of organization-wide, human capital processes and initiatives that inspire current and prospective staff, support organizational excellence and growth, and model TNDC’s core values.

This job description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirements of this position. The incumbent may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this job description.

Essential Duties

Leadership

In collaboration with the Executive Management Team (C-suite), create and communicate a vision for human resources and talent that is aligned with the organization’s mission, values, and goals

Lead the organization’s labor relations strategy by advising the CEO on union related matters and ensure all labor initiatives align with overall business goals, culture, and workforce planning

Provide strategic and functional expertise to the C-suite, Senior Management Teams

Lead a strong human resources function by attracting, developing and retaining skilled human resources talent to support TNDC as employees and consultants.

Actively participate as a member of the C-suite and overall Management Team

Effectively partner with leaders across the organization to ensure commitment for execution of initiatives to support a culture of equity and engaged talent aligned with TNDC’s vision and values

Leadership of the TNDC central offices operations team

Manage and lead internal employee communications

Present to the Board of Directors on key Talent and HR matters

Strategic Thinking and Change Management

Analyze the external environment, including the performance of industry peers, against TNDC’s strengths and challenges, and develop and implement Talent and HR initiatives that hold promise for the organization

Align human resource initiatives and talent planning with organizational strategies, mission, values, and goals

Develop, plan, and implement change management strategies to support organizational improvement and growth

Develop and execute the organization’s labor relations strategy and ensure it aligns with broader business goals, culture, and workforce planning

Human Resource Risk Management

Provide oversight of the Human Resource function ensuring human resource policies, programs, and processes are administered effectively and in compliance with relevant laws and regulations

Identify and mitigate workforce and labor risks proactively and partner with legal counsel to ensure adherence to federal and state labor laws

Oversee investigations and ensure documentation aligns with legal standards

Provide direct supervision to the HR leadership team

Ensure compliance with all bargaining-related timelines and regulatory requirements

Lead the ongoing relationship with the union and oversee the interpretation, implementation and enforcement of CBAs by partnering with legal counsel to ensure full compliance with federal and state labor laws and leading to resolution of contract-based disputes and grievances

Manage human resource-related risk

Human Resources Policies and Program Oversight

Inspire and oversee implementation of responsive human resources policies and programs for union and non-union members including but not limited to training and development, recruitment and retention, performance management, career ladders, compensation, and benefits programs

Build, implement, and maintain sustainable yet flexible human resource programs and processes that enable the organization to effectively attract, motivate, and retain high-performing employees

Oversee the creation of job-related competencies for positions and integrate them into all core human resource efforts

Develop, implement, and maintain an effective succession planning process

Establish and reinforce a strong performance and progressive discipline culture, with appropriate measurements in place

Manage union and non-union requirements, process, procedures and integrate into one TNDC culture

Other duties as requested

Qualifications

Required Skills

Knowledge and skills

Ability to effectively manage time (schedules, deadlines, etc.) and paper (forms, documents, etc.).

Ability to follow directions and work independently

Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills

Physical Requirements

Ability to operate office equipment such as personal computers and calculators.

Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, and fingers in performing word processing, writing, reading, and similar tasks

Ability to lift 15-20 pounds

Visual acuity is necessary to review documents

Hearing acuity sufficient to use telephone and communicate with tenants, and staff

Ability to perform sedentary to light physical work involves sitting most of the time

Environmental Adaptability

Ability to work in an office environment

Ability to work in a neighborhood with open drug use and active street life

Ability to travel to various work sites as needed

Mathematical Ability

Ability to analyze data, create KPI’s and measurable impact on people initiatives

Ability to create and manage budgets with P&L responsibilities

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and calculate decimals, ratios, percentages, and fractions

Ability to calculate weights and measures

Language and Communication Ability

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Ability to comprehend and correctly use informational documents including employee handbook, employment law and job descriptions

Ability to communicate effectively with residents, coworkers and staff at all levels, residents, government officials, both verbally and in writing

Ability to maintain absolute discretion with confidential information and capably determine the appropriate audience and level of detail for communications both internal and external

Ability to keep abreast of changes in policy, regulations, methods, operations, etc. as they apply to compliance and occupancy procedures and activities

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree from an accredited university and a minimum of 10 years of highly successful experience in organizational development and/or human resources that has resulted in exceptional talent recruitment and development

A minimum of 7 years of experience supervising professional staff

Two years of experience working in an affordable housing management company

Direct experience in successful implementation of organizational change strategies and practice that has demonstrably benefited organizational effectiveness

Proven track record of success working in a unionized environment, successfully negotiating collective agreements to the benefit of the unionized staff and organization

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)

Preferred Qualifications

Human Resources management experience in a non-profit

Advanced degree in a relevant field

Knowledge of residential property management, building systems, and housing quality standards

Bi-lingual or fluent in spoken and written Spanish-English, Chinese-English, Vietnamese-English, Tagalog-English or Russian-English

Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (August 13, 2014), all qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position.

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Worksite address

santa clara, CA, 95053, US

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