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The HR Director directs and coordinates overall Human Resources Department activities including but not limited to talent acquisition and retention management, compensation and benefit plans, annual performance evaluations, employee recognition programs, personnel policies and procedures, organizational training and development, unemployment and worker’s compensation administration, and employee relations.
Position Title: Human Resources Director
Supervisory Relationship: Head of Administration and Compliance
Organization General Description:
The Resurrection Project (TRP) builds trusting relationships to educate and propel individuals, immigrants, and families to achieve their social and economic aspirations, stable homes, and equitable participation in their community. TRP is a leading provider of affordable housing, financial education, and immigration services on Chicago’s Southwest side.
During the past three decades TRP, has worked to improve the lives of individuals and families by creating wealth, building assets, and engaging residents to be catalysts for change. Rooted in the Pilsen community, TRP’s impact now extends across the City of Chicago and through the State of Illinois; we are making steady progress towards leveraging and preserving more than $1 billion in community wealth by 2025.
General Job Description
The HR Director directs and coordinates overall Human Resources Department activities including but not limited to talent acquisition and retention management, compensation and benefit plans, annual performance evaluations, employee recognition programs, personnel policies and procedures, organizational training and development, unemployment and worker’s compensation administration, and employee relations.
Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partners with and advises leaders throughout the organization on HR policy and program issues.
- Supports Executive team in developing, recommending, communicating, and implementing, strategic policies and programs in support of TRP’s strategic plan and relating, but not limited, to employment, organizational planning, compensation, benefits administration, employee recruitment, retention and relations, staff communications, and safety.
- Responsible for drafting and annual review and maintenance of Compensation Strategy and Benchmarking salaries for all positions.
- Leads in initial recruitment efforts for manager and executive level positions.
- Oversees Open enrollment process; coordinates with insurance carriers and benefits providers to evaluate and recommend changes or enhancements to ensure TRP’s benefit plans are comprehensive, competitive, and cost-effective for the organization.
- Leads the administration of the Annual Employee Evaluation and merit increase process.
- Ensures an impactful new-hire experience to accelerate onboarding; engage directly in the onboarding of new team members; facilitate various aspects of the onboarding lifecycle and provide mentorship, coaching, and support.
- Ensures legal compliance of HR state and federal regulations.
- Partners with leaders to identify and implement talent management best practices to ensure TRP is a competitive employer of choice.
- Develops and implements comprehensive benefit plans that are competitive and cost-effective for the organization.
- Effective handling of complex employee relations coaching and counseling.
- Identify trends in terminated employee feedback and recommend improvements to human resources programs where appropriate.
- Maintains responsibility for organization compliance with federal, state, and local regulations including FLSA, FMLA, COBRA, ADA, EEO, OSHA.
- Foster the TRP employer brand in the community at large and collaborate on culture initiatives to build and drive company awareness.
- Performing payroll/benefit-related reconciliations.
- Performing payroll and benefits audits and recommending any corrective action.
- Active participant in the safety committee.
- Maintains required job skills and core professional competencies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EssentialKnowledge and Skills
- Must be highly organized and detailed.
- Must understand compliance (I-9/USCIS, EEOC, DOL, IDHR, immigration visas/work authorization documentation).
- Must be adept at problem-solving and multi-tasking.
- Must have the ability to prioritize.
- Must demonstrate high ethical behavior and sound judgement.
- Energetic, people focused, and enthusiastic about the TRP culture and core values.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships, work effectively with people of a diverse social, faith, economic, and racial background.
- Ability to represent the organization professionally.
- Strong project management skills. Ability to take an idea and turn it into an actionable plan.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships, work effectively with people of a diverse social, faith, economic, and racial background.
- Represent the organization professionally.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources or related field required; advanced degree or training in HR field strongly preferred.
- Minimum seven years Human Resources experience.
- Advanced degree or experience in HR field, large/rapidly growing nonprofit, and SPHR, SHRM-SCP Certification preferred.
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Outlook and M365, ADP HRIS, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and reporting a MUST.
Special Working Conditions and Demands
- Ability to bend, lift, carry, move supplies and materials, and climb stairs in a physical, non-sedentary capacity.
Position Classification & Salary
Full-Time, Exempt. Salary commensurate with experience.
$75,000 - $90,000
Statement of Equal Opportunity
The Resurrection Project is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation (including gender identity), military status, disability, or language (any language use not related to job duties). In addition to federal law requirements, The Resurrection Project complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
How To Apply
Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. No phone calls please.