Position Summary:

The Philabundance Chief People Officer (CPO) is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of succession planning, diversity goals, talent management, change and risk management, benefit selection and administration, rewards, organizational development, and performance management.

The Chief People Officer drives the development and implementation of the strategic HR plan. The Chief People Officer will manage by example and develop the leadership team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership as a workforce strategist, organizational and performance conductor, HR service delivery owner, compliance and governance regulator, and coach and adviser to the senior leadership team and the board of directors.
• Oversee the administration of HR including planning, setting priorities for culture, compliance, headcount management, personnel supervision and evaluation, organizational structure, and service quality.
• Jointly oversee management of all payroll functions. Works closely with Finance and ensures confidentiality of information.
• Oversee HR operations and management, including compensation, benefits, talent management, performance management, staffing and employee development, policies, record retention, etc.
• Monitor legal compliance with State, Federal and local employment laws. Respond appropriately to employee relations issues including conducting investigations; attend unemployment hearings and liaison with outside attorneys.
• Research, develop, recommend, and execute creative strategies to implement the organization's race equity goals. Specifically, review current practices and policies, assessing and analyzing the extent to which they support or hinder the organization's diversity equity inclusion (DEI) goals.
• Prepare all HR reporting, including internal personnel reports, state, and federal reporting and annual 5500s for benefit plans in conjunction with Finance.
• Plan events and programs supporting employee engagement, staff morale, and cohesion.
• Researches, develops, recommends, and executes creative strategies to foster the organization diversity goals.
• Administer the company health plan. Provide leadership in establishing and reviewing benefits and programs to evaluate their effectiveness and economic feasibility. Negotiate health plan rates and coverage with support from the CFO, COO and CEO.
• Interact with organizations insurance broker/carriers for employee/volunteer related incidents.
• Oversee workers compensation program, participate in Safety Committee.
• Maintain the HR department budget. Aid in developing compensation and benefits budgets and in maintaining budgetary controls.
• Prepare and present written and verbal reports to board members, funders, and public stakeholders.
• Responsible for supporting and aligning with Philabundance cultural pillars. Ensure communications, actions, and interactions reflect a focus on People, Professionalism, Partnerships, and Progress.

• Background Check: This role requires the successful completion of a background check.Regional travel is expected for this role. If using company vehicles must meet requirements, must have a clean driving record and valid drivers license.

Educational Achievement:

• Minimum of Education or experience equal to a bachelors degree, minimum of 8 years direct executive leadership in Human Resources, Legal or related field.
• SHRM Certification highly preferred

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years in a nonprofit or corporate role aligned with leadership role. Experience in Human Resources or directly related role required.
• Minimum of 5 years of dedicated leadership responsibilities, direct reports, or similar role at executive level of responsibilities and decision making.
• Previous expertise successfully managing compliance, legal, confidential and sensitive information, situations and data.
• Previous experience working with a diverse cross section of teams. Ability to function as a liaison, intermediary and point person for an executive, related department activity.
• Expertise in compensation, employee relations, budgeting, succession planning, culture development and change management.
• Experience creating detailed and accurate complex reports, including financials, investments, strategic goals, and company status.
• Successfully established metrics, on time delivery support, partner satisfaction and efficiencies within standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Successful experience with problem solving and ability to stay nimble in an evolving environment.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Proven ability to inspire results through a multi-tier organization, and successfully influence and educate the topic of food insecurity, public policy as it relates to our neighbors in need and support through communication and events. Lead by example management style.
• Exceptional Project management skills. This includes the ability to plan projects, delegate tasks and monitor project timelines and exceed or meet deadlines.
• Exceptional change management skills: clear vision and strategy, employee engagement, process improvement, data-driven decision making.
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing and sustaining effective working relationships with all levels of management, peers, and subordinates.
• Demonstrated expertise in translating the laws to appropriately applied policy, employee relations actions, and reinforce and educate teams to comply with established standards.
• Demonstrate cognitive ability to: provide direction as well as follow directions and routines, work independently with appropriate judgment, read words and numbers, concentrate, memorize, recall, identify logical connections and determine sequence of response, process proactively and identify near and long-term future needs as well as evaluate problems and escalate/inform management as is necessary.
• Advanced management of team development, succession planning, consistent performance, rewards, discipline, and training as required.
• Administrative capability to work with databases, produce reports, communication, analysis and present internally and externally preferred. Must be willing to learn and add new technologies. (Microsoft suite, ppt, database exp. and Zoom/Teams and other technical tools adopted by Philabundance)

Physical Demands:

• Must have the ability to be available evenings, weekends, and take on extended hours as business demands.
• Occasionally, must be willing to travel within the and outside of the service area (employee can use public transportation, rideshare services, personal vehicle or other means). Must be physically compatible with travel, office events, and meetings.
• Bend, stop, crouch, climb, stand, sit, walk, and turn/pivot throughout an 8-hour shift, 5 days a week.
• Move/lower, push/pull and carry objects/parcels no greater than 50 pounds; when moving/lowering, pushing/pulling and carrying objects/parcels greater than 50 pounds use 2 people or mechanical.
• Ability to work inside a freezer with a temperature in the range of -10 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit as well as in a humid warehouse.
• Ability to operate pallet jack, both manual and power, and ride jack to load/unload trucks.
• Reach, grasp, and maintain control of items and materials used to perform activities associated with delivering and picking up packages.
• Perform additional tasks using simple hand grasp, fine hand manipulation, and reach associated with assigned tasks such as keying.
• Work in an environment that will contain variable temperatures and humidity, outside weather conditions, exposure to noise, dust/dirt, confined work areas.
• See, hear, and speak with sufficient capability to perform assigned tasks and maintain proper safety conditions.
• Demonstrate cognitive ability to: provide direction as well as follow directions and routines, work independently with appropriate judgment, read words and numbers, concentrate, memorize, recall, identify logical connections and determine sequence of response, process proactively and identify near and long-term future needs as well as evaluate problems and escalate/inform as is necessary.