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JOB SUMMARY
The Associate Chief Human Resources Officer, Talent Management (ACHRO, TM) leads the Human Resources (HR) Talent Management team providing leadership and direction to support and advance the mission and goals of Cook County Health (CCH). The ACHRO, TM is responsible for strategic planning and the delivery of effective HR strategies overseeing talent acquisition, compensation, and operations for CCH. Develops improvement programs and initiatives, ensures compliance with state and federals laws and regulations, the CCH Employment Plan and the Joint Commission. Provides ongoing support and mentorship to HR leaders to prioritize efforts to encourage and empower staff. Collaborates with and supports leaders throughout CCH to cultivate a productive partnership with HR and to provide guidance on how to optimize staffing and encourage productive employee relations.
General Administrative Responsibilities
Collective Bargaining
- Review applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements and consult with Labor Relations to generate management proposals
- Participate in collective bargaining negotiations, caucus discussions and working meetings
Discipline
- Document, recommend and effectuate discipline at all levels
- Work closely with labor relations and/or labor counsel to effectuate and enforce applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Initiate, authorize and complete disciplinary action pursuant to CCH system rules, policies, procedures and provision of applicable collective bargaining agreements
Supervision
- Direct and effectuate CCH management policies and practices
- Access and proficiently navigate CCH records system to obtain and review information necessary to execute provisions of applicable collective bargaining agreements
Management
- Contribute to the management of CCH staff and CCH' systemic development and success
- Discuss and develop CCH system policy and procedure
General Administrative Responsibilities continued
- Consistently use independent judgment to identify operational staffing issues and needs and perform the following functions as necessary; hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, direct or discipline employees pursuant to applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Work with Labor Relations to discern past practice when necessary
Typical Duties
Talent Acquisition
- Drives robust and effective talent acquisition strategies across CCH including the development of hiring plans and talent attraction methods in partnership with leadership, hiring managers and internal talent team
- Spearheads end-to-end recruitment lifecycle including, multi-channel sourcing, screening, and reporting
- Optimizes hiring practices and guide leaders and hiring managers to attract, select, onboard, and retain highly skilled, diverse candidates
- Leverages internal tools and applicant tracking system to engage, track, share and report on recruiting efficiency and efficacy
- Creates talent analytics to track and trend hiring, retention and vacancy rates across CCH
- Devises talent outreach programs including internship programs, university/college visits, multicultural and industry career fairs
Compensation
- Creates, leads, and executes strategic broad-based incentive programs to meet the business objectives and enhance CCH's competitive advantage through the attraction and retention of top talent
- Provides partnership, education, and direction to the HR Business Partners on all compensation matters for the business areas you will support
- Creates streamlined and efficient compensation processes to ensure clear responsibilities between stakeholders and meeting compliance standards
- Utilizes competitive market data to proactively address compensation challenges that impact CCH
- Creates a short-term and long-term vision and execution strategy for CCH to become the employer of choice in the talent marketplace
HR Operations
- Manages process, approvals, and reporting for all hires (full-time and contractors)
- In close collaboration with leadership and HR functional leads, regularly identify gaps where talent processes should be improved, updated, or formalized and ensure workforce has necessary tools and training to adopt new processes
- Identifies systemic issues, single points of failure, areas of needless operational complexity, legacy bottlenecks, or institutionalized inefficiencies and drive strategy to address and streamline internal operations
- Ensures systems are in place to manage onboarding and offboarding for full-time hires and contractors
Reporting Relationship
Reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer
- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university
- Five (5) years of Human Resources experience in talent management with at least two (2) years of full scope compensation experience that includes data analytics
- Two (2) years of leadership experience
- Experience in project management with resource, workflow, and/or project management systems and tracking tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, or related field from an accredited college or university
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) certification
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
- Strong knowledge and proven leadership in talent acquisition roles
- Understanding of and enthusiasm for working in fast-paced, project-driven, and client-facing production/creative-focused environment
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and conflict management skills
- Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with broad range of senior leadership roles/styles and creative talent
- Ability to advocate for the company brand across numerous markets and professional communities while maintaining excellent relations with hiring managers, candidates, and the studio community
- Agile and flexible - able to prioritize, tackle diverse issues, juggle multiple high priorities in a fast-paced environment
- High interest in being part of and helping grow an entrepreneurial, creatively driven production capability
- High tolerance for timeline pressure, working under tight deadlines
- Financial acumen, ability to align workforce planning with financial targets
Physical and Environmental Demands
This position is functioning within a healthcare environment. The incumbent is responsible for adherence to all hospital and department specific safety requirements. This includes but is not limited to the following policies and procedures: complying with Personal Protective Equipment requirements, hand washing and sanitizing practices, complying with department specific engineering and work practice controls and any other work area safety precautions as specified by hospital wide policy and departmental procedures.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the personnel so classified.
For purposes of the American with Disabilities Act, "Typical Duties" are essential job functions.
To receive Veteran Preference, appropriate discharge papers must be attached to the online application or must be included with your emailed resume/CV. Please refer to Veteran Preference document requirements listed on the bottom of this posting.
VETERAN PREFERENCE
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When applying for employment with Cook County Health, preference is given to honorably discharged Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States for not less than 6 months of continuous service
To take advantage of this preference a Veteran must:
- Meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
- Identify self as a Veteran on the employment application by answering yes to the question by answering yes to the question, "Are you a Military Veteran?"
- Attach a copy of their DD 214, DD 215 or NGB 22 (Notice of Separation at time of application filing. Please note: If you have multiple DD214s, 215s, or NGB 22S, Please submit the one with the latest date. Coast Guard must submit a certified copy of the military separation from either the Department of Transportation (Before 9/11) or the Department of Homeland Security (After 9/11). Discharge papers must list and Honorable Discharge Status. Discharge papers not listing an Honorable Discharge Status are not acceptable
OR
A copy of a valid State ID Card or Driver's License which identifies the holder of the ID as a Veteran, may also be attached to the application at time of filing.
If items are not attached, you will not be eligible for Veteran Preference
VETERANS MUST PROVIDE ORIGINAL APPLICABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS OR APPLICABLE STATE ID CARD OR DRIVER'S LICENSE AT TIME OF INTERVIEW.
MUST MEET ALL REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AT TIME OF APPLICATION FILING.
"Degrees awarded outside of the United States with the exception of those awarded in one of the United States' territories and Canada muse be credentialed by an approved U.S. credential evaluation service belongings to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). Original credentialing documents must be presented at time of interview".
*Please note all offers of Employment are contingent upon the following conditions: satisfactory professional & employment references, healthcare and criminal background checks, appropriate licensure/certifications and the successful completion of a physical and pre-employment drug screen.
*CCH is strictly prohibited from conditioning, basing or knowingly prejudicing or affecting any term or aspect of County employment or hiring upon or because of any political reason or factor.
COOK COUNTY HEALTH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER