VP / Chief People & Culture Officer

The CPCO will play a clear role in shaping the culture of JCFS. This role will be critical in nurturing, protecting, and preserving the special culture of JCFS and ensuring that all employees feel meaning, belonging, and professional growth. This person will develop clearly articulated policy and practice, working closely with the Executive Team, Board and the senior leadership team to align P&C practices with the overall organizational strategy and values. The CPCO will be a stabilizing force within the function and organization, with a focus on benefits, ERGs, and “core” community efforts.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on team leader of the P&C operation, capable of leading both the day-to-day detailed transactional work as well as the planning, visioning and leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership

• Serve as an Executive team thought partner to develop and execute the JCFS strategic plan.
• Maintain a working partnership with board members and at times facilitate sub-committees of the board.
• Maintain a high-performing P&C team with an internal and external reputation for competence, fairness, confidentiality, and the highest level of customer service.
• Provide the P&C voice in leadership on challenges facing the organization regarding people and culture that could influence JCFS’s ability to achieve its strategic plan, mission and impact priorities.
• Serve as a partner on the senior leadership team, developing and successfully implementing innovative talent solutions to support JCFS strategic plans.
• Effectively represent JCFS in all inter-organizational P&C-related matters with Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, including collective bargaining and employee benefits.
• Collaborate with program and departmental leadership to plan for the short- and long-term talent requirements and put in place the processes to ensure the people resources are in place to achieve goals.

Culture & Engagement

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED

Talent Management

Reevaluate existing plans for optimization.

Organizational Design & Effectiveness

Compliance / Systems

Council on Accreditation, Illinois Departments of Child and Family Services and Human Services.

Labor & Employee Relations

Rewards & Recognition

of the organization’s ability.

External and Board Relations

PROFESSIONAL & CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS

agency and with allied organizations. Interpersonally and organizationally savvy; able to build and manage

relationships with individuals at all levels.

for accurate salary, benefits and employee relations issues as well as the bigger picture of agency needs and goals.

collaboratively to drive consensus and achieve objectives, leveraging talent and insight throughout the

organization.

projects from conception through completion and ensuring sustainability.

KEY PRIOR EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications

COMPENSATION & LOCATION

starting at $200,000, plus a bonus.

CONTACT INFORMATION :

CAA Executive Search

Creative Artists Agency :

Kile Hanold

Email : Kile.Hanold@caa.com

QualificationsEducation Required

Masters or better in Human Resource Administration.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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