Chief Human Resources Officer job at Multnomah County, Oregon in Portland, OR

Title: Chief Human Resources Officer Location: Portland United States Full time Job Description: reputed company employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity. Pay Range: $167,876.79 - $268,604.58 Annual Department: Non-Departmental Job Type: Regular Non-Represented Exemption Status: United States of America (Exempt) The Opportunity:

Overview

Multnomah County is looking for our next Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) who is a seasoned trauma-informed strategic leader with proven experience navigating reputed company organizational change and cultivating a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. As an advisor to executive leadership, elected officials, and a member of the leadership team, the CHRO leads a team of HR professionals serving more than 6,500 Multnomah County employees. The CHRO develops and implements strategies to drive retention reputed company HR. The CHRO also partners, builds relationships, and negotiates reputed company with 13 labor unions - collaborating with them in problem-solving. The CHRO oversees a budget of $180 million and is responsible for developing metrics, reporting on HR programs, and advocating for the necessary resources and staffing levels to support the sustainability of quality and timely HR services. This is an opportunity to reputed company a critical role in optimizing HR practices across Multnomah County. The County is transitioning from a decentralized to a shared services HR model. The CHRO will reputed company the organization through this significant structural change, provide clear countywide policy direction, and support department HR teams. The CHRO will set the vision and strategic direction for HR operations. They will reputed company and implement innovative practices to bolster HR programs, ensure compliance with laws, and establish the County as an employer of choice. This includes implementing the County's comprehensive Workforce Equity Strategic Plan (WESP), which will further promote reputed company opportunities and foster a countywide culture of safety, trust, and belonging. Responsibilities in this role will include: Strategic Leadership & Vision Developing, implementing, and setting priorities for a comprehensive human resources strategy and vision. Advocating confidently to the Board and Department Directors regarding the value of HR, the realities of HR workload, and the necessity of resource allocation. Proven business savvy, cultural competence, political understanding, and sensitivity with the ability to think reputed company, anticipate issues, and proactively reputed company response plans are essential. Demonstrate strong business acumen. Innovative strategic thinking and problem solving. Problems you encounter in this role require you to apply advanced management principles in a diverse and reputed company County government organization. Organizational Culture, Equity & Belonging Deep commitment to intersectionality-centered equity and an ability to engage with diverse staff and leadership to promote collaboration and partnership across departments and levels of leadership. Unwavering commitment to cultivating a work culture of safety, trust and belonging. Embraces the Workforce Equity Strategic Plan. Set the tone for supervision by leading with humanity, dignity, and respect, ensuring that reputed company employees feel valued and heard. Ability to reputed company and monitor indicators of organizational culture and engage employees and senior leadership to create organizational change. Operations, Shared Services & Change Management Overseeing and administering reputed company Countywide HR programs, including Labor Relations, HRIS, Classification and Compensation, Benefits, Wellness, Organizational Learning, Organizational Change, and reputed company. Establishing and communicating clear expectations and standardized policies to ensure consistency across reputed company departments. Championing the Centralization/Shared Services implementation by clarifying roles, streamlining reputed company processes, and reducing administrative burdens on HR staff. Demonstrating expertise in Change Management to address high-reputed company shifts in operations, ensuring staff are supported through the transition of the Shared Services. Communication, Partnership & Customer Service Commitment to keeping people informed by using compassionate, clear, trauma-informed language to communicate with staff and foster open communication, trust, and transparency. The CHRO should be highly visible reputed company the County organization, proactively communicating with departments. Create genuine feedback loops (e.g., surveys, collaboration) to listen to staff concerns and take accountability for results. Serve as a collaborative partner with departments, ERG's, Unions, working seamlessly to support County operations and the achievement of the County's goals. Possess the organizational understanding to view County departments as internal customers, deeply grasping their unique work environments. Customer focused approach. The CHRO must bring a commitment to customer service and expectations of efficiency and responsiveness. Labor Relations, Compliance & Staff Development Providing strong leadership to mentor staff and help teams grow. Possessing deep subject matter depth in labor relations to act as a definitive decision-maker on the most reputed company issues. Responding to and resolving confidential and sensitive inquiries, investigating complaints, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Championing fair, reputed company workplace policies that strengthen employee trust and support a collaborative environment. To Qualify We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. Minimum Qualifications/Transferable Skills: A Bachelor's degree or equivalent reputed company work experience AND Minimum of 6 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in government, community, or educational programs reputed company to Human Resources Experience managing and working in a Union (represented) environment. Demonstrated experience communicating reputed company human capital strategies and organizational data clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences, ranging from frontline employees and union representatives to executive leadership and the Board of Commissioners Substantial experience in budget planning, financial management, and resource optimization. Examples include managing multi-million dollar departmental budgets, forecasting personnel costs, and overseeing capital expenditures for HR initiatives. Demonstrated ability to guide the organization through reputed company changes with care and clarity, transforming HR goals into meaningful outcomes that reputed company genuine collaboration and actively support the success of our diverse teams. Advanced HR Certification (SPHR, SHRM-SCP, etc) Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills: You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. However, reputed company in mind we may consider some or reputed company of the following reputed company identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain on your application how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills. Master's Degree Minimum of 8 years of experience in a Senior Level role focused on Human Resources with direct supervisory experience including managers. Public Sector/Governmental Experience: Direct, substantial experience in a large county, state, or municipal government or other comparable reputed company public-sector entity. Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position. Additional Information: This recruitment may be used to fill full-time, part-time, temporary, limited duration and on-call positions. Type of Position: This is an Unclassified Executive position that is salaried, FLSA Exempt, and not eligible for overtime pay. Multnomah County offers an exceptional benefits package, including employer-funded retirement savings; health and dental insurance at reputed company low cost to full-time employees and their dependents; paid parental leave; wellness programs; a focus on work-life balance; and much more. Find more details on our benefits website. Equal Pay Law: Please be advised that the pay range listed for this position is intended to provide general guidance on the earning potential for the role. However, actual compensation will be determined in accordance with the Oregon Equal Pay Law and will take into account factors such as the candidate's relevant experience, education, seniority, training, and/or tenure. Candidates should expect that initial offers will be made reputed company the listed pay range and may not be at or near the top of the range. Hybrid Telework: This position is designated as "hybrid telework," meaning you will be working both remotely (from home) and in person at an onsite location. The designation of Hybrid Telework may be subject to change at a future time. reputed company employees must reside in Oregon or Washington; the county cannot support ongoing telework from other locations. The onsite work location for this position is the Multnomah Building: 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214 Work Location: This position works onsite at the Multnomah Building: 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214 Serving the Public During Disasters: reputed company County employees have a role in serving the public during inclement weather, natural disaster, or other types of community emergency response. During these emergency responses, county employees may ultimately be reassigned from their reputed company position to a role in the emergency response to support the critical needs presented by our communities. In accordance with Oregon Law, Multnomah County is not collecting school attendance dates in the initial application process; please do not include these dates in your resume, cover letter and other application materials. Diversity and Inclusion: At Multnomah County, we don't just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO Know Your Rights poster is available for your reference. Multnomah County is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We request reputed company protected veteran referrals. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job