Description

THE ORGANIZATION: 

We are proud to represent Rise, a Minnesota nonprofit that opens doors to success for people with disabilities and adults who face barriers in the community. Since its inception in 1971 Rise has supported more than 35,000 individuals from Minnesota and western Wisconsin to gain employment, secure housing, develop transferable skills, engage in their community, and participate in life enrichment activities. Rise has made a significant impact on breaking the barriers that people born with intellectual or developmental disabilities experience and provides access to meaningful contributions to society through work, education, and social activities. It takes a community effort to make Rise’s services possible, and this includes the cooperation and support of many local businesses. Rise has partnered with more than 10,000 employers, including Cummins Inc, nVent, Pentair and Bix Produce, to integrate individuals with disabilities and mental illness into the workforce. During COVID-19, Rise revised services to meet the evolving needs of a vulnerable population that was disproportionately affected by the pandemic. This includes implementing remote service models, housing and mental health services, and lending extra support to people who had in-person jobs, as many people with disabilities were essential workers. Today, Rise has expanded to include 26 locations and supports people with a broad range of disabilities.

SCOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Reporting to the President, the Vice President, Human Resources is responsible for providing human resources leadership to Rise by developing and executing human resources strategies in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization. This individual is a strong communicator who is articulate, listens well to others, writes effectively, establishes relationships across the organization and always acts with integrity while establishing trust. The VP, HR will be setting an example for and leading others in focusing on providing excellent service for the people served, their families, and all other people who support them. The HR leader will strive to build and maintain a positive, effective work environment that promotes teamwork by communicating expectations, involving team members in decisions, providing direction, feedback, and reinforcement, coaching, training, and developing team members, conveying trust in their competence to perform their jobs effectively, and inspire employees to excel. The position leads the diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy to achieve best practices.

Requirements

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA: The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader with strong HR leadership experience in multi-site operations. The Vice President, Human Resources will be a culture champion, and a key leadership team member supporting the broader organization strategy. Strives to build an effective HR function. Implements plans for ongoing leadership development at all levels. and builds plans for leadership succession that align with company strategy and objectives. Assesses, creates, and manages human resources policies and best practices embracing Rise’s culture and meeting regulatory compliance requirements. 

Service-focus – focuses on customer (internal and external) needs. 

Interpersonal skills – positive behaviors; build relationships; value diversity; manage disagreements; act with integrity; demonstrate adaptability; show work commitment. 

Thinking skills – think strategically, analyze issues, use sound judgment, innovate. 

Self-management – use time effectively and efficiently; concentrates efforts on the most important priorities, adeptly manages multiple tasks at once. 

Compassion – genuinely cares about people and is available and ready to help, Demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others. 

Perseverance - pursues tasks with energy, drive, and a need to finish and does not give up before finishing, even in the face of resistance or setbacks, steadfastly pushes self and others for results. 

Managerial Courage - tactfully dispenses direct and actionable feedback; is open and direct with others without being intimidating; deals head-on with people problems and prickly situations. 

Motivating Others - creates a climate in which people want to do their best, assesses each person’s strengths and employs them to achieve their best performance, promoting confidence and optimistic attitudes. 

Directing Others - Establishes clear directions; sets stretching goals and assigns responsibilities that bring out the best work from people while coaching & developing others (including timely Performance Acceleration Discussions); establishes an exceptional work plan and distributes the workload appropriately to achieve it.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES:  

• Degree in business, human resource related field 

• Five-year’s minimum of progressively responsible experience in human resource management.

• Proficient in Word, excel and HRIS systems.

• SHRM certification.

• Able to communicate effectively with diverse staff.

• Technology skills: Proficient with Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, etc.), proficient in using HRIS system (Paylocity, etc.)

• Current, valid driver’s license and a driving record that demonstrates safe, legal driving habits

HOW TO APPLY: 

Email your resume and cover letter to Bill Dubbs at dubbs@williams-exec.com