What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Director position at Hawaii Health Systems Corporation?
Company Description
The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) delivers high-quality healthcare services to residents and visitors of Hawaii, ensuring access regardless of financial capacity. As part of the state's healthcare safety net, HHSC operates a network of hospitals and clinics across four regions, including East Hawaii, West Hawaii, Oahu, and Kauai. Their dedication to community health is supported by employees, medical staff, community advisors, and state partnerships. Facilities under HHSC include prominent hospitals such as Hilo Benioff Medical Center and Kona Community Hospital, as well as affiliated non-profit providers and physician clinics throughout the state.
Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site role based in Honolulu, HI, for a Human Resources Director. This position holds primary responsibility for managing the daily HR activities and overseeing HHSC’s labor relations program, including contract administration, participation in negotiations, grievance management and resolution, and ongoing collaboration with union representatives and key stakeholders. The HR Director also assists the VP&CHRO with strategic leadership and critical support in the overall leadership, planning, and direction of Human Resources operations, ensuring HR programs and services are effectively aligned with organizational goals, objectives and statutory requirements.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION: Graduation from accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field or equivalent relevant work experience.
EXPERIENCE: Seven (7) years of progressively responsible human resources experience, with at least three (3) years specializing in labor relations and collective bargaining with demonstrated leadership in guiding HR teams and initiatives. Extensive HR experience in a unionized public sector or healthcare environment preferred.
CERTIFICATION, LICENSE: Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license (Hawaii type3 or equivalent).
DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of the functions and organization of human resources, State government; advanced understanding of human resource management and/or labor relations concepts, methods and procedures, including organizational and functional relationships within the public sector; comprehensive familiarity with applicable laws, rules and regulations, policies and directives; reference sources; public and private sector trends and practices in human resource management and labor relations.
Abilities: Ability to analyze, interpret, apply, and implement various complex human resource management and labor relations issues, problems, and proposals, develop alternatives, and make sound and strategic recommendations and decisions; engage effectively with union representatives, management, heads of state departments and other stakeholders; communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing; and provides leadership, supervision, and management to HR staff.
To apply and for more information, go to hhsc's website, https://www.hhsc.org, or copy and paste this url, https://gen-hhsc-prd.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=VZ and click on the Apply button.
Contact Information
Joanne Agnes
jagnes@hhsc.org