Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner
Description
TITLE: Vice President, HR Business Partner (West and Central)
LOCATION: Los Angeles or Chicago with ability to travel at least 1x per month; openness to weekly (2-3 days) in-office presence in future
REPORTS TO: Chief People Officer
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
TYPE: Full Time
MIN. EXPERIENCE: 10+ years
LOCATION: Los Angeles or Chicago with ability to travel at least 1x per month; openness to weekly (2-3 days) in-office presence in future
REPORTS TO: Chief People Officer
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
TYPE: Full Time
MIN. EXPERIENCE: 10+ years
CCS is unable to sponsor work visas for this position, including H-1B. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.
WHO WE ARE
CCS Fundraising is an international strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. Since 1947, CCS has empowered many of the world’s greatest organizations across sectors to advance some of the most important causes in history. We plan, manage, and implement programs and initiatives that achieve fundraising goals and mission impact.
CCS Fundraising is an international strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change. Since 1947, CCS has empowered many of the world’s greatest organizations across sectors to advance some of the most important causes in history. We plan, manage, and implement programs and initiatives that achieve fundraising goals and mission impact.
CCS provides tailored support to more than 700 nonprofit organizations annually. Headquartered in New York, the firm has over 600 professionals and 18 offices throughout the United States and Europe. Our people are our greatest strength. At CCS, you will join a diverse team of smart, passionate, and resourceful professionals who are driven by purpose and committed to performance.
CCS is organized in four regional teams:
· West with headquarters in San Francisco and Los Angeles,
· Central with headquarters in Chicago and Dallas,
· Atlantic with headquarters in Philadelphia, DC and Baltimore, and
· Northeast/Europe with headquarters in New York, Boston, London, and Dublin.
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE
The VP, HR Business Partner (HRBP) is a trusted advisor to the business and will report directly to the Chief People Officer. The HRBP is part of the CPO’s leadership team involved in shaping the HR strategy, solutions and practices that have an impact on talent success and translating the strategy into actionable plans at the regional level. Accordingly, the VP, HR Business Partner will work closely with the HR centers of excellence, People Operations. Talent Acquisition, DEIB & Culture, and Learning & Development.
The VP, HR Business Partner will align either with the West and Central Regions (LA or Chicago based role), or the Northeast/Europe and Atlantic Regions (NY-based role), ensuring the successful adoption and execution of key talent functions impacting the overall engagement, success, reward and retention of talent for those regions, including compensation, performance management, talent assessment, career growth, and all personnel matters.
Each VP HRBP works closely with the Managing Partners leading the West and Central regions or the Northeast/Europe and Atlantic regions to effectuate the talent strategies of each region, in alignment with CCS’s overall talent objectives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Business Partnering: Collaborates with regional leadership to align and execute HR practices identifies trends and opportunities to enhance the employee experience, coordinating between employees and the various HR departments, such as People Operations, Talent Acquisition, DEIB and Learning & Development.
Talent Development: Works with leadership to identify talent gaps, implement succession planning, and ensure continuous learning and professional development Designs employee career development plans to support growth and development.
Performance Management: Supports managers with the development and execution of fair, consistent, and bias-aware performance management processes; Partners with DEIB to provide coaching on delivering feedback that is culturally responsive; oversees performance improvement plans and facilitates all employee status changes such as leaves and terminations, while ensuring decisions are equitable and transparent.
Employee Relations: Serves as an accessible, trusted point of contact, mediator, and advisor in the regions for all employee relations issues, manage all personnel matters.
Talent Acquisition & Retention: Partners with the corporate Talent Acquisition team to drive talent acquisition strategies, especially in identifying top talent in a competitive marketplace; Develops inclusive retention strategies, leveraging data to keep high-performing employees engaged and reduce turnover. Ensures practices promote belonging and are consistently applied to create a fair and supportive work environment.
Employee Engagement: Using annual employee engagement data, proactively identifies regional engagement drivers, builds and supports engagement plans that reflect diverse employee needs, and identifies challenges to employee engagement within the region.
New Hire Onboarding: Creates the onboarding plan for new hires in their respective region in partnership with regional operations teams, creating templates and supporting tailored plans for each new hire’s assignments; coordinates across corporate HR and IT departments to ensure a seamless onboarding experience.
Internal Communication: Partners with internal comms and regional operations teams to ensure messages are well positioned and relevant to the region.
Change Management & Org Development: Leads the regional team through change initiatives and organizational transformation; Provides coaching and development to managers during times of change.
HR Metrics & Reporting: Utilizes metrics and data to enhance acquisition, retention, workforce planning, and employee engagement.
Compliance: Conveys information on policies and practices ensuring compliance, and escalates issues as needed to legal and employee relations.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years’ experience as an HR business partner or in roles focused on executing talent practices. Experience in professional services (law, consulting, financial or similar) is a strong plus.
- Commercial mindset, adept at translating HR strategy and practices in meaningful ways for their respective region
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across multiple regions to solve issues
- Strong analytical skills and experience with data-driven decision-making
- Ability to influence decisions and persuade stakeholders when necessary Excellent leadership and team management skills
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
CCS offers competitive benefits, a dynamic training program, resources, career advancement, mentoring, and networking opportunities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage a diverse pool of candidates to apply.
SALARY RANGE: $110,000 - $150,000
The exact salary varies within range based on years of relevant experience and education.