HR Director

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Senior Manager/Supervisor

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, (GSGCNWI) is an organization that focuses on helping girls build courage, confidence, and character. We pride ourselves on collaboration, communication, and teamwork. If you are looking for an organization with a mission that impacts the hearts and minds of girls in a meaningful way, then look no further. We’re committed to being an equitable, trauma-informed, community-based organization serving the needs and interests of girls and their families in the 245 communities we cover. We are the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. 

Looking to work with a mission driven organization?  Looking for a role that challenges you?  Want your work to add value? Then the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana is the organization for you. The HR Director role is a position that moves our mission forward and helps change lives. 


The Role – HR Director 

The Human Resources Director will drive and manage all activities related to the human resources including 

  • Fostering a culture of respect and support for managers and employees. 

  • Developing compensation and benefit plans which attract and retain key talent. 

  • Create and coordinate training and development programs 

  • Resolve employee relations issues 

  • Collaborate with the CEO and senior management to provide tools to unlock the potential of the organization 

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week that is benefits eligible. 


What you will be doing: 

  • Foster an environment of open-door communication, culminating in a relationship based engaging atmosphere to ensure the employee experience is supportive and deliberate 

  • Develops and sustains consultative relationships with leaders and their respective teams, acting as a trusted partner, change agent, and advisor to unlock potential, influence, and challenge 

  • Drives talent initiatives with speed and agility to meet key business metrics internally and externally; coach and mentor offering collaborative advice, providing HR leadership perspective 

  • Resolve employee relations issues, ensuring adherence to company values  

  • Managing and directing audits related to benefits plans, workers compensation, and 403b plan testing 

  • Identify, develop, and utilize metrics to ensure consistency of HR policies and practices across business 

  • Coordinate, communicate, and implement projects and programs with impact in the areas of employee relations, training, development, diversity, equality and inclusion, and retention of employees 


The skills you skills you will use: 

  • Bachelor's degree preferred with at least 7 years of increasing HR responsibilities required. SHRM certification is preferred.  Experience in a geographically dispersed environment is preferred 

  • Demonstrated knowledge of HR practices including: Performance and Change management, Leadership Coaching, Employee Relations, and Compensation. 

  • High level of personal and professional integrity and ethics (authentic, compassionate, genuine and honest); good communicator; good listening skills and problem solver. 

  • Comfortable driving change and embracing innovation in face of ambiguity and complexity 

  • Proven experience in managing others including ability to coach, develop, provide direction, and understand resource capability and successfully drive results  

  • Culturally sensitive and aware by adjusting personal style to different cultures and styles of work. Welcomes a diversity of ideas, approaches and points of view 


Perks and Benefits: 

  • Comprehensive Benefit plan that includes: Health, dental, and vision insurance and supplementary insurances to take care of your overall well being 

  • 403(b) retirement plan 

  • Time off - vacation, sick, personal, holiday, and mental wellness paid time off is available for employees to take care of themselves and show our appreciation. 

  • A casual work environment - with a casual dress code and the option to work hybrid, if applicable. 

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