Art and Wellness Enterprises (AWE) is a professional services organization supporting non-profits founded by Alice Walton, including the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Art Bridges Foundation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Momentary, and Whole Health Institute.

Job Description:

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Position: Chief Human Resources Officer

Reporting to: President of Client Service

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas

Art and Wellness Enterprises (AWE) supports operating non-profits founded by Alice Walton including the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Art Bridges Foundation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Momentary, and Whole Health Institute. It is seeking a strategic, highly motivated, and entrepreneurial individual to serve as Chief Human Resources Officer, working closely with the team at Art and Wellness Enterprises, as well as each of the organizations that it supports.

About The Position

The Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the mission and strategic initiatives of Art and Wellness Enterprises and the non-profit organizations that it serves. Areas of focus include:

talent management, organizational and performance management, training and development, compensation/payroll, succession planning, HR data/analytics, and change management. The CHRO provides strategic leadership by articulating HR needs and plans to the executive management team and the board of directors.

As the CHRO, you will do much more than manage HR processes, policies, and procedures. You will be a key driver of our culture and guiding principles. You will be a trusted advisor to executive leadership across Art and Wellness Enterprises and the organizations that it serves, helping our rapidly growing organizations and teams develop and execute plans for driving positive change.

The CHRO must have a passion for building and supporting a world-class team, guiding talent strategy and culture while delivering programs and resources that enable growth and impact. The successful candidate will be viewed as a trusted resource by employees and an invaluable strategic partner to fellow leadership team members.

What you will do:

Culture Leadership and Collaboration

Be a visible, leading champion for key cultural initiatives. Engage executive and leadership team in a consistent and intentional way to foster the desired culture and reinforce core values.
Play a proactive role, in partnership with fellow leaders, in becoming a high-performing, unified team. Provide leadership development programming for key executives and facilitate access to leadership team training as needed, helping team members effectively lead through growth and change.
Guide the leadership team in championing diversity, equity and inclusion as a core, long-term commitment. Develop plans to continuously improve our organization’s understanding and practice of related initiatives.
Act with unwavering integrity and humility, and exercise sound judgment.
Embody the spirit of the organizations by serving as a champion in supporting proposals to develop and grow staff related programs.
In collaboration with executive leadership, develop initiatives that establish a culture of open communication, constructive debate, and collaboration across teams.

Talent Strategy

Establish and implement a comprehensive HR strategy that supports and reinforces the missions of our organizations.
Function as a strategic business advisor to leaders of each of the teams within and across the organizations on key management issues. Build trust and engage in shaping key decisions.
Oversee the execution of comprehensive strategic recruiting plans to meet organizational needs.
Ensure the systems and processes are in place to effectively recruit, onboard, train, retain, support, evaluate, enrich and off-board a talented, highly motivated, and diverse staff.

Organizational Effectiveness

Serve as part of the leadership team that sets priorities, establishes policies, develops budgets, and sets long-range strategic goals. Manage and evaluate the progress toward goals.
Establish credibility throughout the organization to be an effective listener and problem solver of people issues.
Work closely with executive leadership to continuously evaluate and recommend organization and people changes to support evolving needs and aspirations.
Drive HR process efficiencies and engage employees through workplace technology solutions.
Partner closely with key stakeholders to analyze organizational gaps, strengths, trends and identify solutions and opportunities together.
Ensure fiscal oversight of the department’s budget.
Cultivate and steward positive team relations throughout the Art and Wellness ecosystem.

Total Rewards

Develop and implement a comprehensive compensation and benefits plans that helps attract, retain, inspire and reward world-class, mission-driven talent.
Analyze benefits offerings to align with the financial strategies of non-profit organizations.
Work towards incentivizing health through proactive wellness offerings to support a healthy and engaged workforce.
Express total compensation and total rewards in a clear and compelling fashion as part of an overall employee value proposition.
Provide oversight on the total rewards strategy development, analysis, design, implementation and administration of compensation, recognition and benefit programs across the organization.
Lead integration and harmonization of total rewards policies and processes as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position is directly responsible for leading directors of the department and indirectly responsible for all employees within the department.

Qualifications required for your success:

The successful candidate will be a service-oriented, strategic professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial team environment that is mission-driven and results-oriented. The individual will have energy, intellectual capacity, strategic business acumen and professional integrity. Duties of this position are complex in nature, requiring considerable discretion in the handling of confidential information and sensitive matters, and the ability to work proactively to balance multiple tasks. The ideal background will include:

Extensive HR experience, with several years of executive / corporate HR experience preferred.
Experience with organizational design and structure, able to analyze and execute effective structures to meet long-term goals.
Experience developing a comprehensive talent strategy.
Experience in helping to shape or transform the culture of an organization.
Thorough knowledge of finance related to HR and the ability to work closely with finance and accounting.
Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations, able to work with Chief Legal Counsel as needed.
Knowledge of and experience with leading human resource information systems and office I/S platforms that help teams feel connected, engaged, efficient, and well-supported.
A BS/BA degree from an accredited college/university; MA/MS in human resources or related field or equivalent experience preferred.
SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) or SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification preferred.

Personal attributes that support your success:

The successful candidate will be a servant leader who is:

Focused on the growth and well-being of the people and the organizations we serve, putting the needs of others first and helping people develop and perform as highly as possible.
Focused on working with pride, humility, honesty, and respect for others; performing at the highest level to help our partners achieve their goals.
A trusted advisor to principals and colleagues, demonstrating expertise and integrity.
A lifelong learner that is inquisitive and solves problems with bold thinking and innovation.
A visionary with an entrepreneurial spirit, who plans for the future with imagination and wisdom.
Exemplifying a bias for action, working with others to tackle the tasks at hand and supporting teams through change and organizational development.

Art and Wellness Enterprises is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status of protected veteran, among other things or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement, background check, credit check and drug screen. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.

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