Wycliffe Bible Translators
Location
Orlando, FL | United States
Job description
Job Title
HR Director
Location USA - Florida - Orlando - Wycliffe USA Headquarters
Job Description Summary
The HR Director will lead HR Administration, a cross-functional workgroup that shepherds and stewards relationships, data, processes, policies and procedures to create data-driven, people-focused workforce management services. This leader will enable new ways to interact with team members, colleagues and leadership while leveraging resources and technological innovations. They will drive operational excellence, continuously improve processes to enhance the experience for members of our team and partners alike, and ensure HR practices are compliant with organizational and governmental guidelines.This HR director will elevate the team's readiness to respond to constituents' pursuit of information, assistance, understanding, guidance and/or partnership.
The HR Director strategically partners with the Vice President for Human Resources and other HR Senior Directors to shepherd and steward HR resources for the furtherance of Wycliffe USA's strategic priorities, principles and objectives. This leader assists to optimize HR team culture, cohesion, performance and outcomes.
Job Description Invitation to join God in His mission: For more than 80 years Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. has been committed to ensuring that people "from every nation, tribe, people and language" (Revelation 7:9) have access to God's Word in a language and format they can clearly understand. We believe that accurate, clear, and natural translations of the Bible in accessible formats lead to people entering into life-transforming relationships with God.
Wycliffe is a catalyst in the global Bible translation movement, engaging with thousands of partners around the world to collaboratively carry out this work. Wycliffe's vision is for people from every language to understand the Bible and be transformed. Our mission is to serve with the global body of Christ to advance Bible translation, and work together so people can encounter God through his word.
Wycliffe is a distinctly Christian community where you can flourish by using your God-given talents and abilities to serve and support the ministry of Bible translation. Your employment with Wycliffe is not merely a vocation, it is responding and making a commitment to actively participate in what He's doing around the world. Your faith, prayers, skills and experiences are foundational to contributing and witnessing God's Word impacting people around the world. This is a once-in-eternity opportunity!
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, and is completely trustworthy, speaking with supreme authority in all matters of belief and practice. Wycliffe's beliefs and core values can be found here. An exemplary standard of ethics, behavior and conduct that reflects biblical principles are lived-out by all staff. As an active partner in fulfilling the Great Commission, Wycliffe staff embrace and adhere to Wycliffe's beliefs and core values, all of which are essential to Wycliffe fulfilling its Bible translation mission.
Prayer undergirds Bible translation and is foundational to Wycliffe's work culture. Our work atmosphere provides numerous opportunities, individually and corporately, to actively live out your faith in Jesus Christ as you work heartily as to the Lord.
As a religious organization and employer, Wycliffe is permitted to and does make employment decisions on the basis of religion, biblical standards and our religious beliefs.
Minimum Spiritual and Personal Commitment: - Demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, as evidenced by your personal testimony.
- Identify with and participate in a Christian church and proactively seek to grow in your Christian faith.
- Establish and maintain a team of prayer partners (minimum 3-5 partners) who commit to praying for you as you respond and commit to your season of ministry at Wycliffe.
- Actively participate in corporate prayer and devotional times such as weekly team devotionals, Entermission, Scripture Celebrations, Spiritual Retreats and World Day of Prayer.
- Maintain an exemplary standard of Christian ethics, behavior and conduct within Wycliffe and in your public and private life outside of Wycliffe, and agree to abide by Wycliffe's ethics, behavior and conduct standards at all times.
- Demonstrate Christian maturity in all interactions as displayed by good judgment based on biblical values and principles.
- Actively incorporate your Christian faith, as well as Wycliffe's beliefs and core values in all aspects of your daily work.
Overview of HR Administration: Wycliffe USA seeks to better the attraction, health, and retention of staff (member, paid, volunteers and interns) serving globally to advance Bible Translation. Effective systems, resources, projects, policies and risk management is foundational to the advancement of HR strategies and operating systems.
Job Responsibilities: - Faithfully and regularly pray for the ongoing work of Bible translation and for unreached people groups around the world.
- Act as an organizational representative presenting the global ministry of Wycliffe and encouraging interested individuals, organizations and churches to participate in the work of Bible translation.
- Ensure excellence in service delivery to constituents by giving priority to work flowing through relationships.
- Collaborate on departmental initiatives to provide a best-in-class work experience for Wycliffe USA candidates and staff.
- Partner on efforts and strategies that improve the team's understanding, adoption and reflection of Wycliffe's values.
- Represent the HR team in meetings, projects, workshops, and partnership efforts. Build robust relationships with constituents producing creative and agile solutions to mitigate challenges to engagement for the HR team/processes.
- Direct and improve HR operating and management systems to facilitate the team's ability to respond to the needs of the workforce in a streamlined and simplified manner. Guide the development and continual improvement of HR administration and business functions. Supervise the development and improvement HR policies and procedures to ensure all decisions and actions comply with internal/external standards.
- Resource the developments and reporting of the tactical plans associated with the strategic plan and/or priorities. Collaborate on strategic initiatives with project management, as requested.
- Coordinate project teams, workgroups and/or taskforce to ensure assignments are carried out effectively, efficiently and collaboratively, as needed.
- Oversee the triaging of requests for assistance to ensure leaders shepherd staff through mitigation and reconciliation strategies in a timely manner.
- Coordinate and collaborate on staff communication efforts to ensure staff are kept abreast of relevant HR offerings and developments. Assure communication with constituents is clear, empathetic and succinct.
- Maintains current knowledge of industry trends to assure resources, services, and processes remain relevant to constituents and align with our best-in-class focus. Formulate recommendations for improvements.
- Support and partner budget development and fiscal management processes to ensure good stewardship of resources.
- Encourage and hold the HR team accountable to organizational culture standards, ensuring high customer service standards and demonstrating spiritual maturity. Promote team cohesion by helping to coordinate the planning and calendarization of team activities, highlighting milestones, new staff onboarding, etc. with a high level of whole-person care, professionalism and efficacy.
- Assist with other tasks and projects as requested by the Senior Director of HR Administration and Total Rewards and/or Vice President of Human Resources.
- Organizational Representative: Present the global ministry of Wycliffe and encourage interested individuals and churches to participate in this work. Maintain an exemplary standard of ethics and conduct that reflects biblical principles.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: Coordinates supervisory responsibilities for 2-10 staff in accordance with the ministry's policies and applicable laws, including spiritual leadership, interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining staff, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
- Travel Requirements: Some domestic and international travel may be expected for this position.
- Schedule Requirements: Ability and willingness to alter work schedule as needed in order to work across time zones.
Minimum Skill Sets (KSAs): To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Spiritual Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ): Demonstrates desire and ability to support corporate Biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation as evidenced by your active participation and willingness to pray with and for others; be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in all verbal and written, internal and external professional communications.
- Work well within your team by demonstrating Christian maturity and the humility that gives appropriate credit to others where it is due. Be willing to take ownership of shortcomings and faults, admit and own mistakes, receive correction or exhortation and remain teachable with a willingness to learn and grow.
- Team Leadership: Serve with humility and integrity in helping others achieve excellent results. Foster an atmosphere of strong morale by including staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating, and process improvement as appropriate. Make yourself available to staff, provide regular feedback including appropriate recognition, develop subordinates skills, and encourage growth and quality focus in others.
- Human Resources Management: Solid knowledge base of human resources and efficient business practices, policies and principles. Recognizes broader implications i.e. balancing efficiencies with staff experience and whole-person care.
- Relationship Building: Establishes, sustains, and fosters professional contacts to build, enhance, and connect networks for connecting people to Bible Translation and serving the community. Easy to approach and talk to. Spends the extra effort to put others at ease, being sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others and a good listener.
- Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills in relating to people at all levels of positions and diverse backgrounds.
- Planning and Organizing: Able to manage multiple priorities, establish meaningful goals, and meet commitments on a timely basis.
- Information Gathering and Processing: Intellectual curiosity to identify opportunities and solve problems. Strong attention to detail and ability to organize and synthesize a broad set of information.
- Analytical Thinking: Analyzes problems and provides creative solutions along with a willingness to take initiative to implement agreed-upon solutions.
- Confidentiality: Able to maintain complete confidentiality and proven ability to properly handle sensitive information.
- Technical Skills: Demonstrates high proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Google Workspace (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Mail, Calendar, Slides, Hangouts), Workday human capital management system or similar HCM software, database and reporting systems, video conferencing, and demonstrates flexibility in learning other software as needed.
Education & Experience: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5-7 years of related experience in human resources, business administration/operations, ministry and/or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Experience working with diverse teams and managing projects.
- Human resources background with certification preferred.
- Nonprofit ministry volunteer or work experience is also beneficial.
Compensation and Benefits: - Wycliffe's purpose-driven culture allows you to use your gifts and talents to serve the global work and ministry of Bible translation.
- The range for this position is $65,883 - $76,589. Actual pay rate may be higher based on various factors such as qualifications, skills and experience, required training, licensure and/or certifications, budget, and allocation, if applicable. Additionally, the range for this position is based upon and considers Wycliffe's non-profit ministry environment.
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- 403b retirement savings account with matching.
- Paid time off with up to a max of 10 vacation days in the first year of employment and up to 8 hours per month of sick time (based on hours worked).
- 10+ paid holidays.
- Short-term disability pay.
- Flexible work arrangements and infants in the workplace for most positions.
- Detailed information per position is available upon request.
- Regular spiritual development, worship, prayer, community gatherings and connection opportunities for all staff in all locations.
- Our Orlando headquarters features a serene walking path around a small lake, local events and hybrid work arrangements for most positions.
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