7+ years of HR generalist experience, focusing on employee relations and talent assessment.
Strong knowledge of employment laws (EEO, ADAAA, FMLA, FLSA).
Proven ability to analyze data and provide actionable recommendations.
Collaborative approach to problem-solving and conflict resolution.
Excellent judgment and communication skills, both oral and written.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information responsibly.
Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree and SHRM certification preferred.
Responsibilities
Support Episcopal Bishop and Vicariate leaders with HR strategic consultation.
Manage HR initiatives including talent management and employee engagement.
Conduct employee relations and ethics investigations in partnership with leaders.
Analyze HR metrics to identify trends and recommend action plans.
Enhance workplace culture by addressing employee concerns promptly.
Identify training needs and facilitate development sessions on key topics.
Oversee talent management processes, advising on performance and disciplinary actions.
Manage various HR projects with a focus on organizational impact.
Maintain strong partnerships with vicariate leaders for alignment with goals.
Serve as backup for the Director of Employee Relations as needed.
Benefits
Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive benefits programs.
Regular opportunities for professional development and training.
Supportive work environment aligned with the mission of the Archdiocese.
Full Job Description
Job Summary
In alignment with the Mission of the Archdiocese of Chicago, the Human Resources Manager is the key point of contact providing Human Resources subject matter expertise to managers and employees within his or her assigned Vicariate.
Essential Job Functions
Directly supports the Episcopal Bishop, the Director of Vicariate Operations and Regional Director(s) for assigned vicariate regarding HR strategic support and consultation. Provides regular coaching, guidance, and feedback to help manage HR initiatives in their vicariate.
Supports all areas of HR for assigned vicariate, including talent and performance management, employee relations and engagement, organizational development, change management, employment law, and effective adoption of organizational initiatives and strategies.
Partners with organizational leaders to conduct employee relations and ethics/integrity investigations.
Supports the HR strategy by measuring operational success through HR metrics, including staffing and turnover. Regularly reviews metrics, analyzes, and identifies trends. Recommends plans of action to address gaps.
Promotes and strengthens the positive work environment by actively listening and appropriately responding to employee/leadership concerns with a sense of urgency.
Collaborates with the Director of Employee Relations to identify training and leadership development needs and implement solutions. Facilitates training sessions on identified topics such as employment law, positive employee relations, leadership development, and team building.
Supports talent management initiatives, including coaching good and poor performance. Advises leaders on coaching to correct process, including disciplinary actions and terminations.
Project manager for various projects as assigned, applying an organizational lens and downstream impacts to all vicariates as well the Pastoral Centers.
Maintains close and trusted partnerships with all vicariate leaders including operations directors and business managers to ensure alignment with organizational goals, maintain regular communication.
Serves as backup to the Director of Employee Relations when asked.
Regular travel throughout assigned vicariate required (up to 65%) with two days per week in the Pastoral Center. No overnight travel is expected. Must have access to reliable transportation.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Passionate about and committed to the Mission of the Archdiocese of Chicago and global Catholic Church.
Minimum 7 years of relevant Human Resources generalist experience, with an emphasis on employee relations and talent assessment.
Thorough knowledge of employment laws such as EEO, ADAAA, FMLA, FLSA, and their application.
Ability to gather and evaluate data and make recommendations.
Demonstrated ability to be highly collaborative, taking a consultative approach to problem resolution.
Excellent judgment, problem identification and resolution, decision making, interpersonal, organizational, and oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work and be entrusted with highly confidential and extremely sensitive information.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a highly matrixed organization with a sense of urgency.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience; Master's degree and SHRM certification a plus.
Spanish fluency is a plus but not required.
The Archdiocese of Chicago offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information about our benefit programs is available here.
This position has an annualized salary range of $85,207 - $108,639. An employee's pay within the salary range will be based on many factors including but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and organizational needs.
About Archdiocese of Chicago
The Archdiocese of Chicago is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Northeastern Illinois, in the United States. It was established as a diocese in 1843 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1880. It serves the more than 2.2 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in the state of Illinois, an area of 1,411 square miles. The archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries.
Blase Joseph Cupich was appointed Archbishop of Chicago in 2014 by Pope Francis, and is assisted by six episcopal vicars, who are each responsible for a vicariate. The cathedral parish for the archdiocese, Holy Name Cathedral, is in the Near North Side area of the see city for the diocese, Chicago. The Archdiocese of Chicago is the metropolitan see of the Province of Chicago. Its suffragan dioceses are the other Catholic dioceses in Illinois: Belleville, Joliet, Peoria, Rockford, and Springfield.
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 to 1996, was arguably one of the most prominent figures in the Church in the United States in the post-Vatican II era, rallying progressives with his "seamless garment ethic" and his ecumenical initiatives.
