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Posted: 10-Mar-25
Location: Durham, North Carolina
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Internal Number: 254173
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.
The Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Human Resources is a key thought leader with a strategic mindset who serves as a trusted advisor and partner to drive human resources initiatives that support the overall mission and strategic direction of DUHS.
Work Performed
HR Strategy:
- Work with the HR staff and business executives to understand human resource needs of the business and define the overall entity people strategy.
- Lead the implementation of entity and system HR initiatives
- Participate in periodic business strategic planning and review cycles and adjust strategies; prioritize HR activities based upon business needs, while maintaining momentum on system-wide initiatives.
- Implement strategies and processes that drive an organizational culture committed to quality, service, people, and improvement; and maintain efficient and effective operations.
- Develop and implement people specific goals and objectives for both the short-term and long-term.
Data Driven Decision Making:
- Address critical business levers, some of which are People driven, and assist the senior leadership team in decision making and prioritization.
- Determine the possible People ramifications of potential business initiatives and voice these considerations with senior leadership.
- Proactively obtain, interpret and present metrics and analysis to business leaders to make informed decisions (e.g. hiring, attrition, vacancy, employee engagement and other data).
- Utilize employee engagement data (engagement survey data and exit data) in developing strategies. Partner with entity leadership to ensure employee engagement action plans are implemented.
HR Operations:
- Review and make compensation recommendations based on key employment metrics and market compensation surveys.
- Ensure workforce and hiring plans align with span of control metrics, budgets, and productivity metrics.
- Develop and implement an employee/labor relations strategy to ensure minimal disruption from third party representatives. Participate in contract bargaining for represented employee group.
- Ensure an environment of compliance on policies related to patient care, quality, safety and compliance, physical security, and professional ethics. Uphold compliance standards for Joint Commission, Department of Labor, OFCCP and human resources policies.
Team Leadership/Development:
- Build, lead and develop a team of human resources professionals. Lead the human resources team to engage leadership and staff to use the human resources support model effectively.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- The preferred candidate must be a high impact individual capable of driving results. Must exhibit a sense of urgency and service orientation when driving organizational strategies.
- Demonstrated skill and ability to measure and transparently share the results of goals and objectives with the executive team, staff, physicians and other stakeholders.
- Encourage innovation and creativity in human resources and bringing a fresh perspective to problem solving.
- Demonstrated ability to champion and role model best practices within the HR and through people initiatives and policies throughout the organization.
- Remains current with national and local issues affecting health care & human resources administration and their potential impact on the institution; serves as a well-informed advisor to the DUHS senior leadership team.
- Demonstrate understanding of business strategies and how "people strategies" and organizational development initiatives can support the achievement of organizational goals.
- Experience in or oversight in the following areas of human resources is preferred:
- Strategic HR Planning
- Talent Acquisition and Retention
- Compensation Design
- Executive Leadership
- Leadership Development, Succession and Workforce Development
- Labor and Strategy Negotiations
- Team Building and Coaching
- Strategic Business Partnering
Minimum Qualifications
Education Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience, Master's degree preferred.
Experience 8 years of progressive human resources related experience with a minimum of two years in a leadership role.
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