Chief Human Resources Officer

Delivering results that matter by providing best in class support services.

CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Department of Administration position assigned to Department of Juvenile Corrections

This position may offer the ability to work remotely on a hybrid basis, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures

Main office location: 100 N. 15th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007

Anticipated Hiring Range: $100,000 - $110,000 DOE  

Grade: 30

Open Until October 25, 2024  

The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) assigned to the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) is a vital leadership partner who will guide and implement the agency's human resources strategy. This dynamic and experienced leader will oversee a team of 11 HR professionals supporting a diverse workforce across two key locations: Central Office at 100 N. 15th Ave., and Adobe Mountain School at 2800 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd. The CHRO will be instrumental in cultivating a positive and productive work environment where ADJC can attract, develop, and retain top talent committed to the agency's mission providing the young people in ADJC’s care with evidence-based rehabilitative services. The ADJC CHRO will be part of a cohort of CHROs of the State’s largest agencies who have a matrixed reporting relationship with both the Arizona Department of Administration’s Human Resources Division (ADOA HRD) and their assigned agency. As an ADOA HRD leader, the CHRO will be assigned to ADJC and will collaborate with a cohort of CHROs from other state agencies to elevate HR practices and address statewide workforce needs. This collaborative role requires aligning ADJC's HR strategy with its mission, providing leadership to the ADJC HR team, developing innovative HR programs, ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, managing HR budgets effectively, and collaborating with ADOA HRD and other state agency CHROs. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a proven track record of success in human resources leadership, preferably within a correctional or public sector environment, and possess strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, along with a deep understanding of HR and training and development best practices.

Overall, HRD leaders are viewed as strategic partners who help solve real problems by:

• Using the business or entity strategy to drive HR activities
• Knowing what drives success for the business
• Understanding human resources business metrics
• Determining the skills and capabilities that are needed to deliver the business strategies
• Identifying top talent and matching them to business-critical roles
• Determining the organizational risks that could jeopardize business success
• Designing organizations that deliver outstanding business results
  

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Knowledge of:

• Human resources principles and practices, including classification and compensation, talent acquisition, performance management, employee relations, operations (record keeping, HRIS), training and development and employee benefits administration
• Federal and state employment laws and compliance, State Personnel System Personnel Rules, Statewide Human Resources Policies and Guidelines and Lean Management Systems (State-specific Rules, policies and guidelines can be learned after appointment)
• Public sector processes, including legislative process, budgeting, procurement, and public records
• Branding and communication strategies
• Change management and process improvement within a large organization

Skill in:

• Leadership and organizational development
• Oral and written communication
• Interpersonal relations with executive leadership, managers and various levels of contributors and stakeholders within and outside the organization
• Developing and implementing work measurement methods, project planning, analysis and interpretation of data

Ability to:

• Effectively direct large, centralized administrative services, problem solve complex issues, and drive culture initiatives
• Synthesize data and analyses into compelling written or verbal presentation materials to facilitate decision making
• Perform sound, objective analyses to draw out logical conclusions; ability to apply logic and reason to identify opportunities, and drive goals
• Travel frequently between Central Office and Adobe Mountain School
  

• The ideal candidate will have six or more years of professional-level leadership experience emphasizing Human Resources functions
• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business or Public Administration or a related field will be considered favorably, as will a nationally-recognized human resource-related certification from SHRM, HRCI or other reputable certification institutions, however, degrees and certifications are not required

• Background/Fingerprint Check
• Requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver license record checks, required to maintain acceptable driving records and complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.11)
  

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
  

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Please note, enrollment eligibility normally becomes effective after 27 weeks of employment

• If you have any questions please feel free to contact Christopher Langseth at christopher.langseth@azdoa.gov for assistance
• The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer