Chief People Officer

Jericho Road Church
Buffalo, NY
Category Human Resources
Job Description
Role Overview

The Chief People Officer will provide executive leadership and strategic direction for Jericho Road's human resources and people strategy, aligned with our mission and strategic priorities. This position is full-time, within the Executive team, working across all sites with the primary location being 181 Barton.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include providing executive oversight and support to the Senior Director of Ministry and the ministry portfolio, ensuring effective integration of ministry with Jericho Road's broader mission and organizational priorities, and advancing strategies that strengthen staff engagement, retention, recognition, wellbeing, and the overall employee experience.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have significant progressive leadership experience in human resources, including substantial responsibility for leading an HR function in a complex organization, and demonstrated expertise across core human resources functions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, organizational development, psychology, or related field; master's degree preferred
  • Significant progressive leadership experience in human resources, including substantial responsibility for leading an HR function in a complex organization
  • Broad and demonstrated expertise across core human resources functions
  • Demonstrated experience in organizational development, performance management, leadership development, staff engagement, learning and development, and supporting organizational change
  • Proven ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior and executive leaders, coach leaders through complex people matters, and provide guidance on workforce and employee issues
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills, with sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters effectively
  • Experience fostering a healthy organizational culture grounded in accountability, trust, inclusion, collaboration, and employee wellbeing
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and support faith-based ministry and spiritual care initiatives with authenticity and cultural humility
  • Preferred experience in nonprofit, healthcare, community health, or other mission-driven organizations
  • Preferred experience leading organizational change or transformation and using data to strengthen organizational effectiveness

Benefits

  • Medical (single-high coverage paid in full by employer)
  • HSA
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Employer paid life insurance benefit
  • Supplemental insurances
  • Tuition discounts
  • Generous paid time off
  • Global travel to our three global health clinics
  • Loan forgiveness for applicable positions
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