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Korn Ferry International

Chief Human Resources Officer

Korn Ferry International, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246


Chief Human Resources Officer

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center

The Company

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is one of the largest community blood centers in the United States, and the only blood provider to Houston and its surrounding communities. Originally founded in 1975 by 100 physicians from the Harris County Medical Society, The Blood Center started with 64 employees and collected 46,602 units for 80 hospitals served within 16 counties. Today, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center employs approximately 750 staff and provides voluntarily donated blood and blood components to more than 170 hospitals and healthcare institutions in the 26-county Texas Gulf Coast, Brazos Valley, and East Texas regions.

Mission:

To partner with the community to help save and sustain lives by providing a safe supply of blood, biotherapies, and related services.

Vision:

To be a blood industry center-of-excellence by supporting our community with innovative blood, biotherapies, and research products and services.

The Opportunity

Position:

Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Location:

Houston, Texas

Reporting Relationship:

The CHRO will report to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center.

Purpose of the Position:

Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) will provide overall human resource leadership and guidance for a non-profit and one of the largest community blood centers in the United States within a complex, dynamic, and diverse environment.

The position is critical to developing and executing human resources initiatives, providing excellent internal customer service and consultation, driving human resources functional excellence, and championing innovation and continuous process improvement for the organization.

The CHRO will oversee a team in the areas of recruitment; compensation and benefits; employee relations/engagement; and organization development and training.

This individual will help the organization and its people adapt and thrive in an evolving healthcare industry, and will inspire the organization to deliver on its mission of partnering with the community to help save and sustain lives by providing a safe supply of blood, biotherapies, and related services.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, motivate, and develop a team of HR business partners, employee relations staff, and functional experts to design and implement best practices that enhance organizational culture, meet the needs of internal clients, and drive the achievement of Gulf Coast’s strategic goals.

Facilitate the successful implementation of strategic initiatives through thoughtful organizational design and robust change management practices.

Provide proactive, strategic guidance on all human resources and learning-related matters to the CEO and senior leadership team.

Help build a cohesive culture which drives performance, empowerment, accountability, transparency, and innovation.

Provide thought leadership, due diligence, and implementation support for future growth opportunities from a talent and people perspective.

Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to the CEO and senior leadership, and act as the liaison to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees.

Education:

A Bachelor's degree is required and a Master's degree is preferred.

Korn Ferry shall provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified candidates, and will refer candidates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis.

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