Vice President of People & Culture Full Time NEW

Qualified candidates should forward their resume and cover letter to HR@gcfb.org.

Company Description

Gleaners Community Food Bank is dedicated to ensuring households in Southeastern Michigan have access to sufficient, nutritious food through collaboration, efficient operations, and innovative solutions.

Role Description

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the VP of People & Culture is a high-impact executive role designed to be a center of excellence for the team and build “Organizational Glue” for Gleaners. This leader serves our 125-person staff, ensuring that our culture, systems, and internal communications are perfectly tuned to achieve our mission.

The ideal candidate

• Possesses a steady hand required to lead a high-performing team.
• Passion for building systems and cultures that empower others to do their best work.
• Finds professional satisfaction in working behind the scenes to optimize clarity, execution and strategy.
• Has the emotional intelligence and mental bandwidth to serve a team of roughly 125 people through change while holding teams accountable to shared goals.
• Embrace innovation and technology to efficiently increase our impact in the communities we serve, as well as improve our internal business processes that support delivering this impact.

Core responsibilities

• People, Culture & Performance– culture stewardship, performance excellence, total rewards, recruiting excellence, staff development and innovation.
• Internal Communications, IT & Engagement – internal communication strategy, information technology team leadership
• Organizational Risk & Office Management – organizational safety & compliance, organizational and IT risk management assessments, office, customer service and workspace strategy
• Integration & Strategy – leadership meeting facilitation, strategic filter for new initiatives, high-level metric tracking and board committee support.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior leadership experience in a similar size organization (100+ employees) with human resources, organizational development, administrative operations (including IT and internal communications) and customer service.
• Demonstrated experience with organizational safety and risk management programs.
• Experience working in nonprofit organizations or mission-driven environments is a plus
• Mastery of compassionate candor, employee engagement, conflict resolution, and systems thinking.
• Comprehensive understanding of Human Resources principles, including strategic planning, organizational development, and workforce planning
• Strong expertise in Employee Relations, including conflict resolution, performance management, and fostering a culture of inclusivity
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required; advanced degree or certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, PHR) preferred

This is a job description summary. For a complete job description, please go to www.gcfb.org/careers.

Qualified candidates should forward their resume and cover letter to HR@gcfb.org.