The Director of People and Culture will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, internal employees, and external clients. The Director of People and Culture will provide leadership for creating an environment in which staff are engaged, valued and developed. Working in close partnership with the President and Executive Team, the Director will provide strategic leadership and direction ensuring consistent and fair application of HR policies, philosophies, and organization-wide systems to contribute to the culture and mission of the foundation.
Essential Job Functions
Leadership Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor and forward-thinking talent and culture strategist to senior management.
- Support the organization’s efforts in promoting greater fluency in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging throughout the foundation.
- Identify, implement, participate in, and lead the development of an ongoing learning environment that supports use of effective diversity and equity concepts, behaviors, and tools.
- Steward positive relationship development by elevating issues and trends to leadership and identifying learning and training opportunities to support a collaborative and effective work environment.
- Support work environments that foster and reinforce individual and team health, mutual accountability, and sustainability.
- Create trust with staff and focus on critical behaviors for job satisfaction to support organizational success.
Human Resources Responsibilities
- Develop, plan and implement all HR programs while promoting a team-based approach. Areas of focus include:
- organizational planning and change management,
- talent acquisition (including recruiting),
- talent development (including organization-wide learning practices),
- talent management (including performance management and employee relations),
- HR operations (including compensation and benefits).
- Provide supervisor training, including expectations of supervisors and practices for effective supervision and performance accountability.
- Proactively address issues, identify opportunities for greater efficiency/effectiveness, propose contingency plans, and mitigate risks.
- Provide internal consulting to members of leadership.
- Manage the total people and culture budget; identify a plan for operating expenses that meets or exceeds work expectations while staying within available annual resources.
- Deploy program-specific initiatives as well as centralized processes such as performance reviews, annual salary planning, management training programs, etc.
- Oversee investigation and resolution of employee relations issues.
- Develop and execute compensation and benefit programs that are competitive in the marketplace and in alignment with organization strategy, values, and business philosophy.
- Ensure HR and related policies and procedures are updated, as required, to comply with changes in the law, changing operating norms, and/or to reflect any new operating posture or philosophy of the foundation.
- Lead in the planning and/or design of organizational structure(s) as required, to accommodate the needs of the organization to facilitate and promote a high performing culture.
- Provide coaching, counseling, tools and methods for Waters Meet staff and supervisors to enhance performance and service delivery.
- Shape Waters Meet’s workforce strategy including recruitment, onboarding, performance management and action plans, succession planning, training, coaching, and overall talent management.
- Steward organizational development including leadership development and education, training, and stewardship of a positive, values-driven, team-based organizational culture.
- Manage all human resources functions in alignment with executive leadership priorities and a focus on increased productivity and effectiveness, standardization across all organizational functions and teams, improved operational efficiencies, improved employee relations, and decreased turnover.
Working at Waters Meet
At Waters Meet we are committed to nurturing a work environment where all individuals are valued and respected. We believe that equity and inclusion are essential to organizational effectiveness and excellence. This commitment is reflected in the composition of our staff, management, and board of directors. We believe in inclusive access to opportunities and strive to hire qualified staff reflecting the communities we serve.
To Apply
This position will be open until filled, with a priority deadline of Friday, July 3, 2026.