JOB STATUS: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

General Description:
The Chief Talent Officer works to transform RPS’s HR system from a traditional transactional structure to a strategic office of the division that helps attract, develop, and retain the best and brightest to teach, lead, and serve in RPS.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads a comprehensive human capital strategy around recruitment and hiring, performance management, retention, benefits/compensation, and employee development
• Maintains strong customer service-oriented climate by ensuring the Talent Office provides helpful, responsive, and timely support to employees and prospective staff
• Leads, coaches and evaluates a team of direct reports (in Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Benefits/Compensation, Data and System Management, Risk Management, and Teacher/Leader Pathways) to ensure the Office meets its goals
• Modernizes, consolidates, and monitors human capital data systems and processes to develop more efficient and customer-friendly processes
• Serves on the senior leadership team, and acts as strategic advisor, functional expert, and thought partner on organizational issues as well as key Talent issues
• Performs other duties as assigned

 Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree required
• At least 7 years of senior level experience
• Human capital and education sector experience preferred
• HR certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or related, preferred 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate complex ideas simply and succinctly
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to motivate and appropriately challenge staff
• Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail and ease at managing competing demands and determining priorities independently
• Experience working in a fast-paced, environment; adaptable when managing multiple, shifting priorities; comfortable with ambiguity
• Bilingual/fluency in Spanish preferred

HOW TO APPLY: All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an on-line application. Please access website at: wwww.rvaschools.net

Please upload the following information with your application: a current resume, transcript and license if applicable. Also, when completing your application, include three email addresses of your professional references and/or upload letters of references. A combination of professional reference email addresses and letters are accepted. Richmond City Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment. EOE.

START DATE: Based on School Board approval