Director of Human Resources & Workforce Development

About the Role

As Iowa PCA expands its services, partnerships, and statewide impact, the organization requires dedicated leadership to:

• Align people strategies with organizational priorities and long-term goals.
• Develop scalable HR systems and infrastructure that support future growth.
• Strengthen leadership effectiveness and workforce capability.
• Improve employee engagement, retention, and organizational culture.
• Ensure consistency, compliance, and operational excellence across all people operations.
• Build trust-based relationships throughout the organization and strengthen alignment between employees, leaders, and the Executive Team.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Iowa PCA's senior human resources leader and strategic advisor, aligning workforce initiatives with organizational goals, priorities, and long-term sustainability.
• Lead the development and implementation of workforce, talent, and organizational development strategies that support employee engagement, retention, succession planning, and effectiveness.
• Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of human resources functions, including employee relations, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, compensation, benefits, and workforce development.
• Advise organizational leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, employee relations matters, performance management, workplace investigations, conflict resolution, and change management initiatives.
• Design, document, and implement scalable HR processes that create consistency, efficiency, and accountability throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
• Lead, develop, and evaluate a team of staff, consultants, contractors, and other assigned personnel to ensure effective delivery and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Oversee compensation, benefits, leave administration, workforce reporting, and related human resources programs to support compliance, employee attraction and retention, organizational sustainability, and data-informed decision making.
• Provide strategic oversight of employee training, leadership development, workforce education, and professional development programs that strengthen employee capability, organizational effectiveness, and long-term workforce capacity.
• Direct workforce development initiatives, partnerships, and programs that strengthen workforce pipelines, career pathways, stakeholder engagement, and healthcare workforce capacity while advancing organizational and industry workforce priorities.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• Minimum five years of progressive human resources experience.
• Minimum three years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated success advising senior leaders on employee relations, workforce planning, organizational development, and change management.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, HR compliance, and HR best practices.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification preferred.
• Experience in healthcare, behavioral health, public health, nonprofit, association, or mission-driven organizations preferred.

Skills

• Experience with HRIS administration, workforce analytics, and process improvement initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, coaching, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to build trust and influence at all levels of the organization.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Human Resource Consultants
• Workforce consultant
• Recruitment Specialist