Fractional Ministry HR Director (Texas Residents Only)

Overview

Note: Qualified candidates have 5+ years of HR Leadership experience at a church or Christian mission to be considered, since our Consulting work requires deep experience in very specific areas of HR laws and practices. Ministry HR Group is a Texas-based HR Consulting firm for Christian ministries, churches and mission organizations. We support specialized HR programs such as hiring for Statement of Faith alignment, Biblical conduct expectations, ministerial exceptions, deputized fundraising, sabbatical leave, parsonage compensation, Christian health benefit programs and more. We are seeking a Fractional Ministry HR Director to provide strategic HR Leadership roles for our clients. The role is remote, based in Texas only, with some travel to the Dallas, Texas area.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• A minimum of 7 years as HR Director, including leading change all areas of HR
• A minimum of 5 years of leading HR at a Christian ministry, church or mission
• Deep understanding of church and mission HR laws including ministerial exceptions, deputized fundraising, parsonage allowances, hiring for religious non-profits, and more
• A degree in Human Resources or Business Leadership, or equivalent HR experience
• Hold a current US-based Professional HR certification (SHRM or HRCI preferred)
• Consulting experience is an asset
• Proven ability to lead and implement every area of HR except payroll
• Proven ability to coach and guide Executives on Biblical people practices
• Excellent verbal and written communication and group presentation skills
• Desire and ability to learn new ways of addressing HR issues
• Proven ability to innovate and create new programs
• Ability to consistently provide high quality, detailed and accurate work product
• Ability to switch between client contexts as an HR Leader
• High social intelligence and ability to discern appropriateness of performance and behavior and coach others to do the same
• Ability to lead by example with positive and professional behavior in every situation
• Ability to find and accurately apply Biblical references in HR coaching, materials and communication
• Consistently maintain a Professional Remote Office and appearance
• Align with Ministry HR Group’s HR culture, style and processes
• Must maintain a home address within in the state of Texas, within 100 miles of Dallas, Texas

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide Fractional HR Consulting and Executive Coaching
• Represent Human Resources on Leadership Teams for client organizations
• Work with clients’ Leadership to develop and implement HR Strategies and programs, focusing on reinforcing the clients’ cultural values & business objectives
• Support the Christian nonprofit clients with values-based people programs
• Advise on Organizational Development and Change Management
• Provide coaching and advising at all levels, on key people issues and compliance
• Identify key performance indicators for the human resources functions; assess the organization's success and market competitiveness based on these metrics
• Always be learning, innovating, creating, and reaching for new ways to engage people in the client mission
• Provide in-house advice and support to Ministry HR Group team members
• Travel to Client office in Plano at least once a week
• Actively participate in Ministry HR Group meetings and community

Other Responsibilities

• Travel to Ministry HR Group staff events as requested (rare).
• Manage or perform special HR projects as needed.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Must reside in the state of Texas, within 100 miles of Dallas, Texas
• Desk work for up to 35 hours per week
• Operate a laptop, keyboard and mouse for up to 35 hours per week
• See and proofread fine details on a screen
• See and analyze color
• See and recognize facial expressions and body language
• Speak, hear and communicate in meetings for up to 5 hours a day
• Focus on extremely confidential, sensitive and emotional issues for several hours at a time
• Focus and analyze large spreadsheets, databases and reports of complex data for up to 4 hours at a time
• Maintain calm, focused and objective leadership in stressful, demanding or conflict-heavy situations for up to 4 hours per day

Compensation and Benefits

We provide paid time off, paid SHRM memberships and referral bonuses. We do not provide healthcare benefits at this time, but we look forward to the day when we can.