Director of HR and Workforce Development

Director of HR and Workforce Development

Full Time Des Moines, IA, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

To advance community health through a strong network of health centers and other safety net providers.

The Iowa Primary Care Association (Iowa PCA) has supported Iowa’s community health centers since 1988 to expand access to affordable, high quality, integrated care. The Iowa PCA, along with our sister companies INConcert

Care (INCC) and Iowa Health+ (IH+), provides training, technical assistance, and shared services opportunities in quality improvement, value-based care, health information technology, and other areas. We have expanded our services through a new partnership with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to serve as the new statewide Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organization (BH-ASO), providing an opportunity to expand our efforts and connection to the broader behavioral health safety net.

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.

The following duties are normal for this position.

• 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.

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