Director, Human Resources – MEDVET Caribbean Operations

Director, Human Resources – MEDVET Caribbean Operations General Summary

The Director, Human Resources – MEDVET Caribbean Operations is a key HR leadership role responsible for advancing the people strategy for MEDVET’s Caribbean and US-based operations. Based in South Florida, this leader serves as a visible, hands‑on HR partner to institutional and segment leadership while directly leading HR Generalists across St. Maarten, St. Kitts, and Barbados.

This is a relationship‑intensive, culturally nuanced leadership role supporting three distinct academic institutions across Barbados, St. Kitts, and St. Maarten. Success requires a leader who values and embraces the unique culture, traditions, and operating environment of each institution, builds strong relationships with campus leaders, faculty, and HR teams, and effectively translates enterprise HR strategies into locally relevant and sustainable solutions.

Under the leadership of the VP, HR Strategic Talent Consultant, this role partners closely with Home Office HR Centers of Excellence to execute enterprise HR priorities, strengthen leadership capability, and support the MEDVET operating model. The Director will help translate Covista’s HR initiatives into practical, measurable actions across the business, including Organizational Health Index (OHI) action planning, Connected Performance, total rewards partnership, talent planning, culture-building, HR service model alignment, and adoption of AI‑enabled and technology‑driven process improvements.

The ideal candidate is a credible, business‑minded HR leader who can operate strategically while remaining close to the work. This individual must be comfortable traveling periodically to Caribbean campuses, facilitating leadership and management training, supporting cultural and engagement initiatives, and helping build internal capability in the absence of a centralized Learning and Development function.

• Implement practical and measurable HR strategies aligned with MEDVET’s institutional priorities, Covista’s enterprise-first operating model, and the MEDVET future‑state organizational direction.
• Develop trusted partnerships with institutional leaders, faculty, and HR teams across multiple campuses, serving as a visible and strategic HR partner while recognizing and adapting to the unique culture, operating environment, workforce dynamics, and leadership priorities of each institution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to institutional leadership, academic leaders, faculty managers, and HR teams on talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, employee relations, leadership development, and colleague engagement matters.
• Demonstrate cultural awareness, organizational sensitivity, and sound judgment when translating enterprise HR initiatives into locally relevant execution plans, balancing enterprise consistency with the distinct needs of individual campuses, jurisdictions, and stakeholder groups.
• Partner with leaders to identify organizational barriers, clarify roles and accountabilities, and support effective collaboration across matrixed teams and centralized functions.

• Lead local execution of OHI action planning, including evaluating survey results, identifying priority themes, partnering with leaders on action plans, and supporting accountability through ongoing follow‑up.
• Advance culture and engagement initiatives that reinforce strategic clarity, role clarity, performance transparency, accountability, and enterprise mindset across MEDVET teams.
• Facilitate leadership conversations, colleague engagement sessions, cultural events, and campus outreach activities that strengthen connection, trust, and visibility across locations.
• Use feedback channels and workforce insights to help leaders understand employee sentiment and respond with practical, sustainable actions.

• Drive execution of Covista’s Connected Performance process, including the 70/30 What/How framework, performance calibration, leader coaching, and quality review of performance…