Chief People and Culture Officer - Habitat Humanity

Chief People & Culture Officer

Another Source's client, Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties, is recruiting a Chief People & Culture Officer to join their team in Renton, Washington. This is a hybrid opportunity with four days onsite each week.

Internally titled:
Chief People & Communications Officer

Here's a little about Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties:

Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties works to build hope for all by tearing down barriers to affordable housing. With a deep commitment to Habitat's values—to lead with service, respect all people, build community, and deliver results—the organization brings people together to help create communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

At Habitat, the mission extends beyond building homes. The organization works to remove systemic barriers to sustainable, affordable home ownership through advocacy, education, and equitable practices while creating a strong sense of belonging throughout its workplaces, building sites, stores, and the communities it serves.

About this role:

The Chief People & Culture Officer will drive the development and implementation of strategic People & Culture initiatives and organizational communication strategies that strengthen employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and connection to Habitat's mission.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, this leader will shape workplace culture, organizational design, talent strategy, employee engagement, change management, and internal communications. A critical component of the role is ensuring employees across the organization receive clear, consistent, timely, and meaningful communication about organizational priorities, decisions, changes, and opportunities.

The Chief People & Communications Officer also provides executive leadership and strategic alignment for the Marketing & Communications function. Partnering with the Vice President of Marketing & Communications, this leader will help ensure the function is aligned with organizational priorities and effectively serves departments and lines of business across Habitat. Marketing expertise is not required for this role.

Scope & Impact:

• Work with Senior Leadership to design a comprehensive People & Culture strategy aligned with organizational strategy, bringing together integrated initiatives that enable Habitat's employees to drive organizational success.
• Act as a trusted advisor and confidant to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, helping drive culture strategy and ensure a high-performing, inclusive, collaborative, communicative, and values-driven organization.
• Develop and lead an organization-wide internal communication strategy that strengthens employee understanding of Habitat's mission, strategic priorities, organizational decisions, and changes.
• Partner with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to ensure important organizational information is communicated clearly, consistently, and at the appropriate time.
• Strengthen communication across departments and levels of the organization by creating effective mechanisms for two-way communication, employee feedback, and leadership visibility.
• Integrate internal communication with employee engagement, culture, change management, and organizational development initiatives.
• Provide communication leadership during periods of organizational change, helping leaders communicate the purpose, impact, and expectations associated with changes while supporting employees through transitions.
• Champion Habitat's values and reinforce a strong connection between its people, mission, and impact.
• Develop and drive employer branding efforts to position Habitat as an employer of choice and ensure a compelling Employee Value Proposition.
• Oversee performance systems and processes that promote accountability and motivate employees to do their best work.
• Collaborate with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to design organizational structures that optimize team effectiveness.
• Oversee a total rewards philosophy that reinforces Habitat's mission and strategic…