DEPARTMENT:
Human Resources
POSITION SUMMARY: Serve Adventist Media Ministries (AMM) to develop, update, administrate and communicate Human Resources policies and programs.
AUTHORITY & ACCOUNTABILITY: Authority as delegated by the Adventist Media Ministries Executive Board. Responsible for developing and overseeing AMM HR policies and practices -- in accordance with Adventist Media Ministries and North American Division policy and objectives.
ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:
- Report directly to the NAD Media VP and function as a liaison between management and staff.
- Recommends, formulates, and communicates personnel policies in compliance to state and federal regulations and the objectives and goals of Adventist Media Ministries.
- Manages, communicates, and maintains a salary administration program, as established by the North American Division, to ensure consistency and equity in salaries and positions within each media ministry.
- Practice proactive employee relations in disciplinary action and coordinate all recommendations for termination or layoffs. Counsel with employee, assist with outside placement and exit interview.
- Effectively work to reduce the incidence of occupational injury within the Media Center and to establish continuous training on disaster preparedness and safety in the workplace.
- Must be able to perform the specific position functions as listed below.
- Fulfill other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the AMM management.
Specific Functions:
- Personnel:
- Responsible for the training and orientation of all employees to the goals, objectives and philosophy of Media Ministries
- Advises and counsels employees regarding retirement and acts as a liaison between the NAD Retirement Plan office and the employee.
- Establish, maintain, and communicate the employee suggestion and recognition program.
- Department:
- Advise administrative officers, department heads, and supervisors regarding specific personnel items.
- Initiate and recommend policies and procedures to promote job satisfaction and productivity among center personnel.
- Keep management informed of problems that could jeopardize the achievement of goals and objectives.
- Media Center:
- Advise administrative officers, department heads, and supervisors regarding specific personnel items.
- Initiate and recommend policies and procedures to promote job satisfaction and productivity among center personnel.
- Keep management informed of problems that could jeopardize the achievement of goals and objectives.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:
1. QUALIFICATIONS, SCOPE, & COMPLEXITY OF DUTIES:
- Education: Minimum of college degree with an emphasis in human resources at the bachelor’s or master’s degree level or equivalent.
- Experience: Minimum of three to five years’ experience with broad knowledge of employment, compensation, employee relations and training, and development.
- Certificates: SHRM-CP or PHR preferred.
- Skills, scope, and complexity of duties:
- Necessary leadership skills to sufficiently handle the job assignment
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to exercise direction, independent judgment, make decisions and assume responsibility
- Good personal relationship skills
- Understand or be willing to receive training on a continual basis
- Flexibility to adapt to urgent projects or unusual situations
- Membership: Member in good standing of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
2. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
- In Media Ministries:
- NAD VP of Media
- AMM speaker directors and Managers
- Department Directors
- Employees
- Outside of Media Center:
- Legal
- Visitors
- Other SDA organizations and professional contacts
- Principal Contact: NAD VP of Media
- Secondary Contact: HR Assistant
3. WORKING CONDITIONS:
- General working conditions of an office and production studio
- Travel flexibility and travel hazards
- Physical requirements: requires standing, walking, time at desk, reaching, climbing, and lifting (maximum of 10 lbs.)
- Statistics:
- 38 regular hours per week,
- Will require variable hours and weekend work
- Regular business attire