Title: Senior Human Resources Client Partner

State Role Title: Human Resource Analyst II

Hiring Range: $75,000 -$95,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Location: MAIN MUSEUM

Agency Website: https://www.vmfa.museum/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

About Virginia Museum of Fine Arts:

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States. VMFA’s growing encyclopedic collection houses more than 50,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of world history.

Our holdings include the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, the finest collection of Art Nouveau outside of Paris and one of the nation’s finest collections of American art. VMFA is also home to important collections of Chinese art, English silver, French Impressionism, Postimpressionism, British sporting art, and modern and contemporary art, as well as renowned South Asian, Himalayan, and African art.

Recently named the 11th-best art museum in the United States by The Washington Post,
VMFA is the only US art museum open 365 days a year with free general admission.

VMFA is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.

About the HR Department:

The VMFA Department of Human Resources supports excellence in the VMFA workforce and our broader community. We accomplish this by being knowledgeable, approachable, and professional in providing quality client services in the areas of payroll, employee relations, benefits, recruitment and retention, professional & organizational development, compensation, human resource administration, internships & volunteer opportunities, staff engagement, and HR data management. We develop and communicate sound policies and procedures that balance the needs of employees and the needs of the museum while ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal law. We provide strategic leadership and model excellence, honesty, integrity, and teamwork. We deliver our services in support of the museum’s mission of providing world-renowned art, education, leadership, and service to the Commonwealth of Virginia and the global community.

General Information:

We are currently seeking applications for a Senior Human Resource Client Partner in our HR Client Services group. This position supervises HR Client Services staff and direct their work activities and participates in the delivery of HR solutions to the museum workforce, including recruitment, orientation, employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, policy interpretation, staffing plans, and staff development.

The successful candidate will:

- Lead the HR Client Services team in delivery of HR solutions including recruitment, orientation, employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, policy interpretation, staffing plans, and staff development.

- Execute effective recruiting and retention strategies for hiring top-quality talent museum-wide.

- Establish and maintain credibility and trust by providing professional advice, ensuring confidentiality of information, and responding promptly to inquiries.

- Provide solutions to problems that are fair, legally sound, and effective for museum management. Meet deadlines and actively participate in inter-departmental committees as appropriate.

- Ensure compliance with employment-related laws and regulations. Keep abreast of changes in federal and state laws, state policies and procedures and determine the impact on the Museum.

- Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to all levels of staff. Express ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.

- Create and uphold HR departmental best practices by working with museum managers to develop an excellent understanding of strategic business initiatives, objectives, and key deliverables of their departments or functions. This includes working directly with departmental managers to align their departmental strategies and goals with sound human capital management and the VMFA strategic plan.

- Consistently review department practices to identify opportunities for improvement and implement solutions; always striving for and actively contributing to a standard of excellence.

At the direction of the Deputy Director of Human Resources, this position will also:

- Assist museum departments with business planning and staffing plans for the expansion and renovation project.

- Assist with generating and submitting state-mandated and other applicable reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• Exceptional supervisory and leadership skills and experience. Demonstrated ability to organize and supervise the work of staff.
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including recruitment, compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of personnel administration and related state and federal laws and regulations.
• Considerable knowledge of state policy and procedures related to multiple human resources disciplines, including recruitment, employee relations, orientation, classification and compensation, employee benefits administration, training, records, and transactions.
• Excellent computer literacy, including extensive experience with Microsoft 365 or related software, Abode Acrobat, HRIS, and project management programs.
• Strong strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work on-site.

Additional Considerations

• Extensive, demonstrably effective supervisory and/or leadership experience.
• Several years’ work experience in HR; working experience with multiple human resource disciplines, including recruitment, compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, performance management, and federal and state respective employment laws.
• Bachelor’s degree and/or HR Certification (SHRM, HRCI, etc) preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Selected candidates must pass a criminal history background check.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

All applicants must submit an online application. This position will close at 11:55 pm on the designated closing date listed at the top of this posting on Jobs.Virginia.gov.

VMFA is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified Employer. Diverse and inclusive hiring practices are at the heart of what we do at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Contact Information

Name: HR Services

Phone: For the most up-to-date status of your application, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account. We do not provide application status updates via phone.

Email: recruitment@vmfa.museum

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.