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The emphasis is on growing and stewarding HR as a proactive, trusted, and forward-looking partner to the Fellowship — cultivating a healthy and thriving organizational culture that advances ministry on campus.MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES\nPersonal:\n\nBe a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ: growing in love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture, and God’s purposes in the world\n\nBe a lifelong learner who prizes the discipleship of the mind, particularly staying current on issues of business practices within ministry, human resources, and talent management\n\nLeadership:\nEnsure the goals of all reporting functions align with InterVarsity’s Purpose Statement, Vision Statement, Core Values, Doctrinal Basis, and Strategic Initiatives\n\nServe as a strategic thought partner and builder, translating HR functions and processes into a coherent, executable people strategy in alignment with our mission and purpose\n\nParticipate in the development and implementation of strategic plan objectives and HR department strategies, goals, technologies, policies, and procedures\n\nDevelop long-range plans with measurable objectives for assigned HR functions\n\nProvide systems-level leadership: diagnose root causes, surface interdependencies across functions, and design coherent, scalable people systems\n\nAnticipate shifting workforce needs and position HR upstream, evolving the function toward proactive, strategic partnership that engages early and shapes strong outcomes\n\nStrengthen the HR team’s strategic partnership and employee relations capabilities—establishing consistent, collaborative, and well-documented practices that are data-driven and best-in-class\n\nLead the design, administration, and continuous improvement of InterVarsity's compensation strategy, ensuring pay practices are internally equitable, externally competitive with nonprofits and ministries, and aligned with InterVarsity's mission, values, and stewardship commitments\n\nSupervision:\nRecruit, hire, train, develop, supervise and retain qualified HR staff\n\nBuild an effective team by facilitating strong collaboration, and championing the understanding of organizational interdependencies\n\nDesign and continually refine the HR operating model—establishing clear, focused roles and lanes of ownership, sound accountability structures, and dedicated capacity so the team can prioritize optimally in partnership with key stakeholders, with a high emphasis on supporting the mobilization of our campus ministries\n\nEnsure policies, procedures, and HR programs are consistently administered and aligned with our mission, organizational goals, and in compliance with industry standards and legal requirements\n\nEnsure that assigned HR team equips the movement as a center of excellence, stewards resources, provides strategic information, and delivers value-adding services to staff directors and staff\n\nFoster an environment of spiritual growth among the HR team\n\nCollaboration:\nBuild trusted, high-credibility partnerships with senior leaders across all organizational lines—bringing high emotional intelligence and strong relationship-building skills to advance strategic projects and change initiatives across the Fellowship\n\nProvide HR Policy guidance and interpretation to Staff Directors and staff across InterVarsity. Advise leadership of new developments in HR policies, procedures and programs, and employment laws\n\nPartner with Staff Directors and Staff on HR and employment related projects and issues\n\nIdentify training needs for Staff Directors and Staff; facilitate point-in-time coaching and training sessions on HR related topics\n\nBuild strong working relationships with People Operations leaders to ensure an integrated approach to deliver value added service and strategic counsel to the Fellowship\n\nMaintain an effective level of literacy of the various InterVarsity ministries, initiatives, and contexts\n\nLead change in a way that honors people—translating organizational and structural change into clear, concrete implications that engage and support staff along the journey\n\nAdministration:\nAssist in developing and managing annual HR budgets\n\nAssess and anticipate HR-related needs; recommend new or revised systems, programs, and procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR department\n\nEnsure compliance with all applicable federal and state employment related legal requirements and InterVarsity policies and procedures; assist in mitigating legal risks, and partner with the Legal department as necessary\n\nParticipate in professional development sessions, conferences and seminars\n\nUse people data—including staff survey results, HCM data, and workforce trends—to inform priorities, anticipate risks, and ground recommendations in evidence rather than assertion\n\nFund Development:\nDevelop a team of prayer and financial support\n\nRaise an agreed-upon amount of financial support\n\nEstablish and nurture ministry partner relationships through visits, phone calls and regular prayer letters\n\nCommunicate regularly with direct reports concerning their fund development responsibilities\n\nWork Environment/Physical Requirements:\nA designated workstation at the NSC or a remote office\n\nRequired travel includes but is not limited to: People Operations and HR meetings, Ministry Partnership Development meetings, training sessions, and conferences\n\nRegularly required to communicate with others, and routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\nAnnually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Faith\n\nThorough knowledge of, or the ability to learn: the purpose, vision, ministries and policies of InterVarsity\n\nBachelor’s degree in HR, management, business or a relevant field, a minimum of 12 years of progressive HR experience, and 7 years of management experience is required\n\nAn advanced degree in a relevant field and an HR professional certification is strongly preferred\n\nDemonstrated experience implementing and managing successful HR programs\n\nStrong HR Business Partner experience across a variety of industries; experience in service-oriented or non-profit industries strongly preferred\n\nDemonstrated strategic and systems thinking—the ability to diagnose root causes, see interdependencies, and design coherent people systems rather than one-off fixes\n\nHigh emotional intelligence and exceptional relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of an organization\n\nProven ability to partner with and co-build alongside senior leadership and key stakeholders, translating high-level vision into executable strategy and operating reality\n\nDemonstrated change-management capability, including the ability to translate organizational and structural change into clear implications for individual roles\n\nExperience designing or redesigning HR operating models, employee relations functions, and HR Business Partner structures is strongly preferred\n\nDemonstrated spiritual maturity; some level of ministry experience is preferred, including in a volunteer or lay-leadership capacity (e.g., serving as a lay leader in a local church)\n\nStrong working knowledge of applicable federal and state employment law requirements\n\nLeadership skills, including negotiation, problem solving, decision making, and delegation\n\nExcellent communicator, relationship builder, and team player who is able to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff, management, and members of the community\n\nAbility to synthesize and deliver complex information to diverse audiences both verbally and in writing\n\nStrong analytical skills with a high capacity for managing complexity\n\nStrong cross-cultural abilities, and a demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse team environment\n\nExperience in conflict resolution and mediation\n\nAbility to handle all matters in a confidential manner\n\nA working knowledge of current Microsoft software applications\n\nAbility to travel as required\n\nBenefits:We offer a competitive benefits package, including health care and retirement savings with a match. Eligibility is based on employee type and hours worked. Benefits include the following:\n\n403(b) Retirement Savings Plan\n\n403(b) matching contributions\n\nDental insurance\n\nEmployee assistance program\n\nEmployee discounts\n\nFlexible work schedule\n\nFlexible spending accounts\n\nHealth insurance\n\nHealth savings account\n\nLife insurance\n\nPaid time off\n\nParental leave\n\nProfessional development assistance\n\nVision insurance\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity:InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all staff share the same religious commitment.  Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement: Purpose and Doctrinal Basisbecause InterVarsity believes that each and every staff plays a vital role in advancing InterVarsity’s mission and purposes.\nOriginally posted on Himalayas","description_format":"text","description_chars":9923,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":12,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Dental insurance","Flexible schedule","Health insurance","Life insurance","Parental leave","Professional development","Retirement plans","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-01T23:28:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["seen:7","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-09T06:03:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/intervarsity-director-human-resources-partner-team","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/intervarsity-director-human-resources-partner-team.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-09T18:12:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2642,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1928418},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1928418"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fintervarsity-director-human-resources-partner-team"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fintervarsity-director-human-resources-partner-team"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fintervarsity-director-human-resources-partner-team"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/intervarsity-director-human-resources-partner-team\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fintervarsity-director-human-resources-partner-team"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3593583}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"intervarsity.org","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3593583},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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