Chief Human Resources Officer

Kansas City Public Schools

Chief Human Resources Officer

Job Title Code : 02037

Salary Grade : S72x ($152,000 - budget max)

Department : Human Resources

Reports To : Superintendent of Schools

FLSA Status : Exempt

Position Summary :

A Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) is a strategic leadership role focused on managing and optimizing human capital to align with overall district goals. The CHRO develops and implements strategies to attract, retain, and develop top talent, fosters a positive and inclusive work culture, and ensures that HR policies and practices support are aligned with the strategic plan. This position serves on the Superintendent Executive Cabinet and is deemed critical to district operations.

Responsibilities

Employee Experience Strategy & Design :

• Develop and implement the overall HR strategy, ensuring it aligns with district objectives and supports its growth.
• Oversee all aspects of talent management, attracting, recruiting, onboarding, and retaining a high-performance workforce.
• Develop and implement leadership development, continuity, and succession plans and policies to ensure organizational stability and growth.
• Create and sustain a positive, engaging work environment that promotes employee well‑being, and fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• Serve as liaison for union-related matters; including grievances, collective bargaining, and personnel investigations, and render formal decision up to and including dismissal.

Program Development & Implementation :

Collaboration & Partnership :

Data, Analytics & Continuous Improvement :

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

This job requires that the employee be able to : sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Terms of Employment

Length of work year : 12 months, 7.5 hours per day / 5 days per week; 260 work days.

Benefits

Health and Dental Insurance are provided. KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employees and matched by KCPS; voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.

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