Human Resources Business Partner (Hybrid) - Chicago

Are you looking to find personal and professional fulfillment, and align your career with your values? 

At Gateway Foundation, our employees have an opportunity to make a difference every day by helping people with substance abuse issues gain control of their lives.

Gateway Foundation is a recognized non-profit leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. Our experts in Addiction Medicine-including highly educated clinical and medical professionals and expert psychiatrists and nurses-deliver care that never stops. Throughout Gateway's proud history of helping others, dedicated and professional employees have been vital to accomplishing our life-saving mission.

If you are a collaborative professional who shares our commitment to helping people with substance abuse and mental health issues turn their lives around - Gateway Is The Place For You! 

The Human Resources Business Partner is responsible for:

To solve organizational challenges, understand all aspects of the business and serve as an internal consultant and thought partner to leadership on employee-related and organizational topics.  Develops and implements HR strategies that will drive the business to meet its goals.  This role requires strategic reasoning, critical thinking, use of data to guide work and the ability to challenge decisions and influence leaders to reassess how work is done in order to foster a positive work environment. 

• Partners with leadership in multiple business units to design and execute HR strategies to develop, motivate, and retain employees
• Execute programs and leads initiatives, such as talent management, performance management, leadership coaching, data analysis, compensation and rewards, learning and development, and strategic organizational development
• Acts as a subject matter expert regarding organizational and employee-related planning and execution
• Provide insightful data to guide decision making and offer proactive solutions, solving problems and getting to the root cause of any issue, regardless of complexity.
• Consult with leadership to create comprehensive action plans to influence lasting and sustainable efficiencies. Design and quickly implement solutions that cut across multiple disciplines, even those beyond Human Resources and organizational solutions.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, business administration or a related field required
• 5 years of relevant work experience, progressively more related experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, ability to analyze data, understand trends, develop and monitor action plans and recommendations for action based on the analysis
• Strong ability to influence leaders by building effective relationships and manage complex
• Flexible - comfortable jumping in to get things done and being part of complex strategic discussions
• Strong sense of the importance of teamwork and collaboration
• Good communication skills to understand and communicate large, complex change

Physical Requirements:          

• Proofreading and checking documents for accuracy on a continual basis (critical).
• Ability to use a keyboard and computer display monitor to receive, retrieve, and/or audit information and data.
• Ability to respond to telephone calls.
• Normal or corrected vision in order to read and audit files.

Competitive Compensation and Benefits: 

Gateway Foundation values its employees and provides an inclusive and diverse work environment where dedicated employees can make a difference. We are committed to engaging and rewarding our employees in meaningful ways. For eligible employees, we provide a Total Rewards Package that includes:

• Health Insurance - Including a wellness premium incentive opportunity
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off - Including 18 days of PTO and 9 paid holidays in the first year
• Short Term Disability - Accrue up to seven days annually, to be used during an extended personal illness
• Flexible Spending Accounts 
• Commuter Accounts
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with company match 
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Gateway is a qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Training & Development Programs

Gateway Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.