We’re hiring! Yep at Illinois SHRM we have an opening. Let me tell you a bit about the job. It pays nothing and there are no hard dollar employee
benefits. We will ask that you perform
at very high level bringing the latest thinking and creativity to a difficult
job. Sometimes it involves long hours. Still
interested?
Here is the deal; we are the Illinois State Council (ILSHRM) of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).
We do have an opening on our board of directors currently. We are looking for a
Director of Diversity and Inclusion. The
position has been open since April of 2016.
Our board has been going through some consolidation due to changes in
our business model. But as we move ahead
it has become apparent that this is an important position and needs to be
filled.
Historically at ILSHRM, the way
that open positions have been filled is through recommendations from current
board members, or friends of those board members recommending their friends. While that has worked in the past, it has not
brought the level of inclusion to where it needs to be. Said another way, when I look around the room
at a board meeting, we all kind of look the same. I understand that D & I means a lot more
than race today. It includes religion, gender, gender orientation, sexual
orientation, size, body types and with our organization it includes
geography. Thus, we will try to do
better!
So being the Human Resources pros
that we are, and knowing what we know, we are going to shake it up a bit. We are going to recruit for a Director of
Diversity and Inclusion. Yes, we
are going to post this opening on our website
and ask for people to apply for this position. We also will ask all our Chapter
Presidents to make this opening known to their chapter members who might be
interested in sharing of themselves. And lest we not forget any of our AT-LARGE
SHRM MEMBERS… that would be you 8000+ SHRM members in Illinois that are not
currently affiliated with a chapter, you are welcome to become part of our
organization as well.
Another change we are making is
this. We are going to have a person on the board whose job it is to recommend
to the board, qualified candidates to fill these positions. The job title for this person is still
somewhat in limbo, but things in place include, Succession Planner, HR
Director, Talent and Acquisition Pro. We’re not sure where that is going to end
up but these are some of the things in play.
We do have a job description for
the position (because we are HR Pros) but being a member of a SHRM State
Council involves a lot more that performing your singular board duties. Check out some of the other content we have
put out over the years on YouTube
or Facebook, and if you think
you would be a good fit within our board please apply.
If you have any questions about
the State Council and our activities please contact me Dave
Ryan via email and I will do my best to get back with you in a timely
fashion.
-Dave Ryan Director Illinois State Council of SHRM