Adventist Media Ministries

Position Summary:

Serve Adventist Media Ministries (AMM) to develop, update, administer and communicate Human Resources policies and programs.

Authority & Accountability:

Authority as delegated by the Adventist Media Ministries Executive Board. Responsible for developing and overseeing AMM HR policies and practices -- in accordance with Adventist Media Ministries and North American Division policy and objectives.

Essential Position Functions:

• Report directly to the NAD Media VP and function as a liaison between management and staff.
• ­­Recommends, formulates, and communicates personnel policies in compliance to state and federal regulations and the objectives and goals of Adventist Media Ministries.
• Manages, communicates, and maintains a salary administration program, as established by the North American Division, to ensure consistency and equity in salaries and positions within each media ministry.
• Practice proactive employee relations in disciplinary action and coordinate all recommendations for termination or layoffs. Counsel with employee, assist with outside placement and exit interview.
• Effectively work to reduce the incidence of occupational injury within the Media Center and to establish continuous training on disaster preparedness and safety in the workplace.
• Must be able to perform the specific position functions as listed below.
• Fulfill other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the AMM management.

Specific Functions:

• Personnel:
  • Responsible for the training and orientation of all employees to the goals, objectives and philosophy of Media Ministries
  • Advises and counsels employees regarding retirement and acts as a liaison between the NAD Retirement Plan office and the employee.
  • Establish, maintain, and communicate the employee suggestion and recognition program.
• Department:
  • Advise administrative officers, department heads, and supervisors regarding specific personnel items.
  • Initiate and recommend policies and procedures to promote job satisfaction and productivity among center personnel.
  • Keep management informed of problems that could jeopardize the achievement of goals and objectives.

• Media Center:
  • Advise administrative officers, department heads, and supervisors regarding specific personnel items.
  • Initiate and recommend policies and procedures to promote job satisfaction and productivity among center personnel.
  • Keep management informed of problems that could jeopardize the achievement of goals and objectives.
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Job Specification

• Education: Minimum of college degree with an emphasis in human resources at the bachelor’s or master’s degree level or equivalent.
• Experience: Minimum of three to five years’ experience with broad knowledge of employment, compensation, employee relations and training, and development.
• Certificates: SHRM-CP or PHR preferred.
• Skills, scope, and complexity of duties:
  • Necessary leadership skills to sufficiently handle the job assignment
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to exercise direction, independent judgment, make decisions and assume responsibility
  • Good personal relationship skills
  • Understand or be willing to receive training on a continual basis
  • Flexibility to adapt to urgent projects or unusual situations
• Membership: Member in good standing of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
  

• Interpersonal Relationships:
  • In Media Ministries:
    • NAD VP of Media
    • AMM speaker directors and Managers
    • Department Directors
    • Employees
  
  
  • Outside of Media Center:
    • Legal
    • Visitors
    • Other SDA organizations and professional contacts
  • Principal Contact: NAD VP of Media
  • Secondary Contact: HR Assistant
  Working Conditions:
  
• General working conditions of an office and production studio
• Travel flexibility and travel hazards
• Physical requirements: requires standing, walking, time at desk, reaching, climbing, and lifting (maximum of 10 lbs.)
• Statistics:
  • 38 regular hours per week,
  • Will require variable hours and weekend work
  • Regular business attire