About Newfields: A Place for Nature & the Arts
Newfields’ mission is to enrich lives through exceptional experiences with art and nature.
Newfields is one of the nation’s largest encyclopedic art museums and is part of a 152-acre cultural arts campus that also includes a botanical garden and an art and nature park.
Newfields was founded in 1883 by a group of Indianapolis citizens with the goal “to cultivate and advance Art in all its branches.” The Museum is complemented by the Oldfields estate, a National Historic Landmark, thanks to the generosity of Ruth Lilly, Josiah K. Lilly and their family, whose intent was to create a home for art in nature.
Today, Newfields recognizes that museum audiences and their interests are changing, and as Newfields transforms its audience experience, the institution is creating expanded, innovative opportunities to actively engage and entertain guests. In addition, Newfields is leveraging its indoor and outdoor spaces year-round to provide exceptional experiences.
Celebrating the diversity of donors, guests, volunteers and staff is a key part of the Newfields’ vision. Simply put, Newfields believes its guests and donors are best served by a team, comprised of both staff and volunteers, that leverages and listens to the unique viewpoints, talents, and experiences of each person who works here. The institution strives to attract and retain exceptional employees who feel comfortable in an inclusive culture that supports their ability to thrive.
Newfields serves over 650,000 visitors each year with over 350 skilled employees, interns, and fellows across various areas including art, advancement, conservation, education, natural resources, and public programming. Newfields currently has a $35M to $40M annual budget, over $350M in endowment assets and an art collection consisting of more than 40,000 works of art.
Learn more about Newfields at https://discovernewfields.org/.
The Opportunity
Newfields is seeking a Chief People and Culture Officer (“CPCO”) who will work to serve a highly dedicated and talented team while modeling Newfields’ values: Stewardship, Inclusivity, Service and Excellence. This transformational leader will design and lead a strategy that will strengthen the organization’s team, structure and culture.
Reporting to the President and CEO, the CPCO will be a member of the executive leadership team and has responsibility for planning, developing and implementing system-wide initiatives and strategies that support personnel acquisition and management, employee engagement and customer service excellence. The CPCO is expected to be an enterprise-wide thinker who works collaboratively with other senior leaders in supporting change management initiatives. Additionally, they will be responsible for developing HR’s strategic plans and assuring alignment with Newfields’ institution wide strategies.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive change and transform the People & Culture function and overall organizational culture. The CPCO has overall accountability for HR performance system-wide and ensuring compliance with federal, state and local labor standards and policies. The CPCO will set direction and establish best practices system-wide for recruitment, retention and succession strategies; organizational development and training initiatives; compensation; performance management; employee relations; and the management of HR systems and analytics.
As a culture leader at the organization, they will also be actively engaged in collaboration with the leadership team in the development and implementation of cultural excellence initiatives in support of employees. The CPCO is expected to lead a team of professionals in the following areas: compensation, recruitment, employee and organizational development, health and welfare benefits, organization wide volunteer services coordination, and cultural enhancement efforts.
While experience in the nonprofit sector is preferred, interest is welcomed from all sectors, both for-profit and nonprofit.
Compensation, Benefits & Location
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. The exact salary that will be offered to the CPCO will be determined based on a consideration of the successful candidate’s skills and experience aligned with Newfield’s compensation policies.
In addition, Newfields provides a comprehensive benefits package including, medical, vision, and dental programs, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, professional development funds, 401k and paid time off days (plus 10 paid holidays).
This is a full-time and an on-site work environment in Indianapolis, Indiana. Relocation support will be provided for candidates coming from outside of the Indianapolis region.
Contact
Koya Partners has been exclusively retained for this engagement, which is being led by Tiara D. Muse. Express interest in this role by filling out our Talent Profile or emailing the search team directly at [email protected]. All inquiries and discussions are strictly confidential.