b'KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Recruiting and developing talented staff who are committed to the community. HR ensures that MEDA onboards and retains progressive champions who are passionate about building equity for underserved Latino communities.Fostering an environment of engagement and organizational alignment. HR works to ensure that staff at all levels uphold MEDAs mission, vision and values, and that our employees have the necessary support and resources to thrive in their role.Promoting a strong, nurturing organizational culture. Through written policies and social practices, HR provides a welcoming, inclusive and mutually supportive workplace environment for staff members.Human ResourcesCreating innovative, efficient and effective operational systems.HR crafts the organizational infrastructure required to operate our & Operations programs, serve our clients and create lasting community impact.STRATEGIC PRIORITIESTHE HUMAN RESOURCES For the 2021-24 planning cycle, HR has prioritized efforts to:AND OPERATIONS (HR)n Incorporate equity and inclusion principles within MEDAs internal TEAM KEEPS MEDApractices, policies and norms.n Develop and implement an annual staff-wellness plan, drawing upon RUNNING SMOOTHLY BYlessons learned about supporting staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVEn Strengthen organizational plans around staff retention, professional ORGANIZATIONALdevelopment and succession planning, to build talent from within and mitigate challenges posed by staff transitions. These plans should PRACTICES, BUILDINGalign with MEDAs staff-wellness plans as well.A DEVOTED AND TEAM- n Enhance MEDAs risk management and legal compliance plans, including written documentation and regular staff training. ORIENTED STAFF, AND CULTIVATING AN INCLUSIVECOVID-19 IN CONTEXTWORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT. COVID-19 introduced an array of unprecedented challenges in HR ENSURES THAT OURworkplace management, especially around employee wellness. HR oversaw the rapid shift to a completely remote workforce and POLICIES AND PRACTICESestablished new policies and practices around staff well-being. Despite the threat of COVID-19, the pandemic offered an opportunity for HR to ARE ALIGNED TO THE SAMEbolster MEDAs dedication to staff support and incorporate new VALUES THAT GUIDE OURpractices, such as videoconferencing and flexible work schedules that we can still use following our return to the office.WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.STRATEGIC PLAN 2021-2433'