About Empire State College:

Empire State College was established in 1971 by Dr. Ernest Boyer as a distinctive statewide institution focused on innovative and nontraditional teaching and learning.

The college continues its 48-year commitment experimenting with new, flexible, and individualized modes of learning through such practices as mentoring students throughout their academic studies, creating individualized degree plans, valuing learning gained from life and work experience, building professional and social student support communities and creating flexible modes of delivery to meet students' diverse learning preferences. The college now boast over 84,000 proud and successful alumni and partners with nearly 17,000 students a year who want to expand their personal and professional horizons.

Empire State College is a part of the SUNY System and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. With headquarters in Saratoga Springs, New York, ESC serves mostly working adults pursuing associate, bachelor's and master's degrees online and onsite at 35 locations across the state of New York and abroad.

Job Description:

The Assistant Director for Human Resources reports to the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, with job responsibilities in the following areas:

Managing day-to-day operations and essential human resources functions including benefits administration, union contract administration and labor relations, classification and compensation, performance management, recruitment, payroll, policy implementation, and compliance. This position is responsible for interpreting and applying a wide variety of guidelines affecting multiple employment types.

The successful candidate must be knowledgeable in a wide variety of complex human resources policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements and work with a considerable amount of independent discretion.

Key duties include:

• Manage day-to-day operations; resolving complex issues across all HR disciplines
• Support contract administration, labor and employee relations
• Foster a climate of a strong HR business partner relationships with managers and supervisors
• Serve as ADA Coordinator ensuring a positive interactive process
• Assists in the development and administration of Human Resources policy/procedures
• Oversees job assignments with HR professionals and support staff
• Administers classification and compensation, working closely with department heads on their staffing needs and with the Department of Civil Service ensuring compliance with their guidelines, rules and regulations
• Anticipates and responds to employees and/or supervisor needs to address performance concerns and resolve employee relations matter
• Stays informed on existing and proposed federal/state/agency laws and regulations affecting HR including State University of New York (SUNY) related procedures
• Identifies trends that could have an impact to organizational objectives and/or operational resources
• Participates in a variety of projects related to HR functions including compensation, leadership development, employee engagement, and succession planning
• Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs
• Coordinates compliance activities related to Title IV

Requirements:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business or other related field
• Minimum of five years of progressive human resources experience with a solid background in several HR functions to include three or more of the following; employment policies and practices, performance management, employee/labor relations, professional development, benefits administration, classification and compensation, HRIS, and compliance
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive supervisory or management experience providing leadership in the development and administration of a variety of human resources programs and personnel
• Demonstrated ability to coaching and advise peer HR staff, management and employees across a variety of HR business functions
• Effective working with a high degree of individual autonomy in a distributed working environment
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Previous experience using HRIS databases
• Strong communications skills including verbal, written and presentation
• Superior attention to detail, accuracy, timeliness, and meeting deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a directly related field
• Experience working in a SUNY or higher education human resources setting
• Knowledge of Affirmative Action Plans and OFCCP compliance programs
• Extensive knowledge of personnel policies, state/federal/agency policies/regulations and federal and state laws regarding employment practices
• Experience in labor relations, project planning, and strategic planning

Additional Information:

Special Information:

This position is located in Saratoga Springs, NY. Some travel is required. VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.

Rank/Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Empire State College is an EOE employer.

IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE ADA COORDINATOR AT (518) 587-2100, ext. 2240. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (518) 587-2100, ext. 2800. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY WEBSITE AT http://www.esc.edu/safety-security

Application Instructions:

Applications Due: Open until filled, application review will begin immediately.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit the following documents, which are required for consideration by clicking on the APPLY NOW button :

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Name and contact information of three references

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