The Director of Human Resources directs, coordinates and is a hands-on leader supporting all human resources activities, such as employee recruitment, compensation and benefits administration, employee relations and retention, training, and employee services by performing the following duties personally or through team members. The Human Resource Director will also plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies, activities, and staff of the Human Resource (HR) department, ensuring legal compliance and support of the organization’s mission and talent strategy.

Essential Duties:

• Provide overall leadership and guidance to the HR function by overseeing talent acquisition and retention, compensation and benefits management, and training and development of university employees.
• Serve as a hands-on leader supporting all areas of HR with a strong HR Generalist knowledge base.
• Collaborate with university leadership to understand the organization’s mission, strategic vision, and human resource related goals.
• Implement HR efforts to effectively deliver HR related communications to university employees.
• Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources.
• Identify staffing and recruiting needs; develop, execute, and/or support best practices for hiring onboarding, developing, and managing a high quality and diverse workforce.
• Develop, refine, support and/or administer performance review programs to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within the organization.
• Identify or develop, administer, and manage comprehensive, competitive, and cost-effective benefits programs such as insurance, retirement, and leave plans.
• Maintain records of benefits plans participation and personnel transactions for reporting.
• Work collaboratively to develop, maintain, and ensure compliance with human resource programs including, but not limited to, employee recognition and morale, occupational health and safety, and the Wellness Incentive Program.
• Administer federal and state compliant compensation for staff and suggest salary adjustment, promotion, and other compensation adjustments as appropriate.
• Review job descriptions and coordination of FLSA reviews with supervisors as appropriate.
• Manage COBRA, FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), and ADA/Disability accommodation requests.
• Assist with progressive discipline actions, performance improvement plans, employee disputes and investigations.
• Document employee terminations and conduct exit interviews with departing staff. Report aggregate data to administration.
• Monitor and ensure university compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices affecting human resources functions;
• Review and modify policies and procedures to maintain legal compliance including updates to the employee handbook.
• Investigate employee related Title IX complaints, grievances & non-discrimination/harassment complaints and determine plan of action to address complaints.
• Manage the annual IPEDS Human Resources data submission as well as the annual GASB 74/75 reporting in collaboration with IT and external vendor partners.
• Advise and consult on HR risk management as well as employee safety and workers compensation as necessary.
• Represent the university at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
• Assist in furthering Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) efforts and completing the annual Affirmative Action Program (AAP) and associated goals as necessary.
• Develop and implement the HR departmental budget.
• Perform other duties as required.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required for this position.
• Master's degree in a related field is preferred for this position.

Experience

• Seven to ten years HR related experience and/or training required.
• Higher Education experience preferred.

Certifications

• A SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification is required.

License

• Valid Driver's License and ability to meet the University's insurance requirements for driving University vehicles.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Excellent supervisory and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to use good judgment and apply knowledge of the law and university policy when needed.
• Ability to build relationships and work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Thorough knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations affecting HR.
• Ability to conduct sensitive and complex investigations.
• Ability to appropriately manage the HR department budget.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the university’s computer information systems.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel or use computer keyboard; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear including the use of a telephone. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color perception, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.