Divisional Human Resources Partner

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership

• Partner with academic deans department chairs and administrative leaders to support workforce planning and organizational effectiveness
  

• Advise leaders on organizational design change management and people-related implications of academic and operational initiatives
  

• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on faculty and staff lifecycle matters
  

Employee & Faculty Relations

• Provide guidance on employee and faculty relations issues including performance concerns investigations corrective action and separations
  

• Support consistent application of university policies faculty handbooks collective bargaining agreements (if applicable) and shared governance processes
  

• Assist leaders with conflict resolution while maintaining academic freedom and institutional standards
  

Talent Management & Workforce Planning

• Partner with academic and administrative leaders on recruiting strategies for faculty and staff
  

• Support onboarding engagement professional development and retention initiatives
  

• Collaborate on succession planning for key administrative and academic leadership roles
  

Performance Management & Development

• Advise leaders on performance evaluation processes for staff and as appropriate faculty
  

• Support coaching development plans and performance improvement efforts
  

• Contribute to leadership development programs for department chairs and managers
  

Policy Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with federal state and local employment laws including those impacting higher education (e.g. FLSA FMLA ADA Title VII Title IX and FERPA as applicable)
  

• Interpret and apply university policies faculty handbooks and employment agreements consistently
  

• Partner with General Counsel Academic Affairs and other stakeholders on complex or sensitive matters
  

Compensation Benefits & Total Rewards

• Provide guidance on compensation practices job classifications and internal equity for staff roles
  

• Support faculty compensation processes in coordination with Academic Affairs
  

• Assist leaders and employees with benefits programs and total rewards initiatives
  

HR Programs & Initiatives

• Support university-wide HR initiatives such as employee engagement DEI efforts and culture-building programs
  

• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes systems and service delivery
  

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Higher Education Administration or a related field
  

• 5 years of progressive HR experience preferably within higher education or a complex organization
  

• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
  

• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with academic and administrative leaders
  

Preferred

• Masters degree in Human Resources Higher Education Administration or a related field
  

• HR certification (SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP PHR/SPHR)
  

• Experience supporting faculty populations and shared governance environments
  

Key Competencies

• Understanding of higher education culture and governance
  

• Strong consulting coaching and relationship-building skills
  

• Sound judgment discretion and confidentiality
  

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities
  

• Commitment to equity inclusion and institutional values
  

Working Conditions

• Primarily campus-based with flexibility for meetings across departments and occasional after-hours support