Human Capital Management - ensures alignment between human resource practices and the University's strategic direction while ensuring effective support for organizational and people strategies across the institution.
Board Interaction - present to the Board of Trustees on various topics related to human capital management, HR compliance areas and talent recruiting and retention.
Talent Selection, Development and Retention - oversight of innovative recruiting strategy development and tools that will allow units to continue to attract and retain key talent across staff.
HR Systems - identifies and deploys appropriate technology solutions to enhance employee access to human resources information and develops the best means to deliver high-volume transactional services.
Staff Selection and Development - motivates and leads a team of functional human resource Center of Excellence (COE) leaders to drive best practices and services that meet the needs of all academic and administrative units and facilitate the achievement of the University's strategic goals.
Fiscal Management - responsible for oversight of the human resources operational budget including budget allocated for central HR personnel. Ensures alignment with the University's and the Operations Division ongoing fiscal goals.
Human Resources Compliance - responsible for ensuring the University's overall compliance with federal, state and local regulations regarding human resources practices. This includes updating current and/or implementing new policies to ensure ongoing compliance.
Other duties as assigned by the VP of Operations.
Competencies:
Bring credibility to the human resources function through their professional qualifications and leadership and influence ability with experience building respectful and productive collaboration at the most senior levels of a large-scale, complex organization.
Demonstrated commitment to building organizational best pra
Benefits
Vision insurance
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OPS Office VP Operations
About the Department
The Office of the Vice President for Operations at the University of Chicago is responsible for overseeing and managing the university's core operational functions. This includes leadership in the areas of IT Services, Human Resources, Safety and Security, and Facilities Services.
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Job Summary:
The Associate Vice President for Human Resources (AVP-HR) will provide overall strategic and operational HR leadership to the University. This role will be responsible for establishing and enabling/influencing consistent application of human resources best practices across a substantial enterprise in collaboration with a myriad of campus partners. Guided by a recent assessment of the University HR functions and a roadmap that will be created from ongoing HR transformation project, HR Next, this leader will have the unique opportunity to significantly drive policy guidance, strategy to establish the University as an employer of choice and, in the process, improve the effectiveness of University academic and administrative unit human resource functions. The Associate Vice President for Human Resources will provide strategic alignment with the needs of the University by collaborating with campus partners and other operations division leadership to drive better efficiencies and services to University stakeholders.
This search is being led by DSG Global. In order to be considered for this opportunity, applicants must apply via DSG's Talent Profile . Amy Sugin and Laurie Casteen of DSG Global have been exclusively retained for this search. To express interest and be considered for this role, applicants must submit a compelling cover letter and resume by filling out DSG's Talent Profile . All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.