2 Director of Human Resources, UT Southern (Pulaski, TN) Jobs in Pulaski, TN
University of Tennessee, Knoxville is Hiring a Director of Human Resources, UT Southern (Pulaski, TN) Near Pulaski, TN
The University of Tennessee Southern enthusiastically invites applications for a newly created Director of Human Resources intheOfficeofChief Financial Officer. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director is expected to provide strategic vision, leadership, and expertise in all facets of human resources. As Director of Human Resources for UT Southern, the position provides advice, guidance, and/or direction to primarily internal staff on HR issues related to compensation, employee relations, professional development, recruitment, and other HR-related matters for UTS. In addition to guiding decision-making on issues related to faculty and staff workforces, the Director is responsible for ensuring that employment practices are lawful, and that the application of human resources initiatives remain in alignment with System policy. Works closely with the UTS chancellor and senior leaders on all HR matters.
Director of Human Resources
- Responsible for knowing and applying HR policies throughout the campus.
- Serves as the main contact for HR functions for UTS.
- Develops compensation packages for new hires and directs/guides agencies on compensation for new hires in collaboration with System HR.
- Provides advice and counsel to members of the UTS leadership teams on hiring, recruitment, and probationary periods.
- Planning, organizing, and reporting pertinent data (e.g., staffing, attrition, etc.)
- Maintains strong working relationships with UT System HR, the Office of General Counsel, and various functional partners including, but not limited to Compensation, Talent Management, Employee Relations, and Executive and Organization Development.
- Provides guidance, knowledge transfer, and recommends development/coaching opportunities.
- Continues professional development to stay current on HR Best Practices through HR organizations (CUPA-HR, SHRM, etc.)
- Serves as UTS Human Resources representative at UT System HRO meetings, work groups; & occasional other UT meetings.
- Consults with the chancellor, CHRO, and members of the senior leadership team to provide
- expertise and resolution for complex, sensitive HR matters for both faculty and staff.
- Works in close collaboration with campus constituents to ensure understanding of needs and opportunities.
- Designs and implements applicable HR tactics and programs to address evolving employee needs and ensures maximum impact.
- Proactively advises senior leaders regarding potential HR concerns and recommends process and procedural adjustments.
- Champions employee engagement efforts and proactively advises senior leaders regarding potential concerns and recommends opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Ensures appropriate communications and information cascades pertinent to changes and updates in HR practices, policies, and procedures.
- Process human resource transactions in IRIS/DASH
- Provides full cycle recruiting for staff and faculty positions including posting, sourcing, consulting, and developing diverse applicant pools.
- Performs general HR duties as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field
- Minimum of 7 years of demonstrated leadership experience in human resources, including expertise in key areas such as employee relations, professional development, compensation, performance management, employee engagement, succession planning and change management; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated experience consulting and advising senior-level leaders in broad areas of human resources.
- Demonstrated commitment to an inclusive and collaborative leadership style that is strong in teamwork.
- Demonstrated experience dealing with highly sensitive and confidential HR issues and scenarios.
- Demonstrated history of successful collaboration with multiple constituencies.
- Master’s Degree in HR or a related field
- SPHR, SHRM-SCP, etc. certification
- Experience in higher education is highly desirable.
- Experience in a multi-campus university system or multi-location organization is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results through partnership and influence as opposed to direct leadership.
Primary LocationUS-Tennessee-Pulaski
OrganizationHuman Resources And Payroll
ScheduleFull-time
Campus/InstituteUT Southern
Job PostingJan 30, 2024, 9:18:56 AM
Job Summary
Full Time
$128k-166k (estimate)
12/02/2023
07/07/2024
utk.edu
FARRAGUT, TN
7,500 - 15,000
1794
SHERRY BARR
$1B - $3B
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About University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville. Founded in 1794, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nine undergraduate departments and eleven graduate departments and hosts more than 26,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2009 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 118th among national universities and 52nd among public institutions of higher learning. Its ties to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and con...tinued under the UT-Battelle partnership, have positioned the University as co-manager and allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students enjoyed by few other institutions of comparable standing. Also affiliated with the University are the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres of nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The University is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in the East Tennessee region and a self-proclaimed 'teaching hospital' due to its aggressive medical research programs and position as the primary career destination for most medical school graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis.
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