Director, Human Resources & Organizational Development

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to facilitate the recruitment, hiring, and retention of high-quality faculty and staff for Piedmont Community College while also overseeing payroll and benefit management for all full and part-time employees.

Essential Duties

• Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.
• Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, and initiatives to support the organization’s human resource compliance and strategy needs.
• Administers or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, payroll, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development.
• Serve as HR representative for Town Hall meetings
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of the Institute for Leadership.
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of Supervisor Training.
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of Convocation.
• Conducts frequent communication between HR and other departments within the college.
• Identifies staffing and recruiting needs; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management including planning and implementation of onboarding processes for all new staff.
• Conducts research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the organization’s human resource information system (HRIS) or talent management system.
• Monitors and ensures the organization’s compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews and modifies policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.
• Creating efficient and consistent processes within the HR Department and providing training for these processes.
• Oversees the facilitation of professional development, training, and certification activities for HR staff.
• Conduct training for college staff/faculty on topics as requested or required.
• Completes institutional personnel reports for both state and federal reporting, i.e.: IPEDS, OCR, BLS, NC Dept. of Labor – Accident & Injury (OSHA 300-A), NCCCS Longevity, etc.
• Ensures departmental cross training for business continuity and efficiency.
  
  

Additional Duties

• Serve on institutional standing committees for the college including but not limited to: Professional Development Committee (co-chair), and the Employee Resources Committee.
• Conduct Policy reviews as needed to comply with regulations.
• Provide counsel to supervisors for proper use of performance evaluation tools and supervisory regulations and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position oversees the positions of: Human Resources Business Partner, Payroll & Benefits Specialist, and Human Resource Generalist

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience: Bachelors Degree in Human Resources or related field, or three years of progressive HR related work experience. Masters Degree in Human Resources preferred.

Licenses and Certificates: SHRM or other HR related certifications preferred.

Specialized Training: FMLA, Title IX, FSLA, Payroll, and Employee Benefit management experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Interpersonal skills; attention to detail; excellent verbal and written communication skills, organization and time management skills
• Strong leadership skills; ability to adapt to organizational needs.
• Prioritization and delegation skills; knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
  
  

Supplemental Information

Physical Demands

This job requires continuous talking or hearing; frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, gripping or feeling with hands, typing/repetitive movement, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; occasional climbing or balancing. Occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to indoor environment, office/classroom setting.

Health and Safety Standards

All employees of Piedmont Community College who must enter an outside agency for the purpose of their work will be expected to adhere to the health and safety standards of that agency. This includes background checks, vaccinations, or any other requirements set forth by the agency.

Company Description

Piedmont Community College strives to be the leading contributor to the economic, educational, and cultural vitality of our communities by providing high-quality services and programs that ensure student success in personal development and professional achievement.

The College employs about 300 full-time and part-time faculty and staff. These numbers include all employees working at both campuses (Caswell & Person counties) and all off-campus locations. Piedmont Community College is a public two-year institution operating under the direction of a local Board of Trustees and a dedicated leadership team.

Piedmont Community College strives to be the leading contributor to the economic, educational, and cultural vitality of our communities by providing high-quality services and programs that ensure student success in personal development and professional achievement. The College employs about 300 full-time and part-time faculty and staff. These numbers include all employees working at both campuses (Caswell & Person counties) and all off-campus locations. Piedmont Community College is a public two-year institution operating under the direction of a local Board of Trustees and a dedicated leadership team.