Assistant Dean For Human Resources and Administration -- Gies College of Business

Gies College of Business - Assistant Dean For Human Resources and AdministrationGies Office of the DeanGies College of Business is part of the dynamic and diverse community at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign dedicated to shaping purposeful leaders through life-changing access to education, research, and innovation. A Top 10 Public Undergraduate Business School (U.S. News & World Report), Gies Business serves more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate learners from around the world – offering highly regarded programs in accountancy, business administration, and finance.For more than 100 years, the college has developed leading-edge curriculum delivered by world-renowned faculty. Gies Business faculty and staff collaborate to put learners first, encouraging them to explore their passions and teaching them how to make an impact, while also ensuring they feel seen, heard, and valued.Learn more about Gies Business, including its Purpose, Commitments, and Beliefs, and about working for Illinois, a public land-grant research university committed to excellence in teaching, research, public engagement, economic development, and health care. Job SummaryThis position provides strategic and administrative leadership over two college units Human Resources and Gies Facilities. This position is responsible for overseeing talent management, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and regulations. It serves as a senior advisor to college leadership on HR and organizational matters. oversees the development of competency-based career paths. This role leads process improvement initiatives, advises on organizational structure, and collaborates on resource allocation and talent-related analytics.Duties & Responsibilities Human Resources

• Lead development and implementation of talent management strategies to ensure a thriving, high performance organization that aligns hiring, training, competency development, and performance management to support employees in their career journey.
• In alignment with campus compensation, classification and career architecture, develop and implement a transparent structure of defined competency based promotional paths that empowers employees to understand skills needed for positions enabling one to map possible professional advancement paths.
• Provide guidance and leadership to unit heads to define positions, job descriptions, compensation bands and promotional paths for their unit that align with the college and campus classification and career architecture
• Serves as senior advisor to the Dean and College leadership on sensitive, complex HR matters that require in- depth knowledge of both HR policy and practice, faculty affairs, and college and departmental organizational structures.
• Provide leadership in guiding managers to effective communication that resolves employee relations issues and supports conflict resolution.
• Provides strategic leadership and oversight to the Gies HR Partners team and all HR services and matters across the college.
• Accountable for ensuring Gies College of Business is in compliance with all federal, state, university and campus regulations, policies and best practices.Gies Office of FacilitiesProvide leadership and direction to the Sr. Director of Facilities and the campus and university offices involved in the construction, remodeling and maintenance of the business campus including Steven S. Wymer Hall, Business Instructional Facility, Irwin Doctoral Facility and Wohler’s Hall.
• Oversee facilities team in space management, construction, maintenance/operations to ensure college can deliver on its teaching, research and public engagement missions.
• Partner with Sr. Director of Facilities to allocate brick and mortar resources across college operational and academic units and ensure policies and procedures support operational needs of organization and safety of staff and students. Organizational and Operational StrategyServe as key advisor to the Dean in determining and implementing efficient and effective college organizational structure to support college purpose driven goals and mission.
• Partner with the Sr. Director of budgets to provide talent related analytics and data projections for unit personnel budgets and fiscal year hiring plans.
• Support Dean in college organizational structure and operations special projects that advance purpose driven goals.JOB QUALIFICATIONSMinimum Qualifications
  
  

Master’s degree in human resources, labor and employment, organizational behavior or related field At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in human resources/employee relations/talent development with at least 5 years’ experience managing and leading teams.Preferred Qualifications

Experience with and knowledge of both academic and civil service personnel policies and procedures at the University of Illinois. Familiarity with university facility related activities and projects.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Outstanding communication skills, relationship building, and excellent customer service.
• Must be well organized to manage workflow, develop production schedules and meet deadlines.
• Must have a strong commitment to customer service and exemplary communications and interpersonal skills.
• Strong team building and conflict resolution skills are necessary.
• Must exhibit a spirit of collaboration and enthusiasm and have a commitment to teamwork and collaboration.Appointment InformationThis is a 100% full-time Academic Professional position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after search close date. Salary is commensurate with experience. The budgeted salary range for the position is $155,000-$180,000. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. Application Procedures & Deadline InformationApplications must be received by 6:00 pm (Central Time) on March 17, 2025. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact rgoben@illinois.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.The University of Illinois offers a very competitive benefits portfolio, depending on the position. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.
  
  

The University of Illinois offers a very competitive benefits portfolio, depending on the position. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Accommodations may also be requested on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions, or religion. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu. Requisition ID: 1029480

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