Director Of Human Resouces

Functions
Directs the Goddard College Human Resources Department inclusive of benefits administration, compensation and payroll, compliance and reporting, recruitment and hiring, diversity initiatives and oversight labor relations and activities including representing the college in collective bargaining, employee support and development, and the operation and administration.
Characteristic Duties And & Responsibilities

• Compensation / Payroll: Oversee payroll and benefit deduction in HRIS working with HR and Business Office staff to optimize process; provide payroll processing support to staff; develop, review, evaluate and recommend classifications and salaries for new positions, perform periodic audits of specific departments to maintain job classifications, review and consult with staff managers in the writing and revision job descriptions for all staff and administrator positions; oversee issuance of employee letters of appointment. Manage bargaining unit processes in respect to new or revised bargaining job descriptions.
• Serve as a member of the College's contact for the operations team that reports to the faculty union, including leading union negotiations.
• Develop and administer a staff performance evaluation system; facilitate resolution of workplace conflict by mediating disputes, including mediation between campus departments; convene and facilitate routine Staff Management Team meetings and coordinate biannual Staff Management Team trainings; serve as liaison to Staff Council and assist in the coordination of biannual all staff training sessions (inclusive of faculty as appropriate) with emphasis on fostering a diverse workplace.
• Diversity/Inclusion: Develop, implement and monitor programs that promote diversity and foster an open and inclusive environment.
• Compliance / Reporting: Responsible for ensuring multi-jurisdictional compliance with Workers' Compensation, ACA, ADA, FLMA, OSHA, Medicare, DOL, IRS, Immigration, Unemployment, Wage Garnishments, IPEDS, 5500, Non-Discrimination, COBRA, etc.; optimize use of HRIS to meet data objectives related to reporting for compliance as well as payroll and benefits administration purposes; coordinate information for external audits (payroll, 403b) and implement any needed operation changes to satisfy audit requirements; compile and write reports as needed for audiences including senior staff, unions, Board of Trustees, etc.; maintain and update as necessary the policies that comprise the Goddard College Employee Handbook.
• Serve as a member of the College's contact for the operations team that reports to the faculty union, including leading union negotiations.
• Track, report and assess crucial measures of activities and outcomes that relate to the operations of the HR function of the college and tie those operations through the measured activities and outcomes to relevant strategic initiatives.
• Recruitment / Hiring: Direct all aspects of employee recruitment and hiring including position development and approval, ad placement, recruitment and interview guidance, recruitment software, off Human Resources
• Responsible for ensuring multi-jurisdictional compliance with Workers' Compensation, ACA, ADA, FLMA, OSHA, Medicare, DOL, IRS, Immigration, Unemployment, Wage Garnishments, IPEDS, 5500, Non-Discrimination, COBRA, etc.; optimize use of HRIS to meet data objectives related to reporting for compliance as well as payroll and benefits administration purposes; coordinate information for external audits (payroll, 403b) and implement any needed operation changes to satisfy audit requirements; compile and write reports as needed for audiences including senior staff, unions, Board of Trustees, etc.; maintain and update as necessary the policies that comprise the Goddard College Employee Handbook.
• Advise and partner with legal counsel, President, key College administrators, and union representatives in collective bargaining matters including contract negotiations, Labor/Management meetings, information request fulfillment, and grievance and arbitration; serve as primary contact for union servicing representatives.
• Administer multi-state employee benefits package to ensure alignment with College finance and personnel policies and external requirements; review, monitor and develop benefits plan to best align the College's ability to provide coverage with support of employees; communicate with plan carriers to address short-term plan administration issues and to inform long-term benefit planning.
• Direct all aspects of employee recruitment and hiring including position development and approval, ad placement, recruitment and interview guidance, recruitment software, offers of employment, onboarding, and orientation. Particular focus given to recruiting and retaining employees from underrepresented groups.
• Advise the President's senior staff team as directed.
• Employee Support trainings/development: Facilitate resolution of workplace conflict by mediating disputes, including mediation between campus departments; convene and facilitate routine Staff Management Team meetings and coordinate biannual Staff Management Team trainings; serve as liaison to Staff Council and assist in the coordination of biannual all staff training sessions (inclusive of faculty as appropriate) with emphasis on fostering a diverse workplace.
• Benefits Administration: Administer multi-state employee benefits package to ensure alignment with College finance and personnel policies and external requirements; review, monitor and develop benefits plan to best align the College's ability to provide coverage in support of employees; communicate with plan carriers to address short-term plan administration issues and to inform long-term benefit planning.
• Labor Relations / Collective Bargaining: Advise and partner with legal counsel, President, key College administrators, and union representatives in collective bargaining matters including contract negotiations, Labor/Management meetings, information request fulfillment, and grievance and arbitration; serve as primary contact for union servicing representatives.
• Stay abreast of developments in the field of human resources.
• Oversee payroll and benefit deduction in HRIS working with HR and Business Office staff to optimize process; provide payroll processing support to staff; develop, review, evaluate and recommend classifications and salaries for new positions, perform periodic audits of specific departments to maintain job classifications, write job descriptions and update existing descriptions for all staff and administrator positions; oversee issuance of employee letters of appointment.
• Develop, implement and monitor programs that promote diversity and foster an open and inclusive environment.
• HR Tracking and Reporting: Track, report and assess crucial measures of activities and outcomes that relate to the operations of the HR function of the college and tie those operations through the measured activities and outcomes to relevant strategic initiatives.
• HR Office Administration: Effectively manage, supervise and develop permanent and any temporary HR Office staff; develop, propose and administer the Human Resources department and Collective Bargaining Agreement budgets; be knowledgeable of and cross trained on all HR duties and information systems (ADP/HRIS, SIS) in order to competently provide back-up coverage.
• General Supervision of the information technology and campus services departments

Administrative

• Effectively manage, supervise and develop permanent and any temporary HR staff
• Develop, propose and administer the Human Resources department budget; be knowledgeable of and cross trained on all HR and business office duties and information systems (ADP/HRIS) in order to competently provide back-up coverage.
• Serve as Legal Liaison for the President of the College.

Other

• Other related duties as assigned.
• Work with others at the College to develop, manage, and review an on-going strategic plan and process, within the College's educational mission.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
General supervision is received from the President.
SUPERVISION EXCERCISEDEXERCISED
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Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public Administration, Finance (Master's degree preferred) plus six or more years of relevant experience. Higher education experience strongly preferred.
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