Human Resources Director

UW-Madison's School of Education is the #1 ranked school of education in the United States and has approximately 850 employees comprised of tenure/tenured track faculty, instructional academic staff, graduate assistants, and staff members. Our student body is comprised of approximately 3,600 undergraduate & graduate students.

The School of Education is a unique school made up of ten diverse academic departments, three major research units, and many outreach and support units, all known for their dedication to high-quality outcomes and their desire to positively impact our world.

The Director of Human Resources is a key leadership position in the School of Education, with a focus on attracting, developing, and retaining excellent staff and faculty in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this position requires an energetic and collaborative individual with sound judgment and a proven track record of leadership and problem-solving skills. This position plans, directs, and coordinates human resources management activities for the departments, centers, units, and programs of the School of Education to maximize the strategic use of human resources and maintain compliance with faculty and staff policies and procedures, employee compensation, benefits, recruitment, employee relations, training and development, and legal compliance; recommends and develops campus policy for graduate student appointments.

• 15% Plans, directs, implements, and manages strategic initiatives for multiple human resources functions
• 10% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 20% Develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedures to comply with laws, regulations, institutional policies, and divisional objectives
• 15% Develops resolution strategies regarding HR matters such as workforce performance and competency gaps, organizational structures, and compensation, and develops training plans and mitigation strategies as needed
• 15% Oversees HR activities such as recruitment, pay administration programs, new hire orientations, employee benefits, and health and safety plans through managerial HR staff
• 25% Serves as an advisor and liaison to internal and external stakeholders providing organization information and interpretation of human resources policies and procedures and represents the interests of the division

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred
Master's Degree

Required Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in human resources
- Demonstrated experience as a supervisor and leader of a human resources team
- Demonstrated experience interpreting federal and state regulations and other policies related to human resource practices, including FLSA, FMLA, Worker's Compensation, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, and ADA.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required to be successful in this position:
- Ability to develop, recommend and implement administrative policies and procedures and evaluate effectiveness for an organization.
- Demonstrated knowledge of applying principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations, retention, and human resource information systems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several projects simultaneously with attention to detail

Preferred:
- Higher education experience across multiple employee categories
- Demonstrated commitment to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $120,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Actual hiring rate will be commensurate with education and experience. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

The School of Education includes the following academic departments: Art, Counseling Psychology, Curriculum & Instruction, Dance, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, Educational Policy Studies, Educational Psychology, Kinesiology, Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education, and Theater & Drama.

Much of the School's research activity is conducted through The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/). WCER one of the oldest, largest, and most productive university-based education research centers in the world. WCER provides a dynamic environment where some of the country's leading scholars conduct basic and applied education research. The WCER portfolio includes research centers and projects that investigate a variety of topics in education.

The School of Education's administrative services are located in the Education Building on Bascom Hill. More information is available at http://businessoffice.education.wisc.edu.

School of Education Guiding Principles:
- We are a creative, engaging, and innovative community. We strive for continued excellence.
- We are an inclusive and diverse community.
- We consider our students, faculty, and staff when making decisions.
- We adhere to shared governance at all levels and engage in broad based and transparent decision making. We engage in clear communications to foster broad information sharing and collaboration.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability during the recruitment process, please email education-HR.DDR@education.wisc.edu and one of our Division Disability Representatives will contact you. More information can also be found at https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/.

To apply, click "Apply Now" and upload a current CV/resume, cover letter, and three professional references. References will not be contacted until after final interviews. For any questions regarding this position, please reach out to Lyndsey Johnson at lmjohnson43@wisc.edu.

To ensure consideration, please apply by 11:55 p.m. on September 8, 2024. This posting will remain open and continue to collect applications until the position is filled.

Lyndsey Johnson
lmjohnson43@wisc.edu
608-262-9149
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

HR Director (B)(HR057)

A17-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/GEN ADMIN/DEAN'S OFFICE

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