ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/FACULTY PERSONNEL SERVICES

Central Michigan University, United States

Updated: 2 days ago
Location: Mount Pleasant, MICHIGAN
Deadline: ;

Position Information
Position Information


Posting Number S-3283
Position Number 73880
Type of Recruitment External
Position Title ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/FACULTY PERSONNEL SERVICES
Position Summary
This position is responsible for assisting in the daily administration of employment, employee relations, compensation, and recruitment for university faculty and graduate assistant employees. Duties include, but are not limited to: managing faculty recruitment, selection, and screening activities; conducting and compiling salary survey research; assisting in the administration, interpretation and/or application of relevant collective bargaining agreements, human resource policies, procedures and laws; developing reports and summaries; conducting training and workshops for departmental constituents; advising academic departments and deans regarding departmental and university processes, policies, and compensation issues; monitoring EEO/AA compliance and promoting efforts to increase diversity on campus; preparing data for annual EEO reporting; preparing audit reports and conducting audits on faculty and graduate assistant payroll.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in human resource management or a related field, or four years of professional experience in human resources, benefits, payroll, or a related field.
Three years of professional experience, specifically in human resources, benefits, payroll, or a related field.
Demonstrated proficiency with both written and verbal communication skills.
Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse clientele and within a unionized environment.
Demonstrated competence in utilizing personal computers and computerized information systems.
Ability and willingness to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships throughout campus and project a positive attitude.
Demonstrated proficiency with standard business software applications, including Excel.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications
SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR or SPHR certification.
Experience working in a higher education environment.
Experience working with collective bargaining agreements.
Experience working with SAP/HR.
Duties & Responsibilities
Engages daily with faculty and graduate assistants, staff, senior administrators, and outside parties regarding recruitment, employment, compensation, and employee relations.
Assists in the administration, interpretation and/or application of appropriate human resource policies, procedures, laws and collective bargaining agreements.
Acts as an internal consultant to evaluate, develop, and propose improvement to practices or procedures.
Assists with research, analysis, and special project needs.
Recruitment:
Oversees the faculty recruitment, selection, and screening activities.
Trains search committees and/or hiring managers on the recruitment and selection process.
Assists search committees and/or hiring managers with developing recruitment strategies focused on promoting efforts to increase diversity on campus, including monitoring EEO/AA compliance.
Serves as point of contact for hiring managers for recruitment policies, procedures, and practices.
Serves as point of contact for applicants, guest users, and hiring managers for CMU’s online applicant tracking system.
Prepares data for annual EEO reporting, liaises with the Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity (OCRIE) to implement CMU’s affirmative action plan along with the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (OIDEI) to develop and provide faculty search committee and diversity advocate workshops.
Manages faculty position control, including monitoring vacancies and search approvals.
Coordinates and ensures compliance with CMU’s background check policies and procedures.
Coordinates and reconciles recruitment expenses (i.e., department advertising, recruitment fees, background check fees).
Employment:
Prepares audit reports and conducts audits on faculty and graduate assistant payroll.
Generates SAP-HR reporting.
Researches and analyzes external market and internal compensation data to prepare faculty search salary ranges for deans and senior management.
Reviews and approves employment contract letters.
Reviews and processes compensation-related requests.
Administers and manages faculty and graduate assistant FMLA and other medical leave programs, counseling faculty, department chairpersons, and support staff about leave of absences and coordinating with the Benefits and Wellness office and Payroll, as needed.
Serves as back up for processing faculty and graduate assistant ADA work accommodation requests.
Manages the annual development of the faculty position listing and supporting documents, assisting Financial Planning & Budget with development of the academic budget.
Conducts new department chairperson orientation.
Collaborates with the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support (CIS), the President’s Office, and the Provost’s Office to develop and manage New Faculty Orientation.
Develops and conducts training programs for supervisors, chairs, directors, faculty, staff, and graduate assistants on employment issues.
Employee Relations:
Assists with contract interpretation and administration.
Acts as initial point of contact/liaison with union leadership/designees to address membership lists, dues, etc.
Prepares, provides, and maintains reports/lists associated with collective bargaining agreements.
Provides support for the negotiation/administration of collective bargaining agreements, which may include, but is not limited to performing research and preparing reports, including preparation for negotiations and arbitration; assisting with investigations, grievances, special conferences, arbitration, and mediation; and participating in the collective bargaining process.
Assists with civil rights/ Title IX complaints, as needed.
Provides support for the faculty sabbatical, reappointment, promotion, and tenure processes.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Exercised
None
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
If there is another document you wish to include that is not required, please utilize Other Document (1).
Employee Group Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level
Pay Range $55,000 - $65,000 per year
Division Academic Affairs
Department Faculty Personnel Services
Position Status Regular
Position End Date
Employment Status Full-Time
FTE 1.00
Position Type 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed
Location Mount Pleasant, MI
About the Department
Faculty Personnel Services is the academic human resources office of Central Michigan University, supporting the needs of faculty, students, and the administration in matters relating to or arising from academic employment. More information can be found on the department website .
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
EEO Statement
CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE ).
If you wish to see “EEO is the Law” posters, please click here .
CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: [email protected]
Posting Ends
Open Until Filled Yes

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