Human Resources Director, College of Arts & Sciences

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors > http://bit.ly/UCEMPL

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati embarks upon its third century – building on the past and defining the future by leading urban, public universities into a new era of innovation and impact through its strategic direction, Next Lives Here . Underscoring the power of creativity, ingenuity, invention and inclusion, what’s Next will accelerate our unrivaled momentum, evidenced by eight straight years of record enrollment and rankings that include placement among America’s top 100 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. Home to a diverse student body of nearly 47,000 and more than 4,200 distinguished faculty, the university combines its Research 1 (Very High Research Activity) Carnegie Classification with a physical setting that The New York Times recently acclaimed as “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.

The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Cincinnati at the University of Cincinnati is accepting applications for a Director of Human Resources.  This fast-paced position is actively involved in all aspects of the human resources functions in the college including recruitment and hiring; payroll administration; position maintenance; timekeeping; leave of absence administration; responding to inquiries from constituents; report preparation; consulting with department heads, faculty and staff; and much more.

The successful candidate will have prior university or college experience as a human resources generalist.  In addition, the person must have strong organizational skills and time management skills as the work in this position is very transactional with several processing deadlines each month.  The College of Arts & Sciences is one of the largest colleges at the university consisting of 21-departments with more than 400 full-time represented faculty members, over 180 unrepresented staff employees and in excess of 8,000 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Provides consulting to assigned departments and colleges on a variety of complex and often confidential Human Resources issues.

• Provide advice and counsel to employees, supervisors and administrators on Human Resource policy, hiring, performance, discipline and grievance related issues.
• Responsible for interpretation and compliance with all applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Monitor effectiveness of services and performance against benchmarks to ensure best practice approach; compile data; prepare and summarize reports.
• Ensure compliance with State and Federal laws and university rules policies and procedures.
• Oversee recruitment and hiring process, ensuring the appropriate budget exists for all positions and HR actions.
• Prepare, approve and review Position Maintenance Requests, Requests for Reassignments and PCR’s.
• Must maintain confidentiality with high level of integrity. Responsible for accurate and timely storage of HR-related documents in accordance with UC’s Records Retention Schedule.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.). 
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or a closely related discipline

Seven (7) years of Human Resources experience.

• Familiarity with equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion efforts
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Prior college or university experience in human resources
• Familiarity with UC-Flex HR functions and SuccessFactors a plus
• Previous experience with UC systems, policies and procedures
• Strong organizational and time management skillsundefined

• Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.

Interested and qualified candidates must complete our online application at https://jobs.uc.edu (Requisition #69007). In addition to the online application you are required to attach a current copy of your resume or CV.  In addition to these items, you MUST also include a cover letter, not to exceed one page, detailing your interest and qualifications for the position. You will also be asked to respond to a question describing your experience with, and commitment to diversity. We will review applications until the position has been filled.

The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran.

REQ: 69007 

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