Associate Director of HR/Director of HR - University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine

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Company Description

Part of the flagship campus of the University of Illinois, the College of Veterinary Medicine boasts three academic departments, a full-service hospital, and a diagnostic laboratory located in Urbana, along with a headquarters in Chicago. The college educates future veterinarians and biomedical scientists, makes discoveries to enhance animal, human, and environmental health, ensures a safe food supply, and provides outstanding clinical care.

• Leadership • Represent the HR function and operational needs as a member of the unit leadership team. • Advise and consult with campus leaders on human resource related matters • Responsible for the strategic development of unit human resource activities and performance, ensuring compliance and successful delivery of human resource related services.
• Management • Supervise a team of HR professionals. • Delegate and assign operational work; manage employee performance, leave, and professional development. • Oversee day-to-day human resource operations, ensuring compliance and successful delivery of human resource related services and managing limited budget/ expenditures. • Serve as a resource and liaison for human resource team.
• Labor and Employee Relations • Direct a team of human resource professionals to fulfill the performance management strategy of the unit, representing the unit in labor & employee relations matters. • Responsible for the overall performance management strategy and operational activities for the unit. • Provide guidance to management on complex or escalated issues.
• HR Compliance and Policy • Direct a team of human resource professionals to fulfill the compliance, appointments management, recordkeeping, and reporting needs of the unit. • Responsible for overall compliance, recordkeeping, and reporting efforts in the unit. • Advises and works with staff at all levels to finalize resolution of complex or escalated issues.

Director of HR 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leadership • Serve as head of an HR unit. • Advise and consult with campus leaders on human resource related matters • Responsible for the strategic development of unit human resource activities and performance, ensuring compliance and successful delivery of human resource related services. • Set priorities across all HR functions in consultation with other senior leaders.
• Management
• Supervise a team of HR professionals. Delegate and assign operational work; manage employee performance, leave, and professional development.
• Oversee day-to-day human resource operations, ensuring compliance and successful delivery of human resource related services and managing HR unit budget/expenditures.
• Serve as a resource and liaison for human resource team.
• HR Compliance and Policy • Direct a team of human resource professionals to fulfill the compliance, appointments management, recordkeeping, and reporting needs of the College/MAU. • Responsible for overall compliance, recordkeeping, and reporting efforts in the College/MAU. • Advises and works with staff at all levels to finalize resolution of complex or escalated issues.
• Labor & Employee Relations • Direct a team of human resource professionals to fulfill the human resources strategy of the unit. • Responsible for the overall human resources strategy and operational activities for the College/MAU.

1. Bachelor’s degree.

2. 6 years of work experience performing professional-level human resources duties.

3. 2 years of demonstrated management, supervisory, or leadership experience.

1. Master's degree in a related field.

2. Demonstrated experience with labor and employee relations highly preferred.

3. University experience providing human resources support, coordination, and processing.

4. Experience working in a union environment, participating in negotiation process, and interpreting collective bargaining agreements.

5. Demonstrated HR team leadership.

Director of HR 

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree.

2. 8 years of work experience performing professional-level human resources duties.

3. 2 years of demonstrated management, supervisory, or leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master's degree in a related field.

2. Demonstrated experience with labor and employee relations highly preferred.

3. University experience providing human resources support, coordination, and processing.

4. Experience working in a union environment, participating in negotiation process, and interpreting collective bargaining agreements.

• 5. Demonstrated HR team leadership.