West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for an Assistant Vice President of Human Resources

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Vice President and General Counsel, the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources at West Virginia University provides senior-level vision, innovation, and strategic organizational and managerial leadership to the campus community. The AVP has broad responsibilities for HR policy development, administration, interpretation, and implementation. This position is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing a comprehensive human resources program that includes talent acquisition, employee relations and investigations, compensation, benefits, human resources information systems, professional development and workforce training, organizational development, medical management, human resources partners, and workforce analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and ensures consistent application of human resources operational strategies, policies, and processes to increase operational efficiency and ensure compliance with professional standards, regulatory requirements, employment laws, and university policies and procedures.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team and a strategic partner on all human resources matters.
• Establishes and maintains critical collaborations, trust, and partnerships across the university.
• Establishes and implements human resources initiatives that effectively communicate and support the university's vision and strategic plan.
• Provides leadership, collaboration, and direction to direct reports to assure goals, programs, activities, and personnel practices are consistent with and contribute to the university's goals and strategies.
• Responsible for fostering a collaborative and positive team culture and ensuring a customer service oriented environment within Talent & Culture.
• Promotes a positive environment and culture consistent with the core values and goals of the university.
• Creates a vision for programs, policies, and practices designed to enhance employee engagement, recruitment, and retention.
• Drives continuous improvement efforts within human resources operations to standardize and simplify processes.
• Provides guidance and oversight of evaluating program effectiveness, identifying trends and using data-driven recommendations for improvement.
• Implement change management plans to meet the continually changing needs of the university.
• As a key stakeholder, supports the WVU Modernization Program to transform human resources technology along with the university's technology advancement.
• Oversight for annual budget for the Human Resources and responsible for strategic planning in budgeting of resource allocation and expenditures.
• Implements other strategic priorities related to human resources established by the Vice President and General Counsel.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field required. Master's degree in relevant field is preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in human resources, with demonstrated progression in responsibility, including HR leadership.
• Five years of successful leadership experience required.
• Experience in higher education strongly preferred.
• Experience utilizing and/or implementing a system wide HRIS. Demonstrated experience with applying data and tools from an HRIS to meet the organizational needs of leaders and employees.
• Demonstrated successful experience with the design, development and implementation of HR strategies, policies, and procedures in the requisite areas of the employment lifecycle (i.e., recruitment, sourcing, talent management, employee relations, organizational development, workforce planning, succession planning, benefits administration, compensation programs, and HRIS)
• Experience leading an established organization and systems through transformation and innovation.
• Proven experience with organizational change, HR infrastructure development and implementation and process improvement strategies.
• Thorough knowledge of policies, federal and state laws as they relate to HR policies, practices and procedures, benefit programs, employee and labor relations, salary administration, recruitment techniques, EEO and Affirmative Action planning.
• Experience driving, influencing, and supporting major change initiatives in a transparent and collaborative manner.
• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or SPHR certification is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, and interpersonal, and an ability to tailor communication styles to diverse audiences.
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and create partnerships at all levels within the organization to achieve results.
• Ability to think critically and creatively to resolve problems.
• Ability to remain engaged and empathetic towards staff, faculty, and leadership with the ability to listen well and respond appropriately.
• Ability to remain an advocate for others.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to use diplomatic skills to help others negotiate and partner together to find the best solution for all.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn internal HRIS and talent management systems.
• Ability to collaborate with others and foster team building.
• Ability to develop innovative solutions for complex problems.
• Ability to foster a professional work environment that rewards individual and collective success, builds confidence, and promotes diversity and inclusion in all its forms.

Ability to travel to all WVU facilities and regional campus locations.

At West Virginia University, we leverage our talents and resources to create a better future for our state and the world. As West Virginia's land-grant university, WVU has three campuses that touch each corner of the state. The WVU System includes 518 buildings on 15,880 acres, Extension Service offices in all 55 counties, ten experimental farms and four forests.

From the groundbreaking R1 research of our flagship campus in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs of WVU Potomac State in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley - the contributions of WVU employees directly impact the 1.8 million people of West Virginia every day, no matter their role or position.

Service, curiosity, respect, accountability, and appreciation are the core values that unite Mountaineers, inspiring one another to work tirelessly and support others as they seek to reach new heights. After all, when you're a Mountaineer, impossible is just another mountain to climb.

Creating an inclusive, engaged, and dynamic learning environment is core to WVU's academic mission. We welcome candidates who can contribute a range of ideas, approaches, and experiences.

West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.