Assistant Director, Human Resources

Texas A&M University; Victoria (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas A&M University-Victoria seeks an Assistant Director of Human Resources to organize, manage, and lead HR functions. Develops schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals. Provides guidance to departments on HR practices, compliance, laws, and ethics.

Researches and completes projects as requested by HR Leadership. Responsibilities include advising management, developing training materials, overseeing HRIS, and collaborating with university departments to address complex HR

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Admin, or related field required.
• Five years of related HR experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organizes, manages, and leads the HR unit; develops schedules and standards.
• Advises management on HR practices, compliance, laws, and ethics.
• Oversees HRIS-related actions and resolves escalated issues.
• Partners with managers to identify HR needs and improvements.
• Develops and revises HR policies, procedures, and training materials.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or applicable field

Job description

Job Title

Assistant Director, Human Resources Agency Texas A&M University - Victoria Department Human Resources Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate

Job Location

Victoria, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The Assistant Director, Human Resources, under direction, organizes, manages, and leads human resource functions. Develops schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals. Provides guidance to departments and management regarding HR practices, compliance, laws, regulations, and ethics. Researches and completes various projects, as requested by the HR Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Organizes, manages, and leads human resources unit. Develops schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals.
• Assists in developing strategic plans for the human resources unit.
• Provides guidance to departments and management regarding HR practices, compliance, laws, regulations, and ethics. Effectively communicates HR programs, practices, and policies to employees. Ensures compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. Effectively communicates with HR leaders.
• Oversees and/or prepares reports and documents related to human resources activities.
• Oversees and manages the specialized training program. Oversees the development and revisions made to training materials.
• Oversees and approves actions in the HRIS System or related systems. Resolves and troubleshoots escalated and complex issues.
• Advises management on the administration of operating plans and policies for human resource activities.
• Develops and revises guidelines, policies, regulations, rules, and standard administrative procedures. audits of human resources to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Advises staff and management on issues, rules, policies, regulations, and standard administrative procedures related to human resources management.
• Researches and completes various projects, as requested by the HR Leadership.
• Partners with managers to understand the department’s current and future HR challenges, and identify HR needs and opportunities for improvement.
• Develops formal and informal messages as appropriate for intended audiences.
• As needed, works with international services, faculty affairs, student employment, graduate professional school, research, payroll, and tax on highly complex questions and requests.
• Develops and maintains network of professional contacts within the university including peers in HR and non-HR roles, customers, and management.
• May oversee and manage specialized HR events and programs.
• May serve as a back up in another specialized human resource function in an assigned area, such as benefits, classification and compensation, employee relations, immigration, leave, onboarding, payroll, performance evaluation/management, organization development, recognition/rewards, recruitment, and workers’ compensation.
• Attends human resources trainings and/or informational meetings.
• Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, evaluates performance, and develops professional development plans for assigned staff.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or applicable field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years of related experience.

Required Attachments

Resume, Cover Letter

Values

Together We Rise Wisdom Excellence Respect Integrity Students Empathy Setting:

Setting

Texas A&M University-Victoria is the most recent addition to the Texas A&M University System. The University was founded in 1973 as part of the University of Houston System and was transferred to the Texas A&M University System during the 89th Texas Legislative Session. A&M-Victoria is the only four-year university in a 100-mile radius and is just 30 miles from the Texas Gulf Coast. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution located in the Coastal Bend region of Texas. It serves the educational needs, promotes economic well-being, and advances the community and region's quality of life through teaching, research, and service excellence. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), and it offers more than 50 academic programs, as well as concentrations and certificates. The university also has several accreditations for specific areas and programs, including from the AACSB, ABET, CACREP and CCNE. In addition to its recent transition into The Texas A&M University System, A&M-Victoria is in the process of adding academic programs in three major areas: aviation, agribusiness, and engineering. In addition to academic excellence, A&M-Victoria has a thriving Athletics program that offers six competitive teams: baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s golf. The Jaguars are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the baseball, softball and soccer teams compete in the Red River Athletic Conference. The golf teams compete in the Association of Independent Institutions Conference. Learn more about Texas A&M University-Victoria's history, academic programs, and campus facilities here.

Security

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer

Texas A&M University-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the colleges of Business; Education & Health Professions; Liberal Arts & Social Sciences; and Natural & Applied Science. The university supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development. The policy of A&M-Victoria is to ensure equal opportunity in all its educational programs and activities, and all terms and conditions of employment without regard to age, race, color, disability, religion, national origin, veteran’s status, genetic information or sex (including pregnancy), except where such a distinction is required by law. Additionally, A&M-Victoria prohibits discrimination in all aspects of employment and educational programs on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.