Executive Director, HR Operations & Services

University-of-Illinoi; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Tuition waivers

Job summary

University of Illinois System is seeking an Executive Director, OVCAS Human Resources in Chicago, IL to lead all HR activities for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration. The role directs a broad portfolio including recruitment, payroll, training, employee relations, and policy enforcement, with responsibilities across facilities management, safety and building systems.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in HR or related field and at least 10 years of HR leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field.
• At least ten (10) years of experience in human resources with supervisory experience.
• Experience working with union contracts and knowledge of federal, state, and local labor laws.
• Skilled with employee relations, training, coaching, policy development and progressive discipline.
• Ability to effectively interact with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the HR operations of OVCAS, including recruitment, staffing, workforce planning, position control, onboarding new employees, training departmental leadership and supervisors in human resources areas, discipline and employee relations, leave coordination and reporting, and developing, distributing and enforcing standard operating procedures.
• Hires, trains, develops and directs a team of human resources associates charged with meeting unit goals.
• Performs college level approvals for JDX, HRFE, overcompensation requests and other HR transactions.
• Serve as a key resource in workforce planning, using industry standards for technical staffing at different service levels based on university and unit policy and agreements with internal and external customers for service provision across all OVCAS service lines.
• Develops training for OVCAS leadership and supervisors in all HR areas, tracks compliance, and provides reporting on improvements towards operational goals.
• Manages the discipline and employee relations operations of OVCAS and provides reporting on status, level and efficacy of discipline. Conducts disciplinary and pre-disciplinary meetings as necessary and advises OVCAS leadership and supervisors on progressive disciplinary action. Approves and serves intent to discharge paperwork, position elimination requests and terminal contracts as needed.
• Works with the Associate Vice Chancellor, Business Services, on developing responses to ethics complaints and FOIA requests related to employee issues and human resources.
• Works to draft, implement and socialize a library of standard operating procedures for OVCAS human resources operations and ensures that they are being followed.
• Implements and administers new human resources programs, procedures, initiatives, and guidelines.
• Serves on management collective bargaining teams.
• Provides guidance to all levels of the OVCAS organization on human resources issues.
• Serves as unit coordinator for SUCCS and other human resources audit responses.
• Works with Campus HR to coordinate outreach to community organizations to recruit candidates as needed.
• Monitors compliance for Report of Non-University Activities (RNUA), Statements of Economic Interests, Activity Reporting System and ethics training.
• Manages payroll operations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Employee relations

Policy development

Communication skills

Labor law knowledge

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Job description

University of Illinois System is seeking an Executive Director, OVCAS Human Resources in Chicago, IL to lead all HR activities for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration. The role directs a broad portfolio including recruitment, payroll, training, employee relations, and policy enforcement, with responsibilities across facilities management, safety and building systems.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in HR or related field and at least 10 years of HR leadership