Human Resources Manager, 0080353

University-of-Hawaii-System; Pearl City (HI); On-site; USD 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Hawai'i Leeward Community College seeks a Human Resources Manager to lead HR, EEO/AA, and Title IX coordination for employees. You will oversee recruitment, compensation, labor relations, training, and records management, ensuring lawful and equitable practices across campus.

You will guide senior leadership on employment law, develop comprehensive training, and supervise the HR team to deliver high‑quality services that support the college’s mission.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of progressively responsible HR experience, with 3 years in HR management in higher education or large organizations.
• Broad knowledge of HR administration and management principles, practices, and methodologies.
• Strong understanding of applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and university policies.
• Ability to resolve complex problems through creative reasoning and timely action.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and ability to prepare reports for senior leadership.
• Experience leading subordinates, managing work priorities, and handling employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Leeward Community College’s HR Manager and EEO/AA Coordinator, and Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees.
• Provides strategic and operational leadership for HR, EEO/AA, diversity, equity, inclusion, and compliance programs.
• Directs and oversees HR functions: recruitment, classification, pay & benefits, labor relations, leave, performance, training, records, and compliance.
• Supervises HR team to ensure high-quality services aligned with the college’s mission.
• Advises executives and supervisors on employment laws, policies, and collective bargaining matters.
• Develops and delivers training on supervision, misconduct, discipline, and compliance topics.
• Investigates workforce issues and serves as grievance hearing officer in personnel matters.
• Oversees EEO/AA programs to ensure compliance and an inclusive work environment.
• Oversees discrimination complaints and conducts timely investigations and reporting.
• Gathers data for periodic reports and system-level data analyses.
• Develops strategies and training to raise awareness among campus leadership and staff.
• Serves as Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Employees and BIT member.
• Provides leadership on organizational structure, staffing, accreditation compliance, and planning.
• Ensures compliance with ACCJC standards and applicable regulations.
• Participates in campus discussions affecting personnel concerns.
• Develops staffing plans and analyzes workforce trends to support recruitment and retention.
• Manages budget and resources for the HR Office to meet strategic goals.
• Performs duties outside normal hours as needed.

Skills

HR leadership

EEO/AA expertise

Title IX Deputy Coordinator

Budget management

Employee relations

Training & development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related

Tools

PeopleSoft

NEOGOV

Job description

Human Resources Manager, 0080353 | University of Hawai'i page has loaded.

2026-02151

Department

Leeward Community College

Admin Director's Office - Personnel

Opening Date

10/07/2026

10/21/2026 11:59 PM Hawaii

Position Number:

80353

Description

Title: Human Resources Manager

Position Number: 0080353

Hiring Unit: LEEWARD CC, ADMIN DIRS OFC, PERSONNEL

Location: Leeward Community College

Date Posted: Octobe r 08, 2026

Closing Date: October 21, 2026, 11:59 PM HST

Additional Salary Info: PBB, minimum $5,640/month

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Other Conditions: excluded from collective bargaining; to begin approximately 01/2027, pending position clearance and availability of funds.

Duties and Responsibilities

(* Essential Functions)

1. *Serves as Leeward Community College’s (College) Human Resources Manager and EEO/AA Coordinator, and Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees, and is excluded from collective bargaining.

2. *Provides strategic and operational leadership, vision, and administration for the college’s human resources , equal employment opportunity, diversity, equity, inclusion and compliance programs .

3. *Directs, administers, and oversees all human resources functions, including planning, position management and classification, recruitment and selection, appointments, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, leave administration, performance management, training and development, personnel records management, on-campus student employment, information system support, and compliance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, university policies and procedures, and collective bargaining agreements.

4. * Supervises the c ollege's Human Resources team, ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient, and high-quality services that support the c ollege's mission, goals, and workforce needs.

5. * Serves as the college's subject matter expert on human resources, providing guidance to executives, supervisors and employees regarding employment laws and regulations, university policies and procedures, collective bargaining agreements, and precedents to ensure consistent interpretation and application.

6. * Develops and/or provides comprehensive training on supervision , misconduct, substandard performance, grievance, discipline, compliance requirements, and related human resources topics.

7. *Investigates and resolves workforce issues involving employee relations, labor relations, compliance, discrimination, misconduct, workplace conflict, and other sensitive personnel matters; serves as the college’s grievance hearing officer and represents the college in administrative proceedings, hearings, audits, and litigation involving employment-related matters.

8. *Administers and oversees the c ollege's EEO/AA programs and initiatives, ensuring compliance with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and university policies, while fostering an equitable, inclusive, and non-discriminatory work and learning environment.

9. * Oversees complaints of discrimination and ensures fair, objective, and timely investigations of valid complaints, grievances , and personnel disputes.

10. * Conducts EEO/AA data and case/complaint information gathering to provide for periodic reports, s ystem-level data draws, historical data, and special reports.

11. * Develops and advocates strategies and training programs to promote increased awareness with the c ollege senior leadership, campus officials, and the campus community to raise awareness of illegal discrimination, promote best practices, enhance interpersonal communication/relations, highlight changes in the compliance laws, and heighten sensitivity to targeted protected classes.

12. * Serves as the College's Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Employees and as a member of the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) .

13. * Provides institutional leadership and support in matters involving organizational structure and reorganization , position control and staffing strategy , institutional assessment, accreditation compl iance and program review, and strategic planning.

14. *Ensures full compliance with accreditation Standard IIIA, Human Resources, of the Association of Community Colleges and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) and other applicable regulatory and institutional requirements.

15. *Participates in State, University, Community Colleges, and campus discussions/meetings that affect personnel concerns.

16. *Develops staffing plans, analyzes workforce trends and campus climate data, and recommends strategies that support organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, recruitment, and retention, in alignment with the mission of the college.

17. *Develops, manages, and executes the budget and resources for the Human Resources Office necessary to accomplish strategic goals and operations objectives.

18. *Perform work outside of normal working hours, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, or during emergencies as directed to meet operational needs.

19. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Education, Public Administration, or related field and six ( 6) years of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for human resources administration and management , of which three (3) years included human resources management with multiple functions (e.g., recruitment, classification, labor relations, EEO/AA, and/or pay & benefits) in higher education or large organizations ; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated.

2. Considerable working knowledge of principles, practices and techniques in hu man resources administration and management as demonstrated by the broad knowledge of the full range of pertinent standard and evolving concepts, principles and methodologies.

3. Considerable working knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and theories and systems associated with human resources administration and management .

4. Demonstrated ability to resolve wide ranging complex problems through the use of creative reasoning and logic to accurately determine the cause of the problems and the resolution of the problems in an effective, innovative and timely manner.

5. Demonstrated ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing, verbally and by preparation of reports and other materials.

6. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team leaders and members, and individuals.

7. Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing and spreadsheet software.

8. For supervisory work, demonstrated ability to lead subordinates, manage work priorities and projects, and manage employee relations.

9. Demonstrated experience ensuring compliance and promotion of a non-discriminatory, diverse, and equitable working environment.

10. Demonstrated experience investigating grievances, employee misconduct, substandard performance, workplace violence, and discrimination , including facts assessment, discipline /remedy recommendation, and options/ramification advising to senior leadership.

11. Ability to make sound decisions and advise administrators, managers, and supervisors.

12. Ability to provide senior executives with administrative support functions to include research and analysis, document drafting, organizational management, and operational strategies.

13. Ability to work outside of normal work hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, or during emergencies as directed.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Progressively responsible professional experience in human resources management in an institution of higher education, including responsibility for multiple and diverse human resources functions.

2. Possession of Title IX certification and investigatory certification.

3. Working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements such as HGEA, UHPA and UPW.

4. Experience using computerized human resources information systems such as PeopleSoft and NEOGOV.

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/ , or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

In accordance with Article 10 of the unit 08 collective bargaining agreement, bargaining unit members receive priority consideration for APT job vacancies. As a result, external or non BU 08 applicants may not be considered for some APT vacancies. BU 08 members with re-employment rights or priority status are responsible for informing the hiring unit of their status.

Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/