Senior HR & Faculty Affairs Leader

SLAC; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability in Palo Alto seeks a senior HR professional to support academic, non-academic staff, and faculty within the school. The role reports to the Director for Human Resources and Faculty Affairs, handling HR and Faculty Affairs for assigned client groups and translating FA needs into HR action.

The position emphasizes collaboration with leaders, managers and employees, with a broad remit across recruitment, performance management, appointments, promotions and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, particularly in higher education or large organizations.
• Experience in coaching, training, educating, and influencing managers and senior leadership.
• Experience working in an academic environment and/or with faculty appointment and promotion processes.
• Knowledge of faculty affairs process at Stanford is highly desired but willingness to learn is critical.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to provide expert advice on HR/FA, including organizational development, employee relations, compensation, recruitment, performance management, and staff development.
• Oversee faculty search, appointment and promotion processes; manage visiting/adjunct faculty and academic staff appointments with policy alignment.
• Lead HR/FA process implementation and guidance for assigned client groups; provide consultation to managers, faculty and senior leaders.
• Review and approve employment transactions and academic appointments; act as primary review point for materials for faculty and teaching titles.
• Provide administrative support for faculty employment activities, including searches, appointments, reappointments, promotions, sabbaticals, leaves, retirements and recalls.
• Support senior leadership in local and university-wide initiatives, including communication strategy development.

Skills

Employee relations

Recruitment & retention

Performance management

Staff development

Change management

Organizational development

HR policy understanding

Coaching leadership

Job description

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability in Palo Alto seeks a senior HR professional to support academic, non-academic staff, and faculty within the school. The role reports to the Director for Human Resources and Faculty Affairs, handling HR and Faculty Affairs for assigned client groups and translating FA needs into HR action.

The position emphasizes collaboration with leaders, managers and employees, with a broad remit across recruitment, performance management, appointments, promotions and