Assistant Dean of HR - Military Veterans

Employment Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Vacancy ID: NF0008731

Salary Range: $99,450 - $140,000

Position Summary/Description:

The Assistant Dean of Human Resources (HR) serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer within the Gillings School of Global Public Health ( SPH ). The individual is responsible for driving the overarching people strategy and operations across all employee types in all departments and units within Gillings. Ensures the strategy, underlying programs, and practices align with schoolwide and departmental objectives and with UNC -Chapel Hill and system/government policies. This includes interpretation of University HR policies, consultation and recommendation on HR issues and concerns, and development and implementation of HR strategies and plans.

The Assistant Dean leads the HR unit, supervising all Gillings School HR staff (currently 10), and serving as a partner to the School's eight (8) academic departments and 15 Central Administrative Units (CAUs). The unit handles HR operations for all employee types, including 240 full-time faculty and 415 permanent staff plus adjunct faculty, postdoctoral staff, student workers and temporary staff. More than 12% of our students and 11% of our permanent faculty are international citizens, requiring subject matter expertise in immigration laws. The Assistant Dean ensures integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness throughout the Appointments, Promotions and Tenure ( APT ) process as evident through our long track record of successful APT practices with campus. The Assistant Dean oversees operations, champions the HR function as it evolves and matures to best contribute to the school; builds infrastructure, best practices, best-in-class tools, and programs, along with establishing a talent mindset to meet the needs of this changing climate; provides counsel and guides all people related institutional needs including, but not limited to: workforce planning, recruiting, development, engagement, and retention; visa/international appointment issues; work with HR team and department managers on role classification and equitable compensation, using appropriate salary benchmarks; employee relations ( EHRA and SHRA ); review and feedback of performance plans and reviews; audits and reports; and benefit plan administration. A high degree of independent judgment and creativity is required to proactively identify, address, and mitigate risk in all personnel matters. This position is pivotal in driving the schools' mission forward.

The Assistant Dean is responsible for planning, preparation and implementation of new HR-related programs and systems in compliance with University direction and incorporating HR best practices, metrics and continuous quality improvement. The Assistant Dean guides and advises the Dean, Vice Dean, CAU leaders, department chairs, and business managers on a wide range of strategic matters pertaining to HR and assures effective alignment and communication of key institutional priorities and initiatives with human resources priorities and actions. The successful candidate has the capability to create a leadership development strategy and framework. The Assistant Dean reports to the Vice Dean and is a member of the Gillings School Dean's Council.

The Assistant Dean serves as the Gillings School's Chief HR Officer, the principal liaison with University central offices regarding HR-related matters, including the Office of Human Resources ( OHR ), Academic Personnel, the EEO / ADA Office, University Payroll Services, and Office of University Counsel. The Assistant Dean serves as an advocate to and active participant in the University's community of HR professionals.

The Assistant Dean is responsible for ensuring that all personnel actions and activities are compliant with relevant federal, state, system and university policies, and supports School and institutional equal opportunity and diversity, equity and inclusion goals. The Assistant Dean acts as EEO /Compliance officer for the School, in charge of preparation, monitoring and reporting on the annual diversity plan.

Education and Experience:

Evidence of professional qualifications with progressively responsible human resource management experience. Prior experience in the higher education setting is strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience in facilitating wellbeing programs and initiatives would be beneficial. Human resource certifications including CHRO, SHRM, or HRCI are preferred.

Essential Skills:

The successful candidate must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, sound business judgment, tact and diplomacy, and the skill and experience to interact with personnel at all levels of the School and University. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to think strategically with strong problem-solving skills and experience developing and implementing HR policies and strategies. The candidate must be comfortable using a range of technologies for business functions. Gillings is an intense, fast-paced work environment which often requires special care due to the dynamic nature of personnel matters. The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong working knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations (e.g., FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA) and have prior experience coordinating or managing some combination of recruitment, compensation, employee relations, position classification or employee benefits matters.

AA/EEO Statement:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.