Category : Staff Subscribe : Department : Human Resources Locations : Bowling Green, KY Posted : Aug 8, 2024 Closes : Open Until Filled Type : Full-time Ref.
No. : 998955 Position ID : 179773 Share
About Western Kentucky University :
Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a student-centered, applied-research institution committed to providing its students with a transformative academic and social experience and to elevating its surrounding communities.
Founded in 1906, WKU is the second largest undergraduate institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with approximately 15,035 students (29% first generation, 18% underrepresented minority) and just over 2,500 faculty and staff employees.
Western Kentucky University is committed to empowering its campus community to embrace diversity by building equitable and inclusive learning, working, and living environments.
At the heart of our mission, we seek to provide holistic education and employment experiences that prepare students, faculty, and staff to become effective scholars, contributors, and leaders in our diverse and evolving communities.
Located 65 miles north of Nashville, TN, and just over 100 miles south of Louisville, KY, WKU's main campus is in Bowling Green, KY - a city with approximately 70,000 residents.
Our population is ethnically diverse, with more than 85 languages spoken in and around Bowling Green, and people from 35 nationalities call our community home.
Western Kentucky University seeks to attract talented faculty and staff who are inspired individually to contribute to WKU's strategic plans and ongoing success.
We offer comprehensive wellness and health benefits to employees and their families, including domestic partners and other qualified dependents and take pride in providing a workplace culture that supports balancing the responsibilities of work and family life.
Paid-time off for holidays, vacation and sick leave, and a tuition discount program for employees and dependents are also provided.
Learn more about WKU and Bowling Green at wku.edu / about.
Job Description :
The Assistant Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer serves as a strategic and consultative partner with WKU's leadership.
They also lead a dedicated and forward-thinking team of nine HR professionals serving an employee base of approximately 1,700 full time faculty and staff.
The AVP and CHRO provides direction and strategy on issues involving talent acquisition and management; employee relations and engagement, organization and professional development;
compensation and benefits administration; and compliance and risk management.
- Provide overall leadership, expertise, and guidance to the department on core HR programs in the areas of benefits, retirement, wellness, employment, compensation, performance development, communication and other key HR areas.
- Work closely with other campus leaders, including the Provost, General Counsel, Budget and Finance leadership in order to develop consistent and accurate messaging as they relate to human resources functions.
- Serving as a strategic partner to institutional leadership and colleagues at all levels to position the University's workforce to meet its current and future needs.
- Demonstrate a level of leadership acumen that promotes a culture of effective HR operations and leads coordinated effort to make the University a great place to work.
- Develop HR's strategic plan in alignment with the University's strategic planning and accreditation efforts.
- Being a thoughtful leader on strategic human resources management initiatives and will drive the development and implementation of innovative HR policies and practices that align with the institution's goals and mission.
- Bringing a broad and contemporary knowledge of all areas of human resources, an appreciation for the role of a university within a public state system of higher education.
- Responsible for managing and allocating departmental resources creatively and efficiently in order to ensure the department can achieve its objectives.
Requirements :
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources, Business Administration, Educational Administration, or related field.
- At least five (5) years of progressively responsible HR leadership experience
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