Job Title: Chief Human Resources Officer
Reports To: President
Status: Full-time, Regular, Salaried
Salary: $82,000 annual
SUMMARY: Come work for a vibrant, forward thinking, culturally sensitive community college serving the higher education needs of the Tohono O’odham Nation, and tribal members locally, regionally, and nationally. The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) is responsible for leading all human resource matters for two campuses and a satellite center. The CHRO is the College’s trusted leader and advisor on all HR functions, including workforce planning, employee recruitment and hiring, classification and compensation, benefits, employee relations, training and employee development, new hire onboarding, legal compliance, records maintenance, and performance evaluation. The CHRO will play an instrumental role in information management, HR activities, provide counsel on complex staffing and relations issues – including progressive corrective action protocols, and offer expertise in support to the President, campus administrators, supervisors, and employees. The CHRO will be instrumental in developing and maintaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus culture in support of the T-So:son (Our Core Values) including T-Wohocudadag – Our Beliefs, T-Apedag – Our Well-Being, T-Pi:k Elida – Our Deepest Respect and I-We:mta – Working Together.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Establishes recruitment, development, and retention strategies for the College.
- Manages and oversees HR staff including prioritization of, and assigning, work. Directs the implementation of internal operations for HR department, including the planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating of programs, projects, processes, procedures, systems, standards, and/or service offerings. Develops short and long-term HR strategies and goals; ensures compliance with Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards; coordinates activities between multiple service areas; works to integrate and coordinate HR service area functions.
- Crafts and administers campus-wide personnel policies and services to improve organizational performance in alignment with the College’s Vision, Mission, and Goals.
- Comprehensively leads the hiring, onboarding, professional enrichment and development, and performance evaluation processes; conducts salary surveys, engages in HR appropriate research; oversees, regularly reviews and revises job description review, classification processes, compensation and benefit program recommendations in consultation with Finance and the President.
- Ensures staff are trained; ensures that employees follow policies and procedures; maintains a healthy and safe working environment; makes hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations; and leads the College’s performance evaluation process, including short-term and long-term employee career development.
- Invests time and effort in strategies that lead to increased workforce engagement and satisfaction.
- Ensures departmental adherence and compatibility with organizational goals, objectives, and strategic initiatives; coaches managers in effective supervision, provides conflict resolution resources, and encourages managers and employees to work together to resolve workplace and performance issues.
- Directs and reviews a variety of multi-faceted information, data, forms, schedules, calendars, and reports.
- Develops and maintains internal and external relationships; participates in/on a variety of meetings, committees, and/or other related groups to communicate information regarding services, programs, areas of opportunity, and/or other information; represents assigned administrative area on committees, advocacy groups, and/or related groups.
- Reduces the College’s legal exposure to liabilities and risks by ensuring compliance with federal, state, local, and the Nation’s regulations related to employment matters.
- Works on special projects as directed by the President.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.