Senior Director, People & Workplace Culture
Full Time
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Posted
Job description
Salt Lake Community College believes that people are at the center of our work and the communities we serve. As our organization moves forward with an ambitious strategic plan and continues its significant growth, we created People and Workplace Culture to play a critical role in moving our mission forward.
Reporting to the Associate Vice President of People and Workplace Culture, the Senior Director of People and Workplace Culture (PWC) functions as Chief of Staff and oversees a wide array of HR initiatives, projects and communications delegated by the AVPPWC in support of the strategic priorities of the college. The Senior Director manages the administrative operations of the office of the AVP OPWC and serves as a key point of contact for internal and external campus partners and stakeholders working with the AVP PWC. The Senior Director will be a collaborative partner that demonstrates both personal and professional integrity. They are transformative, collaborative, flexible and creative but can also be a hands-on problem solver with a track record of designing and delivering customer-focused services modeled on best practices. The Senior Director will serve as a mentor, resident expert, business partner and strategic advisor to the organization to ensure alignment of policies, processes, technology, and exceptional quality service. The Senior Director is a member of the PWC leadership team, and collaborates with the AVP PWC, SLCC Leadership team, staff, and campus partners to advance he strategic, administrative, and operational excellence initiatives of PWC and the college.
The Senior Director of PWC will be a champion for employees, and someone who deeply understands compliance, law, and equity. They will partner with the AVP for People & Workplace Culture and other PWC team members to develop and execute operations focused on advancing our strategic goals. This individual will be deeply dedicated to employee well-being, and the value of people to the Salt Lake Community College mission. This individual will foster an equitable and inclusive workplace culture with a clear focus on employee engagement and a sense of belonging.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
- This position is at will.
Operations (Budget, Data, Policy, Systems, Strategy):
- Keep track of legislative actions that may impact PWC.
- Oversee the daily administrative operations for the office of the AVP PWC, including providing leadership oversight for the office and PWC staff.
- Collaborates with AVP for PWC; leads PWC Operations in designing and regularly assessing and updating the PWC vision, goals and strategic plan
- Ensures PWC staff understands and supports the vision and are actively working toward accomplishing goals
- Work closely with PWC leaders and the office of data science and analytics to collect and coordinate aggregate people data and translate those data into insights through data analysis that drives deliberate action plans at the appropriate levels
- In collaboration with the AVP for People & Workplace Culture, oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of the PWC strategic action plan
- Directs a process of organizational planning and development that evaluates structure and human capital forecasting
- Assist college leadership in the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to People & Workplace Culture
- Recommends, develops and executes new approaches, policies, and procedures relating to continuous improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
Leadership & Management of HR Strategic Initiatives & Projects:
- Serves as key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders working with the AVP PWC, particularly on the development and execution of the PWC strategic plan and associated projects designed to advance the goals, objectives, and priorities of the office of the AVP PWC.
- Position will lead and manage high priority initiatives and projects that reflect the AVP PWC’s strategic vision and mission for PWC.
- Conducts research, analyze findings, and develop recommendations and comprehensive implementation plans to ensure that projects and associated communication and training plans are effectively managed, delivered, and foster high levels of engagement by involving the appropriate PWC staff, campus partners and stakeholders.
- Ensure meetings and activities are designed to advance the AVP PWC’s goals and objectives.
- Participate in senior level discussions and decision-making, presenting relevant information, tracking deliberations, decisions, and action plans as well as drafting reports, communications, and other materials, including those presented to the Cabinet and other senior leaders.
- Provides the AVP PWC with appropriate and timely updates regarding the progress of various PWC lead initiatives, including applicable metrics and HR data analytics and visualization reports.
- Role model strong leadership and management practices to develop others
- Maintain a big-picture perspective; able to link programs, activities, and communications in ways that support a cohesive employee experience.
- Represent PWC in the absence of the AVP for PWC
- Lead with a deep commitment to applying a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens to all people, processes, and initiatives.
Communications (Internal/External
PWC
Presence):
- Lead and develop all communication planning for the office of the AVP PWC, to include collaboration with the PWC leadership team and campus partners to create and implement PWC strategic communications initiatives utilizing a variety of communications mediums.
- Ensure that all communications align with the priorities and messaging of the AVP PWC.
- Engage with campus partners and constituents to promote transparency and ensure highly effective and collaborative working relationships are developed and maintained in support of PWC culture focused on operational excellence.
- Develop presentations, remarks, correspondence, and other communications for the AVP PWC, including meeting materials for key AVP PWC lead meetings, workgroups and/or projects.
- Responsible for coordinating and developing informative employee communications designed to keep employees and management knowledgeable about people initiatives.
- Oversees and coordinates PWC website and other online presence.
Partnerships & Collaboration:
- Develop processes and build partnerships to foster and support people and workplace initiatives at SLCC.
- Builds critical relationships with peers and other partners to ensure the people and workplace culture programs are highly supportive, inclusive and aligned with the College’s Mission, Vision and Values.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of five (5) years of broad experience in Human Resources/people-focused work.
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible management experience is also required.
- Experience designing, developing and supporting programs, policies and practices.
- Experience in project planning, development, implementation and assessment.
- Experience managing budgets.
- Master’s degree in in human resources management, management, industrial psychology, organizational development or a related discipline.
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR or SPHR certification preferred.
- Experience in capturing HR/People metrics and producing analytics for use by managers for employee decisions.
- Experience in a higher education environment.
- Experience leading change initiatives, including the skills to anticipate and champion change.
- Experience with HR/People technology, including implementation.
- Demonstrated commitment to cultivating highly engaged and productive work environments that embrace a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Superior project management, strategic planning and change management experience.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication (oral and written) skills.
- Must be results driven with an exceptionally strong customer service and user-focused orientation.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with a wide range of campus constituents in support of the achievement of key institutional and PWC objectives.
- Demonstrated success in embracing an agile, innovative and solutions focused mindset.
- Highly adept at solving complex and multi-faceted PWC Problems.
- High degree of professionalism, integrity, and ethics.
- Exercise sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters.
- Strong knowledge of federal and state employment, civil rights and equal opportunity laws.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional publications and governmental regulations.
- Knowledge of budgeting, cost estimating, and fiscal management principles and procedures.
- Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
- Skill in examining and refining operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, and ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
- Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic background of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.
- Full consideration will be given to applicants who apply on or before the priority review date indicated above.
- More information about Salt Lake Community College benefits: https://i.slcc.edu/culture/benefits/index.aspx
Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college with the most diverse student body in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 11 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.
Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging HSI, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.
FLSA Exempt SLCC Information
Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging HSI, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.
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