Assistant Vice Chancellor & Chief HR Officer

Title: Assistant Vice Chancellor & Chief HR Officer

Employee Classification: Asst VC & Chief HR Officer

Campus: University of North Texas - System Administration

Division: SYS-Human Resources

SubDivision-Department: SYS-Human Resources

Department: SYS-Human Resources-910600

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.   We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an inclusive environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.   Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values at www.UNTSystem.edu.

Department Summary

The UNT System Human Resources Department is one department made of a team of teams that supports various constituencies and component institutions within our UNT System Enterprise while working together to achieve the vision of becoming an enterprise that is values-driven and customer-focused with an emphasis on excellence, curiosity, and innovation. There are exciting things on the horizon, and we are looking for experienced and innovative HR professionals to join our journey.

Position Overview

As the senior most HR position on the University of North Texas (UNT) campus, incumbent is responsible for setting and overseeing the execution of the Human Resources strategy for the university. Serves as a top people strategist and provides creative and innovative solutions to critical HR challenges. Responsible for overseeing every aspect of the employee experience, incumbent optimizes people centered activities such as hiring, training, professional development and performance management to ensure these efforts support the university's strategic roadmap and growth. Serves as a member of and advises the Presidents Cabinet on people related issues.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelors degree in human resources management, organizational development, business administration or related field, and a minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in human resources administration, organizational and employee development and engagement, employee relations, performance management, benefits, compensation, strategic human resource planning, and supporting a diverse workforce, with five or more years experience being in a supervisory role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication skills (writing, oral and listening)
• Experience as a strategic doer, demonstrating agility and collaboration throughout the organization.
• Ability to reinforce and stitch together the culture and shared values across the candidate and employee lifecycles.
• Ability to develop relationships and build communities with an effort to drive engagement and support talent and leadership development initiatives.
• Empathetic with strong interpersonal skills, demonstrates flexibility; a strong commitment to building and sustaining relationships.
• Unique ability to help manage frequent and complex ups and downs, while being open and transparent with employees, fostering trust and being a resource in the middle of chaos and uncertainty.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal and state laws, and HR best practices
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