Vice President of Human Resources and Equity

The Vice President of Human Resources and Equity (VPHR/E) reports to the President and serves as a member of the President’s Cabinet. The position provides the leadership, vision, and oversight for employee relations, personal and labor relations agreements/plans for College employees, and ensures legal compliance.  The position leads campus-wide efforts that nurtures a collaborative and culturally competent workplace environment for employees to work and students to learn. The position has substantial involvement in the development, interpretation, and implementation of college and system policies and federal and state laws, updating policies and practices on issues and processes to ensure greater equity and inclusiveness. The Vice President plans, leads, directs, develops, and coordinates the policies and activities of the Human Resource division, ensuring legal and contractual agreements are followed, and ensures the campus culture includes that of equity, diversity, and inclusion.  The position oversees the professional development programs for employees with an emphasis on equity, diversity and inclusiveness programming.  The position also works with Student Life to help plan similar programs for students. The position oversees employee recruitment and retention; workforce planning and design; talent management; change management; cultural management; organizational and performance management; compensation and benefits administration; on-boarding; and training/development for succession planning.   The Vice President leads efforts to position the College as a collaborative and welcoming place to work and learn that supports, engages, values, and develops employees.  The Vice President partners with other leaders in developing long-term strategies to develop employees to meet the needs of the College. The Vice President resolves conflicts, hears, and mediates union grievance resolutions on behalf of the President.  The position champions the service-oriented culture of the College and promotes the College’s values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The position is the Affirmative Action Officer, Diversity Officer, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, overseeing the strategic direction for planning, organizing, and implementing the College’s Affirmative Action Plan and the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan to ensure that they do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identify.     The Vice President is the lead administrator of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategic Committee, and works with other campus leaders to ensure the three pillars of diversity, equity and inclusion are put into practice. The position represents the College in system decision-making and with other external agencies and bodies. The position supports supervisors through the application of a comprehensive performance management system; and provides guidance to supervisors on formal performance appraisals, and how to strategically manage employees to support professional growth. 

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