Assistant Director-Human Resources

Assistant Director-Human Resources (Hybrid)

Job ID273293
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Full/Part TimeFull-Time
Regular/TemporaryRegular

About Us
Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
The Woodruff School graduates high caliber mechanical engineers for a demanding profession. Mechanical engineers are the foundation of today¿s technological world. To do so, we provide enhanced facilities and laboratories to create the best learning environment and we attract outstanding faculty and students. In this period of rapid technological change, the Woodruff School produces mechanical engineers who are vital to our future.

With approximately 3,000 students, 100 faculty members, and 80 staff members, the Woodruff School is one of the largest mechanical engineering programs in the country. We are consistently ranked as one of the top 10 mechanical engineering programs in the U.S. at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and continuously innovate to keep our school at the forefront of engineering education. Our size and resources allow us to offer a diversity of educational and research opportunities that enable us to produce highly sought after engineering professionals.

Job Summary
Provide comprehensive and strategic human resources administrative support. Administers all HR related functions in adherence to Institute human resources policies. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Senior leadership, faculty, Institute HR leadership, and staff. This position typically will advise and counsel: Senior leadership, faculty, and staff. This position will supervise: Assigned staff

Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Provide input to unit strategic planning efforts with regard to human resources to include but not limited to organizational planning, restructuring, and communications.

Job Duty 2 -
Coordinate the investigation and resolution of human resource related issues.

Job Duty 3 -
Provide HR Leadership, consultation, and training to unit management and staff.

Job Duty 4 -
Serve as HR representative ensuring proper exchange of information between unit and Office of Human Resources (OHR) and other administrative offices across the Institute.

Job Duty 5 -
Oversee and coordinate human resources related activity within representative units to include employment, employee relations, compensation/benefits, etc.

Job Duty 6 -
Ensure proper documentation of hiring administration, job advertisements, employee development/discipline, and other related HR functions.

Job Duty 7 -
Ensure consistent practice and application of policies and procedures related to HR and applicable state and federal laws.

Job Duty 8 -
Research, propose, develop, and implement policies, administrative practices, and software solutions in support of more efficient and strategical HR practices.

Job Duty 9 -
Serve as division's representative to Institute level human resources organization including serving on committees and providing policy input.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Eight to ten years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Certifications through the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge of human resource administrative policies and procedures as well as human resources related federal and state regulatory requirements; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to build strong professional and cross-functional relationships with organization management, staff, and campus units; excellent verbal and written communications and organization; working knowledge of common office applications and software.

Other Information
Salary range: $71,008.00 to $100,000.00

Location: Hybrid (Atlanta, GA)

Job grade: A10

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Other Information
Preferred Experience

Experience in an HR leadership role in the higher education sector, preferably within a research-focused institution.
Strong background of demonstrated experience in managing employee relations matters within an academic environment, including conflict resolution, grievance handling, and fostering a positive work culture.
Recruitment and hiring of tenured/tenure-track faculty and research faculty.
Compensation, reclassification, and promotion processes in higher education