HR Associate Director

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Job category:

Academic Staff

Employment type:

Regular

Job profile:

HR Associate Director (B)

Job summary:

The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) at UW–Madison is a globally recognized business school, conducting cutting-edge research and delivering market-responsive degrees. WSB enrolls more than 4,000 students annually within a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. WSB has approximately 100 faculty members, 370 staff, 280 graduate assistants and 220 student hourly employees.

Reporting to the WSB Chief Human Resources Officer, this position is responsible for overseeing the following HR functional areas and for performing complex work within these areas: workforce relations and performance management, medical leaves and accommodations, professional development, immigration, and compliance. Providing guidance on employment best practices is an integral part of this role.

The individual hired into this role must navigate sensitive and confidential personnel matters with tact, discretion and professionalism.

We are seeking candidates with a strong service orientation, excellent verbal and written communication skills, effective problem-solving and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.

This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Key job responsibilities:

• Implements, operationalizes, and monitors the use of policies and procedures to comply with laws, regulations, institutional policies, and unit objectives

• Serves as an advisor and liaison to unit managers and staff providing organization information and interpretation of human resources policies and procedures

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Coordinates HR activities, such as recruitment, pay administration programs, new hire orientation, employee benefits, and health and safety plans, through managerial HR staff

• Audits the unit budget and approves expenditures

• Assists with planning, implementation, and management of strategic initiatives for one or more human resources function

• Identifies needs and recommends improvements to leadership regarding HR matters such as workforce performance and competency gaps, organizational structures, compensation discrepancies and assists with the development of training plans and mitigation strategies as needed

Department:

Wisconsin School of Business, Human Resources Office

Compensation:

The minimum salary for the position is $110,000. Actual starting salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

The employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at ).

Required qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Workforce Relations conducting and/or overseeing the following: performance management, conflict resolution, corrective action administration, grievances/appeals, investigations
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Human Resources

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience administrating medical leaves and accommodations
• Higher education or other public sector HR experience
• Supervisory experience
• Experience with Workday software

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• HR Certification Preferred

How to apply:

Click the "Apply" button to start the application process.

You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

• Resume
• Letter of Qualification

Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. The search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. References will be requested of final candidates. All applicants will be notified after the search is complete and a candidate has been selected.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Contact information:

Se Ann Yang

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Institutional statement on diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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