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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 wellbeing 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
Following an organizational alignment in 2022, Georgia Tech established the Division of Lifetime Learning aligning the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U), the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC), and Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE). The newly established Division of Lifetime Learning will provide education and research for new techniques, and technologies for education. The division provides accessible, affordable, achievable education for learners at any stage of life. The newly established division is part of the expansion of Georgia Tech's ecosystem for lifetime learning. Furthermore, the division is going through a formal process of faculty and university system governance to become Georgia Tech's seventh college.
HR Director II Position
We are seeking an HR Director II to serve as the primary strategic Human Resources leader supporting the leadership of the Division of Lifetime Learning. The key deliverables for the role are HR strategy and leadership. This critical leadership role requires a strategic, skilled communicator who is organized, innovative and a highly collaborative professional who excels in a dynamic environment. The HR Director II will lead a team of HR professionals to serve as a key driver in shaping and executing HR strategies that align with the evolving organizational structure of the new Division of Lifetime Learning. The HR Director II will work closely with the Division of Lifetime Learning leadership team, institute faculty affairs and Georgia Tech Human Resources to develop and implement strategies that align with the division's goals while ensuring effective implementation of plans, systems, policies, and processes for workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management and development, employee engagement, legal compliance and recordkeeping, employee relations and total rewards (compensation and benefits). The HR Director II will utilize data to make informed decisions that will enhance the student and employee experience to progress the organization forward. The position reports to the Dean of the Division of Lifetime Learning.
Job Summary
Manage and coordinate human resources services and programs within a college or organizational unit of major size in terms of number of employees and organizational mix. Serve as primary contact within the unit on matters related human resources issues. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: college deans or research executives and lab directors, administrators and college/unit employees; Institute level and human resources management and staff. This position will advise and counsel: college deans and administrators, Institute level human resources management and staff. This position will supervise: human resources staff personnel.
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Oversee and coordinate human resources related activity within the college to include employment, employee relations, compensation/benefits, etc.
Job Duty 2 -
Confer with and advise administration, faculty and staff regarding human resources policy, procedures and practices.
Job Duty 3 -
Communicate new policies or changes in existing policy throughout organization.
Job Duty 4 -
Serve as representative to Institute level human resources organization including serving on committees and providing policy input.
Job Duty 5 -
Coordinate the investigation and resolution of human resources related issues.
Job Duty 6 -
Provide input to college's or unit's strategic planning efforts with regard to human resources.
Job Duty 7 -
Organize college or unit's human resources support function, assign and monitor staff activity.
Job Duty 8 -
Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Experience
Six to eight years of job related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Skills:
Fluent in the use of MS Office applications and the ability to manage, organize, present, interpret data for leadership and its employees.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires a working knowledge of human resources policies and procedures, especially as to application within multi-school college or large organizationally complex unit. This includes skills in verbal and written communications, organization and supervision, customer service and planning. Use of office and specialized computer applications and database systems is required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our University¿s work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).
Other Information
This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
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-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Grade A12
Anticipated annual salary $93,863.00 to $127,655.00 commensurate with qualifications
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Background Check
Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening
