Associate Vice President - Human Resources
About The Position
Mott Community College is a student-centered and mission-driven institution dedicated to ensuring all students thrive and reach their fullest potential. The college is action-oriented and intentional in dismantling systemic barriers that prevent the excellence of students from underrepresented communities. As Mott Community College deepens its commitment to equity, the hiring process prioritizes individuals with the expertise to lead the institution in serving students from underrepresented communities. This role offers an opportunity to act upon the college's values, empower students' self-efficacy, cultivate a sense of belonging, and ensure the diversity of the student body is reflected in positions of power within the college. The Associate Vice President (AVP) is responsible for leading, directing, and providing strategic direction for all human resource functions and operations. This includes labor strategy, negotiations and contract administration; dispute case management and resolution; talent acquisition management and development; performance consultation; benefits administration; compensation and classification systems; payroll administration; retention practices; risk management; and policy, procedure development and implementation. The AVP will serve as the College’s representative responsible for enhancing the talent management and retention of employees, requiring concentrated efforts to create and deliver talent management solutions that embrace and address the Mott Community College Commitment to Employee Success. Reporting to the President, this position is the College’s senior human resource manager and serves on the senior management team. A significant portion of this position’s time and work efforts are focused on employee success. The College employs approximately 450 regular full-time employees and 300 part-time faculty. The College has six bargaining units as well as exempt and grant-funded employees. The Associate Vice President provides leadership to a division of sixteen full-time regular employees and directly supervises four employees: one Assistant VP, one Labor Manager, one Risk/Safety & Emergency Manager, and one HR Coordinator.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree required in a related field.
- Five (5) years of progressive leadership experience in human resources.
- Demonstrated success working in two or more functional areas of HR in a complex organization (e.g., employment, compensation, talent management and development, organizational planning, labor relations).
- Labor relations experience encompassing significant exposure to bargaining, grievance process, contract administration, and dispute resolution.
- Proven experience in the design, implementation, management, and review of HR functions.
- Work history demonstrating personal initiative, ownership of assigned responsibilities, and proactive implementation of change.
- Demonstrated understanding, knowledge, and ability to interpret HR policies, procedures, and employment laws.
- Knowledge of HRIS / HRMS systems and database applications.
- Ability to use standard office productivity software and tools.
- Experience implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion talent management programming.
- Knowledge of best practices in recruitment and retention of diverse employees, affirmative action, and equal employment opportunity policies.
- Demonstrated work history of providing high-quality, strong customer-oriented service.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, logic, research, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work successfully in a high-stress environment, handling multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Ability and willingness to perform managerial, professional, technical, and administrative tasks.
- Models behavior that upholds the MCC Commitments for Employee and Student Success.
- Residency within 20 miles of the nearest College boundary within twenty-four months from date of hire must be maintained while in this position.
Responsibilities
- Lead, direct, and provide strategic direction for all human resource functions and operations.
- Oversee labor strategy, negotiations, and contract administration.
- Manage dispute case management and resolution.
- Direct talent acquisition management and development.
- Provide performance consultation.
- Administer benefits.
- Oversee compensation and classification systems.
- Manage payroll administration.
- Develop and implement retention practices.
- Oversee risk management.
- Develop and implement HR policies and procedures.
- Serve as the College’s representative responsible for enhancing talent management and retention of employees.
- Create and deliver talent management solutions that embrace and address the Mott Community College Commitment to Employee Success.
- Provide leadership to the human resources division.
- Directly supervise the Assistant VP, Labor Manager, Risk/Safety & Emergency Manager, and HR Coordinator.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
