Job description

Department: The Office of Human Resources – 170100

Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field. Additionally, it is preferred that the successful candidate demonstrates:

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR leadership in large complex organizations.
• Advanced degree in Business, Human Resources, Higher Education Administration, Public Administration or related field.
• Professional certifications (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SPHR) and HR technology fluency.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with governing boards, governing systems and other external oversight bodies.
• Familiarity with the UNC System’s HR policies and state-level reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change initiatives or transformations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.

License/Certification Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR leadership in large complex organizations.
• Advanced degree in Business, Human Resources, Higher Education Administration, Public Administration or related field.
• Professional certifications (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SPHR) and HR technology fluency.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with governing boards, governing systems and other external oversight bodies.
• Familiarity with the UNC System’s HR policies and state-level reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change initiatives or transformations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Business Acumen

• Demonstrates fluency in the university’s financial model, including state appropriations, auxiliary revenue, tuition policy, and sponsored research funding.
• Engages in informed discourse with institutional leadership and System Office stakeholders regarding budget priorities, resource allocation and labor cost modeling.
• Integrates strategic financial insights into workforce decisions that impact both academic affairs and operational units.

HR Leadership & Operational Excellence

• Drives a high-performing HR function that aligns with institutional priorities, advances workforce effectiveness, and ensures compliance with policy standards.
• Oversees talent development, performance management, succession planning and facultylifecycle processes to strengthen leadership capacity across the institution.
• Translates federal, state and system policies into transparent and effective campus practices.
• Partners with leaders to implement strategic, efficient recruitment and retention strategies, while improving service quality through streamlined processes, modern tools and continuous improvement initiatives.

Strategic Advisor & Principled Leader

• Serves as a trusted partner to executive leadership, providing insight on workforce dynamics, organizational risk and strategic opportunities.
• Navigates complex change with emotional intelligence and institutional pragmatism, fostering trust and alignment even in challenging circumstances.
• Brings the courage to surface difficult truths-on climate, performance or organizational health-while maintaining constructive, solutions-focused engagement with senior leaders.
• Lead the development and implementation of a strategic workforce planning framework that guides decisions on hiring, role redesign and position prioritization in alignment with institutional goals and budget parameters.
• Partner with executive and senior leadership to evaluate vacant and proposed positions, providing data-informed recommendations on where to invest and restructure, and where to eliminate roles, ensuring the university’s talent strategy supports the long-term mission and financial sustainability.
• Champions transparency and shared accountability in service to the institution and the public good.

Work Schedule/Hours:Mon-Fri, 8 00-5 00 pm with some night and weekend work
Suggested Salary Range: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Evaluation of Applications Begins: 12/01/2025
Proposed Date of Hire:

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