Description
Bucknell University seeks a Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to lead the Office of Human Resources through a period of renewal. This is a hands-on leadership role for a builder and operator who can stabilize the team, sharpen service delivery, and implement a redesigned operating model.
The University has recently completed a culture and climate assessment and is redesigning the HR function in response. The CHRO will inherit a clear roadmap and a mandate to execute it, working in close partnership with the President and senior leadership. Select strategic and board-facing responsibilities are retained at the cabinet level, allowing the CHRO to concentrate on building a stable, responsive, and trusted function.
Requirements
Job Description
Reporting Relationships:
Reports to the President of the University, under the direction of a designated Senior Leadership Sponsor
Direct Reports:
17 Human Resource Professionals
Work Setting:
This is a full-time office/on campus role
Work Schedule:
52 weeks per year, 40 hours per week
What You Will Do:
Lead HR operations end to end: HR service delivery, HRIS and data (Workday), process design, and the operational infrastructure that keeps the function running.
Manage compensation and benefits execution, including salary structure administration, the University-backed mortgage guarantee, and wellness programs, and partner with finance on annual salary and benefit budgets.
Administer the University’s benefit programs, including the retirement and health plans and the $42 million self-insured health plan.
Run the annual performance management cycle and related talent development processes.
Manage employee relations, including confidential investigations and related actions.
Partner on Title IX and student employment with the Coordinator and General Counsel, under cabinet-level oversight.
Develop and administer HR and Title IX or EEO policies in compliance with applicable laws.
Produce people analytics from Workday and HRIS data.
Oversee the processing of personnel transactions and appointments and the policies that govern them.
Serve on shared governance groups and board committees as required.
The job description's listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive, additional non-essential tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
What You Will Bring:
Required for the Role:
Bachelor’s degree Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, Law, Social Work, Counseling or a related field.
Ten (10) years of HR leadership experience, with a strong operational and service delivery track record, preferrable in higher education.
Six (6) or more years of supervisory experience.
Demonstrated experience leading HR operations, including HR service delivery, HRIS and data (Workday or comparable), process design, and the operational infrastructure that keeps the function running day to day.
Demonstrated success stabilizing a team and implementing structural or process change.
Strong command of talent acquisition and employee relations.
Familiarity with Title IX and EEO compliance.
Familiarity with Compensation Practices.
Clear, steady communications skills, sound judgement and high emotional intelligence.
A collaborative, hands-on and transparent leadership style, with the highest professional integrity.
Preferred, but not Required:
Master's Degree in a related field
SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification
Association of Workplace Investigator (AWI) certification or equivalent investigation training
Experience in Higher Education
Physical Requirements:
Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.
Review of application materials will begin immediately, with preference given to applications received by October 30.
