Responsibilities
Risk Management, Legal, and Compliance
- Serve as Title IX Coordinator and ensure compliance with the Office of Civil Rights’ regulations for employees and students including training, education, and policies, along with reports and investigations of allegations.
- Serve as Clery Compliance Officer, completing the Annual Security Report and maintaining the Daily Crime Log
- Member of the Incident Response Team (IRT), supporting crisis response and communication around unexpected campus incidents.
- Member of the Monthly Campus Risk Team, providing support and leadership for enterprise emergency preparedness, campus safety, compliance and risk mitigation.
- Remain knowledgeable of employment and labor laws and implement proactive practices to reduce liability.
- Plan and implement employee re-organizations and terminations that follow Dominican policies as well as state and federal guidelines. Consult with employment counsel as needed on more serious contracts, claims against the University, or internal grievances.
Policies, Procedures, and Campus and Department Strategic Planning
- Participate in campus and department strategic planning activities and monitor and ensure progress on HR initiatives and programs. Serve on cross-functional campus committees and task forces as required.
- Develop and recommend policies and procedures to ensure best practices in all areas of Human Resources, including annual updates to the employee handbook.
- Lead, manage and motivate HR team toward strategic goals, providing high level of campus-wide partnership and support, while also maintaining service and operational support for ongoing human resources functions and activities.
- Oversee staffing, hiring, selection, training, on-boarding, performance management, and supervision of HR team to maintain high quality and caliber of individual team members, as well as ensure effective team functioning and cross-training.
- Responsible for the development and monitoring of the HR department budget and campus benefits budget. Assist with oversight for various costs funded through the central university budget including training, risk management, legal/investigations, recruitment/talent acquisition/search firms, and HRIS administration.
Recruitment, Talent and Organizational Effectiveness
- Develop and oversee employment services, including recruitment strategies, tactics and talent acquisition plans, and to ensure quality candidates as well as efficient and accurate tracking and processing of all new personnel including employment changes and terminations.
- Recommend organizational structures and staffing levels across campus to accomplish institutional goals and objectives. Work with managers to develop personnel (staffing) plans for individual departments.
- Work together with the Vice President for Finance and Administration to make recommendations regarding hiring and employment changes, maintaining consistency and equity, while supporting hiring managers, supervisors and center managers.
Classification and Compensation
- Develop and recommend compensation strategies that are comparable to similar institutions and competitive with the local labor market. Oversee and manage the salary program by conducting compensation surveys and making recommendations for salary scales and adjustments as appropriate.
- Work closely with VP for Finance and Administration as well as AVP for Financial Planning and Analysis to plan and manage the university’s personnel budget (salary, payroll and benefit load).
- Manage completion of all key benefit and compensation surveys for external agencies.
- Assist with research and recommendations regarding compensation programs or initiatives.
Benefits and Insurance
- Work with benefit brokers and carriers on health and welfare plan analysis, design and communication with employees. Coordinate rate renewals and changes to benefits plans and carriers, with regards to budget, employee and University impact. Coordinate communication and administration of all employee options and changes.
- Oversee campus communication and education regarding the retirement plan (403b). Serve on the Retirement Plan Advisory Committee and otherwise provide information in preparation for the annual retirement plan audit and discrimination testing.
- Ensure all Leaves of Absence (LOA), Worker’s Comp (WC), and Americans with Disability Act Accommodations (ADA) policies and administration comply with federal and state laws. In addition, ensure that all Employment Development Department (EDD) requests for documentation and information are handled accurately and expeditiously.
Employee Relations
- Meet with employees and supervisors as needed to constructively resolve issues or complaints, providing counseling/coaching to strengthen capacity and build better communication regarding expectations and operations. Support creation and documenting of Performance Improvement Plans and Work Agreements.
- Oversee DUC’s grievance procedure and perform investigations or supervise investigations as appropriate. Ensure clear and complete documentation of incident information and parties involved. Recommend strategies and steps to address concerns. Report final investigation findings and communicate outcomes of actions taken to address incidents, as per legal recommendations.
- Manage and develop programs that support the University as being “a great place to work,” including employee development opportunities, recognition initiatives and other retention and morale building activities.
Performance Management, Training and Career Development
- Support the campus annual goal setting and performance review process, providing training and guidance about the purpose and process to employees and supervisors as needed.
- Assess campus training needs and make recommendations for training and professional development to improve skills and performance; manage succession planning and internal career growth opportunities across campus.
- Ensure the departments provides and documents all mandatory and legal compliance training.
Perform other duties and projects as requested by Vice President for Finance and Administration.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in related field
- Minimum of five years management level human resources experience
- Considerable knowledge and leadership experience managing the full range of HR programs including policies and practices of personnel administration, classification, compensation and benefits, organizational development, talent acquisition, performance management, training, safety and risk management
- Strong leadership and management skills with demonstrated competencies in making complex decisions; aligning resources with strategy, delegating effectively, and building strong relationships and teams
- Knowledge and applied experience with labor and employment law
- Excellent presentation abilities and experience developing training curriculum
- Strong employee customer service orientation with excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management skills; able to lead multiple projects and assignments simultaneously independent of direction and supervision
- Strong computer skills including MS Office Suite, HRIS systems (Paycom preferred), and incident tracking software (Maxient).
- Must be professional, diplomatic and able to serve a variety of constituents with equity, fairness and tact
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- Higher Ed experience
Additional Position Information
- Priority will be given to applications submitted by November 15, 2024; however additional applications may be considered until the position is filled
- Must be willing to consent to a background check
Dominican University of California is an independent, international, learner-centered university, offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. Dominican has a 1:10 teacher-to-student ratio, an average class size of 16, with a small-town feeling in a park- like campus. We blend interdisciplinary core courses, real-world studies, and small classes with close and supportive academic advising and mentoring.
Dominican University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to excellence through diversity, and takes pride in its multicultural environment. We are committed in thought, word, and deed to recruiting and retaining a workforce that values the diversity of its student body. The University actively promotes an institutional culture that practices equity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from members of all under-represented groups in higher education.
