HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
  
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
  
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
  
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
  
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
  
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
  

Job Posting Title:
HR Business Partner

Job Description Summary:
Reports directly to the Vice Chancellor, Human Resources (VCHR) with a dotted line to the respective Executive Vice Chancellor. Responsible for providing executive-level strategic and operational support to assigned College business units while working closely and on-site as needed with the College's leadership and management teams to identify and address HR­ related issues, implement solutions, as well as deploy and support adoption of employment initiatives across an assigned region of campuses and local business units. Partner with HR leadership to develop and adapt processes and services in support of the College's strategy and goals.

Job Description:

The location of this position is the Highland Campus. This position is a hybrid role and must be flexible to be on-site as needed or deemed necessary by the Vice Chancellor, Human Resources. The College or VCHR reserves the right to change or end remote/hybrid work arrangements at any time.

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures as well as related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination personnel actions for positions supervised.
  
• Partner (on-site as needed) with assigned unit leaders to understand and support the strategic direction of the College and their area, as well as align HR initiatives with College goals and objectives.
  
• Provide expert guidance to college management on HR policies, procedures, and programs to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
  
• Oversee and provide guidance to the recruitment and hiring process, including job postings, candidate screening, interviewing, and selection.
  
• Guides unit leadership in the development of their organizational design, job descriptions, and performance expectations.
  
• Ensure adoption of the College's performance management and succession planning process, Including coaching, feedback, and performance evaluation.
  
• Lead the development and implementation of HR programs and procedures.
  
• Serve as liaison between the college's HR department and other areas and departments, Including campus regions and business functions.
  
• Partner effectively as needed with Equal Opportunity Compliance, Employee Relations, Communications, and other key staff and faculty stakeholders.
  
• Provide training and development opportunities to college employees.
  
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records, and ensure compliance with all record-keeping requirements.
  
• Ensure work is done in alignment with peers, HR partners, and College unit leadership.
  

Knowledge

• Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state employment laws, regulations, and best practices.
  
• Experience with HR information systems, preferably with experience using Workday.
  
• Experience with HR metrics and analytics.
  
• Supervisory principles, practices, and methods.
  

Skills

• Ability to manage a complex workload, multiple priorities, and competing timelines.
  
• Effectively using excellent interpersonal and written communications skills, including the use of tact, diplomacy, understanding, and valuing all contributions while collaborating with diverse constituencies.
  
• Facilitation, transition, and change management.
  
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
  
• Providing leadership and positive influence at all levels of the College.
  
• Planning, prioritizing, and problem-solving.
  
• Planning and managing budgets and manpower needs.
  
• Effectively supervising, leading, and delegating tasks and authority.
  
• Use of professional discretion.
  
• Ability to develop and analyze reports and statistical data in a variety of mediums.
  
• Ability to coordinate and execute results among stakeholders in a remote/hybrid environment.
  

Technology Skills

• A variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software to include: Workday, MS Office Suite, and Google Office Suite.
  

Required Work Experience

• 3 years of related work experience and one year of supervisory experience.
  
• Completion of the ACC Supervisor Certificate Series Program will satisfy the supervisory experience required for this position.
  

Preferred Work Experience

• 3 or more years of working experience as a business partner with a focus on talent management.
  
• Higher Education and academic experience.
  

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree.
  
• For this position only, six years of directly related work experience may substitute for the required education.
  

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Human Resources or related field.
  

Special Requirements

Licenses/Certifications

• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for travel in the Austin area as required.
  

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Human Resources Professional Certifications
  
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.
  

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel between campuses as needed.
  
• Work Is performed in a standard office or similar environment.
  
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
  
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.
  

Safety

• Supervise safe operation of unit. Facilitate safety inspections. Take reasonable and prudent actions to eliminate identified hazards. Ensure employees receive appropriate safety training and foster a workplace of safety culture.
  

Salary Range

$95,539 - $119,423

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
February 26, 2024

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.


To apply, please visit: https://austincc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Highland-Campus/HR-Business-Partner_R-5608



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