Associate VP for People and Culture

Grinnell College
Any Location, IA
Category Customer Service
Job Description
Role Overview

The Associate VP for People and Culture will provide strategic leadership for the College's People and Culture function, developing and advancing a comprehensive People and Culture strategy aligned with the College's mission, strategic plan, workforce needs, and institutional priorities. The role will serve as a strategic advisor to College leadership regarding workforce planning, organizational structure, staffing, compensation, employee engagement, workplace culture, and organizational effectiveness.

What You Will Do

The Associate VP for People and Culture will provide leadership for People and Culture operations, systems, and digital transformation, including the implementation, optimization, and integration of ADP and related HR technologies and workflows. The role will also provide strategic leadership for employee benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and related programs, and ensure employees have clear, accessible, and timely information regarding benefits and other People and Culture programs.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have significant progressively responsible leadership experience in human resources, People and Culture, organizational effectiveness, or a related field, including responsibility for multiple functional areas. The candidate will have demonstrated experience developing and implementing organizational people strategies, translating institutional priorities into effective programs, policies, and practices, and leading organizational change and building effective relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, organizational leadership, higher education administration, or a related field
  • Significant progressively responsible leadership experience in human resources, People and Culture, organizational effectiveness, or a related field
  • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing organizational people strategies
  • Substantial experience with HRIS implementation, optimization, workflow design, and technology-enabled process improvement
  • Demonstrated experience in compensation and classification, performance management, employee relations, organizational development, and workforce planning
  • Experience managing complex labor and employee relations matters
  • Demonstrated knowledge of employment laws, regulations, compliance requirements, and contemporary People and Culture practices
  • Experience developing and implementing equitable, transparent, and consistent employment policies and practices

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits
  • Retirement
  • Wellness
  • Leave
  • Employee programs
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