Director - Employee Services

Company: Nova Southeastern University
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Returning users, please use the button below to sign-in: Welcome to NSU! Nova Southeastern University offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans and much more! Thank you for considering Nova Southeastern University as your future place of employment. Nova Southeastern University is an equal opportunity employer. Director - Employee Services - 996265 Apply Now Job Number: 499509
Work Type: Full Time with Full Benefits
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Department: Dentistry-Admin
Categories: Human Resources
About Us: We are excited that you are considering joining Nova Southeastern University!
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Nova Southeastern University offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans and much more. NSU cares about the health, welfare and its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university. We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for your interest in a career with Nova Southeastern University. NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status. Job Title: Director - Employee Services - 996265 Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida Work Type: Full Time with Full Benefits Job Category: Exempt Hiring Range: Pay Basis: Annually Subject to Grant Funding?: No Essential Job Functions: 1. Plans, directs, and oversees all human resources functions for the College of Dental Medicine including hiring, coaching, performance evaluations, compensation, employee relations, and terminations; all in accordance with University policies and procedures. Acts as primary liaison between the CDM and central HR.
2. Works closely with college administration regarding complex employee relations and faculty affairs issues including complaints, performance concerns, and contract discrepancies.
3. Advises managers and collaborates with Human Resources on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment and recommends needed changes.
4. Advises management on organizing, preparing, or implementing recruiting or retention programs.
5. Works with Dean or administration to develop or implement recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.
6. Evaluates recruitment or selection criteria to ensure conformance to professional, statistical, or testing standards, recommending revisions, as needed.
7. Provides current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages and contracts, opportunities for promotion, and employee benefits.
8. Assists department chairs and manager to obtain information on work history, training, education, or job skills.
9. Interprets and explains human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
10. Maintains current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
11. Works closely with CDM Finance in matters related to positions and budget salaries ensuring proper account allocations to achieve organizational goals.
12. Maintains records and compiles statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
13. Conducts exit interviews and ensures that necessary employment termination paperwork is completed.
14. Maintains and updates human resources documents.
15. Provides management with information or training related to interviewing, performance appraisals, counseling techniques, or documentation of performance issues.
16. Supports CDM leadership with the Performance Based Merit allocations.
17. Completes industry annual salary surveys (e.g., ADEA).
18. Oversees filings of all non-immigrant work sponsorships to ensure appropriate work authorizations are obtained; prepare appropriate filings for submittal to attorneys and governing bodies.
19. Works with International Student Division in obtaining appropriate visas for students transferring to regular or student positions; oversee exchange researcher/scholar filings with ISS.
20. Works with CDM Finance to oversee payroll events including but not limited to standard payments, adjunct payments, student payments, and NSU research payments; reconciles payroll charges and allocations for accuracy.
21. Provides advice to the dean and senior administrators in development, delivery and coordination of administrative issues; dispenses administrative guidance to carry out plans and procedures consistent with established policies, county, state and federal regulations, and accreditation requirements.
22. Oversees and manages all facets of grant effort reporting (ECRT), including reconciliation of salary expenses against grants accounts. Develop appropriate cost transfers as necessary, ensuring grants are properly charged according to contract terms. Acts as primary liaison for grants and contracts office and grant accounting office for items related to salary expenses.
23. Maintains employee data integrity and confidentiality.
24. Completes special projects as assigned.
25. Performs other duties as assigned or required. Marginal Job Functions: 1. Supervises employee services office staff; assign tasks and establish appropriate deadlines for staff. Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Administration and Management - Thorough knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and/or coordination of people and resources.
2. Personnel and Human Resources - Thorough knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, and personnel information systems.
3. English Language - Thorough knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
4. Customer and Personal Service - Thorough knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
5. Law and Government - General knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
6. Psychology - General knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; and learning and motivation.

Skills:
1. Active Listening - Advanced skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Management of Personnel Resources - Advanced skills in motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
3. Social Perceptiveness - Advanced skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
4. Speaking - Advanced skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
5. Coordination - Advanced skills in adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
6. Critical Thinking - Advanced skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
7. Judgment and Decision Making - Advanced skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
8. Active Learning - Proficient skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
9. Complex Problem Solving - Advanced skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Abilities:
1. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
2. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
3. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Physical Requirements and Working Environment:
1. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
2. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
3. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
4. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
5. May be required to work nights or weekends.
6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged period of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer keyboard. Job Requirements: Required Certifications/Licensures: Required Education: Bachelor's Degree Major (if required): Required Experience: 1. Ten (10) or more years of human resources experience.
2. Experience in a supervisory role.
Preferred Qualifications: Is this a safety sensitive position? No Background Screening Required? No Pre-Employment Conditions: Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary. Advertised: 25 Jan 2021 Eastern Standard Time
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