Associate Director, Organizational Development

Responsibilities

• Partner with library leadership to align people-focused priorities with the Libraries' strategic vision, fostering a collaborative, high-performance and innovation culture.
• Provide feedback and recommendations on organizational effectiveness, performance management, talent acquisition, and compensation; identify talent gaps and lead coaching, training, and communication initiatives, including support for initiatives such as organizational realignments.
• Supervise the department administrative assistant and or student worker; provide work direction to others and coordinate administrative efforts across departments.
• Ensure clear, consistent communication of HR policies, procedures, and programs; maintain strong working relationships with university HR partners such as the Provost Office, Student Affairs, Office of Human Resources, HR Business Partners, and department directors.
• Use data to identify trends, recommend improvements, develop project plans, and lead high-impact implementation efforts that increase operational effectiveness.
• Lead compliance programs; implement departmental and university policies; ensure adherence to all relevant laws, regulations, and institutional requirements; develop tools and resources to support faculty and staff compliance.
• Optimize HR services, technologies, policies, and workflows; represent the Libraries on HR-related committees (e.g., recruitment, staffing, HRIS); perform other duties as assigned.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with union stewards and SEIU Local 73 representatives through ongoing collaboration and administer aspects of the collective bargaining agreement.
• Coach Supervisors on performance concerns, leave administration, approve timesheets & oversee completion of annual staff Conflict of Interest survey, annual ARL report submission, merit increases and ad-hoc requests from union.
• Initiates and implements the Librarian faculty promotion and application process from submission to notification.
• Works with the Business Office Support team to facilitate financial approvals and vendor payments.
• Promotes fairness and consistency across performance management and labor relations practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, Applied Behavioral Sciences, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a higher-education or related environment in a Human Resources or HR Generalist role.
• Progressively responsible experience, including management and/or supervisory responsibilities.
• Experience in employee relations, conflict resolution, coaching, and developing or implementing communication plans.
• Strong listening skills with the ability to identify root causes of issues, proactively address concerns, and manage challenging situations with professionalism.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with individuals at all organizational levels.
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities, with proven capacity to exercise strong judgment in complex situations.
• Experience managing departmental budgets.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and project-management applications.