Career Center

Location: Austin, MN

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Employment Condition: Unlimited

Job Description:

• Partner with Cabinet administrators, deans and supervisors to align the organizational structure, practices, and communication with the College's strategy and culture.
• Establish and implement HR/People programs that effectively communicate and support the company's mission and strategic vision and overall business operations objectives as developed by the People Strategic Group.
• Support and advance the diversity, equity, inclusion, and engagement strategies by recommending, developing and implementing initiatives that support the retention of employees and promote cultural awareness and inclusion for all employees.
• Serve as the College's Affirmative Action Officer and ADA Compliance Officer to manage the College's Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity (AA/EO) and ensure compliance with ADA requirements.
• Continue to develop a performance-based culture focused on setting measurable objectives, driving improvements to performance and process, embedding accountability, and delivering consistent feedback.
• Facilitate effective communication with current and prospective employees so that all constituents are kept accurately informed regarding their rights and responsibilities as a state employee.
• Conduct and oversee formal and informal focus group discussions to gain information about employee experiences, work environment and college climate survey data.
• Serve as liaison representing the College to various associations, institutions, and government officials as appropriate in the field of assignment, and maintain communications on behalf of the college with external customers.
• This position is one of the administrators formally delegated the responsibilities of the President while the College President is out of town on leave or at a professional conference.

• Provide human resources technical advice, knowledge, and leadership to others within the overall organization;
• Coach, mentor, and develop individuals on the Human Resources team, and continue to elevate the organization to perform at a world-class level.
• Research, develop, recommend, administer and evaluate policies, procedures, best practices and technology applications for the Human Resources Division to ensure the division is facilitating the College's goals and other related areas effectively and in compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Assess future needs; develop, through appropriate consultation with various college constituent groups, short and long-range goals and priorities for the college campuses.
• Identify critical issues, develop background information, collect and analyze data, prepare position statements, and report on special projects as needed.
• Actively participate in system audits, accreditation processes and other college-wide evaluation processes.
• Oversee the management, preparation, processing, and maintenance of personnel transactions and records and the compensation programs in accordance with Minnesota Management and Budget and system office guidelines including salary, benefits, workers compensation, and unemployment.
• Develop and administer personnel and non-personnel budgets and monitor expenditures of the approved allocations for Human Resources.
• Review the budget allocation process to ensure equity and judicious use of resources needed to meet employees' needs and College productivity targets.
• Approve staff development appropriations or recommend alternatives opportunities.

• Develop comprehensive strategic recruiting and retention plans to meet the human capital needs of strategic goals.
• Analyze staffing allocation and cost efficiencies of personnel utilization to ensure that College human resources are effectively utilized.
• Lead organizational development efforts to support key responsibilities, including: management training, leadership development, performance review process, succession planning, onboarding, change management, and interview training.
• Lead talent acquisition efforts to support key underlying responsibilities, including: implementing overall talent acquisition strategies and plans, developing best sourcing solutions, and developing optimal talent resource management approaches.
• Develop and approve job descriptions for all college positions; reviewing, analyzing and approving classification levels for new positions and changes to existing positions with delegated authority for a number of classifications.
• Coordinate recognition, wellness, new employee orientation, and mentoring programs.
• Coordinate, encourage, and research professional development opportunities both on and off campus to promote satisfaction, enhance performance, and provide growth opportunity.
• Monitor employee retention progress and stay abreast on climate and culture, ensuring it stays positive and productive.

• Provide vision, leadership, and coordination of the college's relationships with labor union representatives to comply with contractual obligations and instill a culture of collaboration with all collective bargaining units.
• Serve as the College's grievance liaison and assist managers and employees with informal and formal disputes.
• Serve as the President's designee in all Faculty Shared Governance and all union meet and confer monthly meetings.
• Advise colleagues on the administration and/or interpretation of labor contracts and plans.
• Provide input on contract language interpretation and revisions.
• Properly apply provisions of the collective bargaining units, ensuring appropriate consultation, shared governance, and transparency.

• HR Specialist 2 – 2 positions with 1 FTE each
• HR Administrative Assistant 1 FTE

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience consulting and advising senior-level executives in broad areas of human resources.
• Commitment to an inclusive and collaborative leadership style that is strong in teamwork.
• Commitment and experience implementing equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Excellent oral, written and other communications skills as well as extensive computer literacy and familiarity with different software platforms.
• Demonstrated strategic planning, implementation and evaluation expertise.
• Demonstrated experience dealing with highly sensitive and confidential situations.
• Ability to listen to and interact privately and publicly with both individuals and groups.
• Ability to interpret business and operational needs and develop integrated, creative solutions.
• Ability to analyze problems and develop creative solutions to complex human resource issues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid employee relations/labor relations experience, including managing collective bargaining agreements and maintaining sound business relationships with union representatives.
• Management level experience directing a program involving the implementation of laws and regulations, budget preparation and fiscal management.
• Knowledge of regulations pertaining to Title IX compliance.
• Understanding of the challenges that come with limited staffing and resources.

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About Riverland Community College

Riverland Community College, a proud member of the Minnesota State system, prides itself on student-centered education with small class sizes, personal instruction and hands-on learning. The College serves approximately 9,000 students annually through credit and non-credit courses. With campuses in Albert Lea, Austin and Owatonna, all located along the busy I-90 and I-35 corridors in southern Minnesota, our college offers associate degrees in more than 50 career programs, and liberal arts and sciences. Many of our career programs have received specialized accreditations to align curricula and outcomes of programs or specific fields with national industry standards. The College leads the state of Minnesota in the total number of Quality MattersTM certified online courses. Students enjoy a rich college experience through a wide array of student life activities. Opportunities in theatre, music, clubs, intercollegiate sports, and student government provide an easy way for students to meet new friends, share talents, and develop leadership skills.To learn more about Riverland or Minnesota State, visit www.riverland.edu or www.minnstate.edu.

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