Human Resources Director

The Human Resources (HR) Director is responsible for the management of all HR’s functions, services, policies, and programs supporting the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) as well as the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Ars (MoCNA). The HR Director is required to perform at the senior level and to be a subject-matter expert on a wide range of HR and organizational issues and matters, which requires proficiency in the following core HR competencies:

• HR Expertise:
  In-depth knowledge of principles, practices, and functions of effective HR Management.
• Organizational Acumen:
  Understand and apply information to contribute to IAIA’s strategic goals.
• Consultation Expertise:
  Provide high-level guidance to IAIA’s key stakeholders.
• Communications:
  Effective exchange of information with key IAIA stakeholders.
• Critical Acumen:
  Interpret a wide range of information to make organizational decisions or recommendations.
• Leadership and Navigation:
  Direct and contribute to initiatives and processes within IAIA.
• Relationship Management:
  Manage interactions to provide effective HR support and services to IAIA.
• Ethical Practice:
  Integrate IAIA’s core values, integrity, and accountability throughout IAIA and its practices.
• Cultural Effectiveness:
  Value and consider the perspectives, backgrounds, and cultural practices of all parties at IAIA.

The HR Director serves as a strategic thinker facilitating the strategic objectives of an evidence-based department for a 100+ full-time employee (faculty and staff) population, 40–50 adjunct faculty members and supporting the employment of 60–70 work study students on average per semester, with the support of one (1) full-time Senior Human Resources Specialist, who also serves as Benefits Specialist.

The HR Director functions with significant independence, self-sufficiency, and initiative, which requires the incumbent to deliver results from the most basic transactional issues to substantially complex matters, with accuracy, confidentiality, and with a sense of urgency.

The HR Director serves as the HR consultant to Senior Leadership and the management team on a diverse range of employment regulations, legal matters, employee relations issues, and compliance requirements, which demands the highest level of diplomacy, discretion, confidentiality, and tact. Additional HR responsibilities include collaboration with the Vice President of Operations (VPO) to respond proactively to the changing medical insurance environment, competition for talent, application of technology to enhance HR functions, adaptation to changes in the constantly evolving legal landscape, and expertise in management of a multigenerational and multicultural workforce.

Support IAIA’s core values, mission, and vision.

• Manage, direct, and oversee the HR department’s budget, staff, and services.
• Prepare, monitor, and manage the HR budget.
• Hire, train, supervise, coach, and motivate the HR staff and IAIA staff as needed.
• Implement HR strategies by establishing department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, employee relations and retention, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) compliance.
• Manage, direct, and lead all of HR’s key functions of security and management of records, onboarding, creation of a standardized performance management program, compensation, and benefits administration.
• Recruitment and staffing of talent in collaboration with hiring departments.
• Works closely with supervisors to create and update job descriptions. Performs job analysis as required.
• Implement IAIA’s onboarding and orientation process.
• Assist and/or collaborate with management in staff development and training.
• Monitor, track, and report on staff compensation issues and internal equity.
• Oversee the administration of IAIA’s benefit programs. Conducts negotiations with medical benefits carrier(s) as required.
• Monitor, review, formulate, recommend, and implement HR policies, procedures, and programs, in collaboration with the VPO and appropriate policy committees.
• Accomplish special project…