Vice President of People, Culture, and Retention – Human Resources

Date of First Consideration: September 9, 2026

Salary Range: $166,693 - $185,000 yearly, depending on qualifications and experience

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The Vice President for People & Culture serves as the College’s primary people/retention officer and a strategic member of the President’s Executive Team. The position provides executive leadership for workforce strategy, organizational culture, talent management, employee engagement, labor relations, leadership development, and employee retention. The Vice President advances a workplace environment that attracts, develops, engages, and retains a diverse and talented workforce in support of student success and institutional excellence.

Working collaboratively across all divisions, the Vice President leads college-wide initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness, workforce sustainability, employee wellbeing, and a culture of belonging, ensuring that employee retention remains a shared institutional priority.

Primary responsibilities within the functional areas of this position include the following:

• Serve as a member of the President's Executive Team and contribute to the development and execution of institutional priorities and long-range strategic goals.
• Provide executive leadership for workforce strategy, employee retention, organizational effectiveness, and culture development.
• Advise the President and Executive Team on emerging workforce trends, talent challenges, succession planning, and organizational health.
• Champion a people-centered leadership philosophy that strengthens employee engagement, retention, and institutional performance.
• Foster cross-divisional collaboration to ensure workforce initiatives support the College's mission, vision, values, and strategic objectives.
• Oversee public safety operations and strategy, ensuring the development and implementation of policies, practices, and partnerships that promote campus safety, emergency preparedness, regulatory compliance, and community well-being.

• Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive workforce and talent strategies designed to attract, engage, develop, and retain employees.
• Establish institutional goals and measures related to employee retention, recruitment, workforce development, and employee engagement.
• Utilize workforce analytics and institutional data to identify trends, opportunities, and potential retention risks.
• Lead succession planning and workforce sustainability efforts to support future institutional needs.
• Promote career mobility, leadership development, and employee growth opportunities that contribute to long-term employee retention.

• Provide leadership for initiatives that foster an inclusive, supportive, and high performing organizational culture.
• Advance strategies that strengthen employee engagement, belonging, collaboration, and workplace satisfaction.
• Guide organizational change initiatives with a focus on employee experience, communication, and workforce stability.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and senior leaders on matters affecting workplace climate and employee retention.
• Promote practices that strengthen trust, accountability, and meaningful engagement throughout the institution.

• Interpret, monitor and assure compliance with various federal and State laws, rules and regulations related to Human Resources functions and develop policies and procedures related to compliance.
• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for labor relations and workforce engagement efforts.
• Foster productive and collaborative relationships with represented employee groups and labor partners.
• Support institutional interests in collective bargaining and workforce planning efforts. OR Coordinate the College’s team and serve as chief negotiator, or primary negotiation team consultant, for all bargaining units.
• Prepare and evaluate proposals and response to union proposals; discuss negotiation strategies with Board members, communicate…