Executive Director of Human Resources

Location : JSU Main Campus, MS

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 202400217

College / Division : Human Resources

Opening Date : 07 / 24 / 2025

Closing Date : 8 / 8 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

Description

The Division of Human Resources at Jackson State University is accepting applications for its Executive Director of Human Resources position. The Director of Human Resources is the chief human resources officer of the University system and serves as an advocate regarding benefits, policies, and practices that would have a positive impact on employees and as an advisor and strategic partner to University administration. The Director of Human Resources provides leadership through the management of a comprehensive human resources office, including talent acquisition, retention, and employment services, performance management, benefits administration, classification, compensation, and salary administration, training and staff development, regulatory compliance, labor and employee relations, and human resource information systems and records management.

Examples of Duties

• Contributes to employee engagement by advising and supervising the implementation and administration of employee benefits programs, providing excellent customer service, automating processing systems, communicating information about programs and services to employees and to all levels of management throughout the University, working with benefit plan vendors, interpreting policies and state and federal laws in a consistent manner, and working with advisory committees to review and implement new and alternative benefits initiatives.
• Advises employees and supervisors regarding performance and disciplinary issues, administers progressive discipline and grievance procedures consistently, listens to employee and supervisor concerns, conducts investigations as needed, and recommends a plan of action.
• Serves as an advocate for employees by listening and becoming aware of employee needs and concerns, sharing this intonation with University leadership, researching best practices, and offering options for leaders to consider in addressing employee needs and concerns.
• Ensures that applicants, employees, vendors, and University administrators receive excellent customer service in all interactions with the Office of Human Resources.
• Ensures consistent and equitable application of human resource policies, procedures, and government regulations throughout the University by advising administrators about the applicable policies, procedures, and regulations, providing training for supervisors, and enforcing the personnel policies and procedures of the University.
• Develops personnel policies, practices, and procedures for approval by the University administration by listening to employee concerns, reviewing best practices, and identifying opportunities to improve employee satisfaction.
• Ensures the accuracy of personnel information for all University employees by supervising the maintenance of personnel records and reviewing personnel actions for application to the employee database.
• Develops a competent, productive and effective personnel staff by supervising, directly and through delegation, professional and support employees.
• Coordinates and oversees the interactive process regarding accommodations requested under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Contributes to the overall success of the University by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Typical Qualifications

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees, including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for the complete benefits package.

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