Overview:
Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.
To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.
Responsibilities:
The Executive Director of Community Network Human Resources (HR) is charged with ensuring the delivery of excellent strategic HR services to UCI Health Community Network clients. UCI Health Community Network includes four community hospitals (Fountain Valley, Lakewood, Los Alamitos, and Placentia-Linda) and associated outpatient locations.
The Executive Director currently reports to the Senior Vice President and Vice Chancellor for HR, directs the Chief HR Officers of Community Network locations, and collaborates with other members of the HR leadership team. The role is client-centric in that the incumbent must meet the needs and expectations of the respective clients and ensure that the HR business partner teams are meeting their customer service goals. Ensures clients and employees obtain the highest quality of services through People Services units and other subject matter experts within Human Resources and lead efforts to resolve escalations.
The Executive Director oversees the delivery of HR services in a union environment, provides strategic advice and support to the Community Network leaders and oversees the daily operations of the Community Network HR units. The Executive Director collaborates with Community Network executive leaders to understand their HR business needs, develop solutions and provide consultation.
The Executive Director participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. Makes decisions on HR matters and ensures achievement of objectives. Responsible for managing and directing the HR units of UCI Health Community Network hospitals and ambulatory centers. Reviews and approves recommendations for operational planning and control. Erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of department, division, or organization. Responsible for departmental results, including costs, allocation of resources, methods and staffing. Manages several central HR functions, with subordinate managers responsible for each specific HR function. Identifies functional objectives for the organization, and determining the resources necessary to achieve those objectives.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Advanced knowledge of organizational and systemwide personnel policies and applicable laws and regulations.
- Advanced knowledge of specific functions in a university's HR management information systems.
- Strong working knowledge of best practices in HR client-based operations management.
- Excellent communication skills with a diversity of communication styles; demonstrates a high level of political acumen; communicates effectively orally and in writing.
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions regarding hiring, evaluating, and development of subordinates.
- Excellent management skills that include collaboration, coaching and developing subordinates; ability to build relationships.
- Advanced understanding of the unit goals and ability to determine the best way of achieving unit goals.
- Demonstrated ability to handle extremely difficult or volatile situations / individuals effectively.
- Demonstrated experience building competencies and developing skills of others.
- Strong understanding of hospital operations and regulatory requirements in healthcare.
- Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
- Minimum eight years relevant experience delivering client-based HR solutions in a senior management capacity.
- Professional experience working in human resources in a healthcare organization.
- Professional experience working in human resources in a union environment.
Preferred:
- SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP Certification or PHR or SPHR Certification.
- Experience as a human resources professional at UC Irvine.
Special Conditions:
- Supports offices in Orange, Irvine, Fountain Valley, Lakewood, Los Alamitos, Placentia, and other locations in Orange County; must be able to reliably report to these different worksites at different times, with little notice.
- Must be able to work different schedules, as required by events.
- Some travel may be required.
- Hybrid role may be considered.
Conditions of Employment:
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:
- Background Check and Live Scan.
- Legal Right to work in the United States.
- Vaccination Policies.
- Smoking and Tobacco Policy.
- Drug Free Environment.
The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.
- California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
- E-Verify.
- Pre-Placement Health Evaluation.
Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - Conditions of Employment.
Closing Statement:
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: Affirmative Action Policy.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: Anti-Discrimination Policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming. UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu.
