"Vice President, Human Resources and Inclusive Excellence"

Job Summary

The Vice President for Human Resources and Inclusive Excellence serves as a senior member of the President's Cabinet and provides strategic vision and leadership for a comprehensive portfolio of human resources, equity, inclusion, and compliance functions. This role guides university-wide initiatives that foster a culture of excellence, belonging, accountability, and continuous improvement in service of student success and institutional effectiveness.

Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President oversees a broad range of departments and services, including:

• Academic HR Services
• Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers
• Civil Rights and Equity (Title IX and DHR)
• Compensation Services
• Inclusion and Equity Programs
• Labor and Employee Relations
• Office of Engagement and Belonging
• Payroll Services
• Risk Management
• Student Employment
• Talent Acquisition
• Total Wellness

The Vice President leads strategic planning and execution in support of workforce recruitment, retention, engagement, and development of faculty and staff, with a strong emphasis on inclusive excellence and compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and collective bargaining agreements. Other duties as assigned. The ideal candidate in this role should have a positive attitude, an active, energetic mind, and a leadership style that is characterized by highly ethical practices and a commitment to diversity, openness, flexibility, integrity, and kindness.

Essential Qualifications:

A Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution is required. Candidates must have at least ten years of progressive leadership experience in human resources within higher education, government, or the private sector, preferably at a large, complex institution. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience navigating shared governance environments, including academic/faculty, staff, and student employment matters. Proven expertise in labor and employee relations is essential, including contract negotiations, grievance resolution, conflict management, and fostering constructive partnerships with unions and employee groups. Expert knowledge of federal and state HR compliance regulations is required, including collective bargaining, employment law, Title IX, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR), ADA/EEO, FLSA, FMLA/CFRA, wage and hour laws, and related employment regulations. Familiarity with payroll systems and workforce administration is also necessary. The successful candidate will have a proven record of advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives in support of student and employee success. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to lead diverse teams, build consensus, and collaborate across divisions. A track record of strategic planning, program development, and organizational transformation is required. Candidates should be proficient in leveraging a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data to inform policies and practices and must demonstrate a strong commitment to providing exceptional, responsive service to the campus community, grounded in personal accountability and inclusive excellence.

Background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to complete the background check satisfactorily may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

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Additional Information:

California State University, Fullerton is committed to fostering an environment where students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. We welcome individuals ready to make an impact on student and staff success to apply and become part of the Titan Community. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

As of January 1, 2022, the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

The scope of responsibilities for this position includes the making or participating in the making of decisions that may have a material financial benefit on the incumbent. Therefore, you will be required to file an initial 'Conflict of Interest Form 700: Statement of Economic Interests' within thirty (30) days from date of hire and on an annual basis; and complete the CSU sponsored ethics on-line training within thirty (30) days of appointment, and at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years following the appointment.

Multiple positions may be hired from this recruitment based on the strength of the applicant pool.

If you are applying for a staff position, please note that you are not eligible to work concurrently in a staff position and an Academic Student position such as a Graduate Assistant, Teaching Associate, Instructional Student Assistant, or Student Assistant position.

Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment.

Employee/applicant who applies for a position may be required to successfully complete job-related performance test(s) as part of the selection process.