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HR > Vice President of Human Resources

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Short Description:

The Vice President of Human Resources leads the company in personnel management and advocacy and creates and implements employee relations policies to help increase employees' job satisfaction. Design a list of procedures and practices for hiring new employees and managing our staff. Establish an orientation procedure for onboarding new hires and training them to meet the company's needs. Communicate with employees about compensation, benefits, and other facets of their employment. Approve and schedule PTO and SL based on employee needs and company requirements. Respond to questions or complaints from employees in a timely fashion. Manage all other HR department personnel.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Create and implement employee relations policies to help increase employees’ job satisfaction.
  • Devise a list of procedures and practices for hiring new employees and managing our staff.
  • Establish an orientation procedure for onboarding new hires and training them to meet the company's needs.
  • Communicate with employees about compensation, benefits, and other facets of their employment.
  • Approve and schedule PTO and SL based on employee needs and company requirements.
  • Respond to questions or complaints from employees in a timely fashion.
  • Manage all other HR department personnel.
  • Demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving problems.

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Personnel and HR Experience: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
  • Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Coordination: Adjusting actions concerning others' actions.
  • Oral Comprehension: Listening to and understanding information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
  • Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
  • Conflict Resolution: Handling complaints, settling disputes, resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
  • Teambuilding: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
  • Problem-Solving: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Job Zones

  • Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
  • Related Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to qualify.
  • Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, or vocational training.
  • Job Zone Examples:  Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, art directors, and cost estimators.
  • Specific Vocational Preparation:  4+ years preparation (8.0 and above)

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