Founded in 1986, St. Charles Community College (SCC) has a reputation as one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Missouri. SCC's service area includes a six-county region with a population exceeding 540,000. SCC's main campus, located in Cottleville, has won architectural awards for its innovative, contemporary design. The college's Dardenne Creek Campus features the Center for Healthy Living and the Field to Table Institute. Opening Fall 2025, the Innovation West Campus located in Wentzville features the Regional Workforce Innovation Center. With a focus on innovation, St. Charles Community College is a leader in delivering high quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment. The success of SCC is rooted in the mission of serving the community by "focusing on academic excellence, student success, workforce advancement, and life-long learning within a global society."
Job Summary:
The Executive Director for Human Resources and Employee Development is responsible for supervision and hands-on administration of human resource operations. The Executive Director is responsible for implementing and executing plans and actions developed by senior leadership for these areas: full cycle recruiting/hiring, onboarding, professional development, performance management, HR policy/procedure, employee engagement, compliance and compensation/benefits. Also, assists Administration with administering provisions of faculty MOU's and other contracts and processes.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Compensation & Benefits
- Maintenance of compensation plan including: staff job descriptions, market competitiveness, and compensation matrix.
- Develop ideas and implement decisions for comprehensive employee benefits plans that are competitive and cost-effective.
Employee Relations
- Provides consultation and advice to Administrators, Managers, and Supervisors regarding employee discipline, grievances and performance issues, ensuring legal compliance and consistent practices.
- Manages the Performance Appraisal process and ensures performance appraisals are completed for each full time staff member.
- Provides first-line problem resolution for the HR staff.
Recruiting & Hiring
- Provides overall leadership of Human Resources Department functions by overseeing talent acquisition, onboarding, career development, succession planning and retention. Seeks guidance from Cabinet in decisions related to hiring.
- Serves on search committees as needed.
Professional Development and Employee Engagement
- Provides leadership for employee training/development, employee engagement and leadership development.
Compliance
- Conducts workplace investigations, as requested, to ensure consistency and compliance with applicable laws.
- Maintains knowledge of laws, regulations, and best practices in employment law, and human resources. College specific knowledge related to Title IX, HLC, Faculty administration and other key business-related aspects of college administration.
- Responsible for compliance with Title IX, FLSA, FMLA, ADA and other laws pertaining to employees.
HRIS
- Oversees the Human Capital Management module of the Anthology systems.
- Oversees the confidentiality of human resource information system and provides department performance metrics.
- Coordinates the processes between payroll and HR to ensure accurate and timely data flow to ensure accurate pay to all employees.
Operational Excellence
- Recommends to Cabinet HR department workflows and procedures to achieve operational excellence in terms of accuracy and timely completion of department services and assigned tasks.
- In collaboration with Cabinet, provides timely communication to employees of personnel matters impacting their employment, such as changes in policies, workflows, laws and benefits.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent project management skills, ensuring timely and effective processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Education and Experience:
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; MBA or MA/MS in human resources or related field preferred.
- A minimum of five years of HR experience, or equivalent, related field.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Executive Director of Employee Engagement, Development, & Compliance, HR Generalists, Total Rewards Manager and HRIS Analyst
- Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains HR staff.
- Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
- Assists with discipline and termination of employees in accordance with College policy and practices.
St. Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
