Vice President, Human Resources

Santa Monica College

Salary: $242,536.00 - $281,170.00 Annually

Job Type: Academic Administrator

Job Number: 00321

Location: CA 90405, CA

Closing: 6/9/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Job Duties

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND DIVERSITYWith the goal of ensuring the equal educational opportunity of all students, Santa Monica College embraces diversity among students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve as an integral part of our history, a recognition of the complexity of our present state, and a call to action for a better future. Embracing diversity means that we must intentionally practice equity and respect toward one another, and understand that discrimination and prejudices create and sustain privileges for some while creating and sustaining barriers for others. In order to embrace diversity, we also acknowledge that institutional discrimination and implicit bias exist, and that our goal is to eradicate those vestiges from our system. Our commitment to diversity requires that we strive to eliminate those barriers to equity, and that we act deliberately to create a safe and positive environment where individual and group differences are valued and leveraged for our growth and understanding as an educational community. To advance the goals of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice for the success of students and employees, we must honor that each individual is unique and that our individual differences contribute to the ability of the college to prepare students on their educational journeys. This requires that we develop and implement policies and procedures, encourage individual and systemic change, continually reflect on our efforts, and hold ourselves accountable for the results of our efforts in accomplishing our goals. We are invested as a community in cultivating and maintaining a climate where equity and mutual respect are both intrinsic and explicit by valuing individuals and groups from all backgrounds, demographics, and experiences. Individual and group differences can include, but are not limited to the following dimensions: race, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, immigration status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, religion, creed, military or veteran status, socioeconomic status, and any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. We acknowledge that the concept of inclusion and diversity is ever-evolving, thus we create space to allow our understanding to grow through the periodic review of this statement. In service of these goals, Santa Monica College is committed to fostering an employment environment that offers equal employment opportunity for all and an educational environment that ensures the equal educational opportunity of all students.
Position Profile:
Under general direction of the Superintendent/President, the Vice President, Human Resources serves as the District's Chief Human Resources and Equal Employment Opportunity Officer and is responsible for leadership and administration of all aspects of personnel matters including employment, diversity, staff development, benefits, compensation, employee and labor relations, contract administration, and legal and regulatory compliance regarding personnel services. The Vice President serves as a member of the Superintendent/President's senior staff and provides guidance, direction and participation with policy formation and recommendations in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Assume overall responsibility for the leadership and administration of all aspects of the District's personnel programs and services, including but not limited to planning and administration of recruitment and selection procedures for academic, administrative and classified positions.
Serve in the capacity as chief negotiator during collective bargaining with the college's exclusive representative groups.
Serve as liaison with the Santa Monica College Personnel Commission, which handles recruitment and selection processing and position classification matters for classified employees, managers and administrators.
Plan and direct the actions and services of the Human Resources Office staff to include effective integration of the college management information system with Los Angeles County Office of Education personnel/payroll services.
Other duties as assigned.

Leadership Responsibilities:

Establish goals and objectives and provide leadership to the Human Resources Office and Personnel Commission Office staff to facilitate accomplishment of District's mission, goals and objectives.
Plan, develop, and administer the Human Resources Office operational budget.
Participate in setting overall District budget goals, as a member of the senior administrative staff.
Ensure that discrimination and harassment complaints are promptly investigated.
Oversee timely processing of grievances and complaints.
Maintain a working knowledge of pertinent legislation, rules, regulations and court decisions relating to human resources, labor relations, and equal employment opportunity.
Work in close collaboration with the District's Campus Counsel to ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing the area of responsibility.
Serve on the District's collective bargaining teams for negotiations with employee unions and associations.
Represent District at local, state, or national meetings pertinent to specific assignment.
Communicate effectively with administrators, faculty staff, students and the public.
Participate in District participatory governance activities and administrative committees as assigned, including chairing committees as appropriate.
Perform related duties as assigned by the Superintendent/President.

Personnel Management:

Directly, and indirectly, supervise administrators, managers and classified staff assigned to the Human Resources Office.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree from an accredited college or university.
One year of formal training, internship or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment.
Must have sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse socio-economic, academic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical and/or learning disabilities as these factors relate to differences in learning styles.

Preferred Qualifications

Excellent analytical, organization, and presentation skills.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to all segments of the college community, including faculty, staff, students, Board of Trustees and to the general public.
Ability to execute plans and change effectively.
Six years of administrative experience at increasing levels of responsibility within a human resources office environment.
At least three years of experience supervising personnel.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in consensus building.
Demonstrate an equity-minded understanding of the needs and challenges of low-income, traditionally underrepresented minority students, and/or first generation college students.
Experience within a community college environment is preferred.
Demonstrate excellent analytical, organization, and presentation skills.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Demonstrated skill and ability in building trust among all constituencies in the District.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

Ability to apply modern principles, methods, and techniques of personnel and human resources management.
Knowledge of and ability to interpret and comply with government regulations and codes applicable to the assignment.
Ability to perform consistently under pressure of deadlines and other administrative demands.
Skills, knowledge and ability to serve as District lead in collective bargaining processes.
Skill to effect consensus building.
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to manage others and demonstrate follow-through to achieve desired results and objectives.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills so as to be able to collect and analyze the appropriate data and information to ensure that projects are regularly assessed and improved.
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
Skill in resolving complex problems.
Ability to work cooperatively and collegially with others.
Ability to think analytically, creatively, strategically, and to have a big picture perspective.
Ability to successfully manage relationships and projects.
Execute effective presentations.

Additional Information

Academic Administrator Application Requirements
A standard application consists of the following:

Online District Application
Cover Letter
- Six pages or less, succinctly stating to what extent the candidate meets the minimum and preferred qualifications sought for this position. The cover letter should also address the essential duties and responsibilities listed in the position description. Candidates should cite specific examples from their background and experience to demonstrate knowledge and expertise necessary for this position.
Resume
- Six pages or less.
Transcript
- Need not be official at the time of application, which prove sufficient for verifying minimum qualifications for this position. Official transcripts must be from the awarding institution and must show that the degree has been awarded (or conferred) and the year. Degree(s) must be earned (or conferred) from accredited institution(s) or an equivalent foreign institution by the first consideration date for this position. All degrees must be verifiable on a legible transcript by the indicated first consideration date for this position. Foreign transcripts must be transcribed in English and evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a bona fide U.S. evaluation service.

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE SELECTED FOR A FINAL INTERVIEW YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THREE (3) LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TO BE REVIEWED AS A PART OF THE FINAL PROCESS.

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Additionally, SMC's Office of Human Resources will be happy to assist you with technical support. Our office can be reached Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at HumanResources@smc.edu or 310-434-4415.

Diversity Statement
Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom; and a willingness to use culturally responsive instructional practices.

Demonstrated sensitivity to issues of diversity, and ability to motivate and teach community college students of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, genders, cultures, and learning styles, as well as students with disabilities or varied levels of academic preparation.

Please review our Diversity Report: Faculty/Staff Diversity Reports - Santa Monica College (smc.edu)

Equity Statement: Santa Monica College encourages candidates that are equity-minded to apply. SMC is a minority-serving, Hispanic-serving institution. We actively seek to attract candidates from minority groups that value equity, diversity and inclusion. Equity, diversity and inclusion are built into the culture at SMC and are an essential component of the work that we do. SMC is committed to racial and socioeconomic diversity as it is a reflection of our student population and we strive to hire candidates that share this commitment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Disclosure: The Santa Monica Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants for employment, as well as District employees, shall have full and equal access to employment opportunity. No person shall be subjected to unlawful discrimination in any program or activity of the District. The District's Board Policy 3420 (Equal Employment Opportunity) may be accessed at: http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Documents/Board_Policy_Manual/Updated%20Board%20Policies%202017/Board%20Policy%20Chapter%203.pdf (Download PDF reader)

Equivalency Statement
The Santa Monica Community College District, in its desire to select outstanding faculty members from the largest possible pool of qualified applicants, recognizes the fact that candidates may attain expertise in a discipline through a variety of means. Certain combinations of education, experience and other accomplishments in the field may be judged by the District as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for this position. Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications are encouraged to apply and provide appropriate documentation of their qualifications. If you are applying for the recruitment through equivalency based on work experience, you will be required to submit proof of your work history. For further details regarding equivalency criteria, please download the Equivalency Application Statement Form available at: https://www.smc.edu/administration/human-resources/employment/documents/equivalency-statement-for-application.pdf (Download PDF reader)

Conditions of Employment: Appointment is subject to verification of official transcripts, current or previous employment, tuberculosis and fingerprint clearance. Selected candidate must provide identification and work authorization.

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