Vice President for Human Resources

SEARCH FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES

SPELMAN COLLEGE

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

THE SEARCH

Spelman College, an internationally renowned, residential, private liberal arts college for women located in Atlanta, Georgia, seeks a leader with exceptional people and work culture development skills to become its inaugural Vice President for Human Resources (VPHR). This new role for the College has been created with the intention of developing a strategically focused human resources function that will support one of Spelman’s most valuable assets: people. The VPHR will join an extraordinary community of learners and leaders, synergizing Spelman’s unique qualities to build a community work culture of shared success and accountability while enhancing a people-centric and customer-focused human resources function.

Spelman College was founded in 1881 as a historically Black women’s college that today prioritizes the education and empowerment of Black women. Among the nation’s best liberal arts institutions of higher learning, the college is committed to developing well-rounded, critical thinkers by offering a rigorous liberal arts curriculum to its approximately 2,400 students. Spelman College’s 196 full- and 140 part-time faculty and 425 staff thrive in a culture focused on community, education, and support of the whole person.

Reporting to the President, the VPHR is Spelman’s chief human resources officer and will serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet. They will be a strategic thought partner to the President and the senior leadership team, charged with elevating Spelman’s human resources function to become a consultative, proactive, and service-oriented office. They will ensure that all HR systems and functions align with the mission and strategic direction of the College while developing a future-ready human resources function and campus culture. Leveraging strong change management acumen and thought leadership, they will implement a redeveloped HR organization that is supported by efficient business processes and best-practice human resources functions developed to support the College’s mission while remaining compliant with appropriate laws, policies, and regulations.

The inaugural VPHR will possess exceptional human resources technical skills and highly developed strategic change management skills. They will work with stakeholders across Spelman in an engaged and collaborative process to build an HR office and work culture predicated on collective responsibility and accountability and attuned to strategy and mission. Additionally, the VPHR will have a sophisticated understanding of the nuanced roles and relationships that inform and influence culture and human resources practices within higher education institutions.

Spelman has retained the services of Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to conduct this critical search. Please direct all inquiries, nominations, and applications to the firm as indicated below.

Keight Tucker Kennedy, Partner

Daniel Rodas, Partner

Tim Lanigan, Senior Associate

Nicole Sancilio, Senior Search Coordinator

Isaacson, Miller

https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/spelman-college/vice-president-human-resources

Spelman College does not discriminate in employment opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic tests, genetic information or any other legally protected status.

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