Job Duties
To provide services which ensure a fair, equitable and quality working-and learning environment for all employees and members of the university community, to proactively and creatively provide all customers with superior, innovation, and cost-effective programs and services, to continuously seek and supply all customers with the opportunities and resources needed to enhance their knowledge, skills and abilities so they may better support the mission of the university. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Human Resources, the HR Recruitment and Compensation Manager provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for university-wide recruitment and compensation programs. The position supports over 850 full-time faculty and classified staff and more than 300 wage, part-time, and adjunct employees.
Minimum Qualifications
· Demonstrated expertise in compensation practices, pay equity, salary administration, and compliance within higher education or public sector settings.
· Strong knowledge of HR best practices, employee engagement, HR technology, and service delivery models.
· Proven ability to lead ethically, manage change, resolve complex issues, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
· Compensation principles, including salary management for faculty and classified employees
· Collaboration, consultation, and consensus building.
· Analysis of complex compensation data and formulation of sound recommendations.
·Program planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
· Workforce, succession, and salary planning.
· Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
· Knowledge of employment laws and regulations (EEO, FLSA, Equal Pay Act, ADEA, DHRM policies).
Additional Considerations
· Master’s degree in Public Administration, Human Resources, Finance, Management, or a related discipline.
· Knowledge of and experience applying Virginia DHRM policies and procedures.
· Project Management, Lean Six Sigma, or other relevant professional certifications.
HR certification (e.g., PHR, SPHR, CCP, CEBS) is preferred.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or resumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.
Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to university employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
EEO Statement
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.
Contact Information
Name: Norfolk State University
Phone: 757-823-8160
Email: No Email Material Accepted
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.