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Central New Mexico Community College
Chief Human Resources Officer
Academic Career & Executive Search is pleased to assist Central New Mexico
Community College (CNM) in their search for a Chief Human Resources Officer.
For best
consideration, please apply by June 27, 2022.
This is a remarkable opportunity for a results-driven leader skilled in
best HR practices to serve as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) in this newly created position.
Central New Mexico Community
College shines as an exceptionally strong and innovative institution well-positioned to meet the demands of the changing higher education
landscape. With significant capital investments geared towards student success including building a new student services facility, and the
implementation of a new ERP/SIS, CNM is committed to the development of an even stronger student experience. The Chief Human Resources
Officer will lead and organize CNM’s workforce in meeting their mission that furthers student and community success and strives for
organizational excellence and innovation. The CHRO will be responsible for helping the CNM enterprise – including the College, the
College’s 501(c)(3) economic development organization (CNM Ingenuity) and the Foundation – maintain its compliance standards
while creating a culture that effectively attracts, supports, develops, and retains top talent. The successful candidate is responsible for
the overall administration, coordination and evaluation of compensation and benefits, talent management and development, performance
management, and employment policy development.
The position reports directly to the President and works closely with the general
counsel who leads labor efforts with the College’s 3 unions (5 collective bargaining units). The CHRO will provide important strategic
and tactical guidance to the leadership team as the Human Resources Department moves beyond compliance to one who helps its workforce adapt
to an evolving and competitive environment of hybrid work, with modern technology and analytics, and adaptive compensation programs.
Consistent with the College’s status as a Hispanic-serving and Native American-serving institution, the CHRO works closely with
students, faculty and staff and community leaders to promote the success of all students, particularly underserved populations, and foster a
diverse workforce.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
General
- Serve as
a strategic partner to the President and Executive Team on all matters pertaining to College, Ingenuity and Foundation employees. - Promote a climate committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion with individuals and leaders across the College; works with the
Executive Director of the DEI Office and the DEI Leadership Team (which includes a dedicated Human Resources Department staff member) to
ensure policies and procedures align with the College’s equity goals. - Communicate effectively ensuring broad buy-in and
commitment to action, based on effective working relationships with others at all levels in the organization, including designated leaders
of employee groups and people of diverse backgrounds - Create and contribute to a culture of collaboration, mutual response, timely
response, and creativity in addressing initiatives and issues. - Provide quality service to all who engage with the Human Relations
Department
Coordination and Representation
- Serve as CNM’s primary representative at the
Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services (CHESS) steering committee and operational committees on human capital management (HCM)
shared system; recommend operational changes (CHESS and college levels) to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and equity of human resources
across the College. - Represent the Human Resources Department to the Governing Board; provide technical expertise, information, and
assistance to the President, communicate with college enterprise administrators, staff, and contractors to coordinate activities, programs,
and services; provide leadership consistent with the mission and function of the College; and lead or participate on college committees,
initiatives, teams, or ad-hoc groups. - Develop and coordinate employee communication programs that contribute to employee morale
and understanding of the College’s mission, vision, values, policies, and practices.
Leadership and
Supervision
- Hire, train, supervise, mentor and develop, counsel, discipline, and evaluate HR team; promote a culture
of quality customer service. - Lead collegewide efforts in leadership development and career pathways, which includes coordinating,
hosting, and evaluating supervisor and executive leadership training. - Coordinate succession plans across the College enterprise,
from director level and up.
Budget Administration
- Plan, develop and administer the Human
Resources Department’s annual budget; review, analyze, and make recommendations on budget for the office and the College
enterprise’s total workforce; monitor, control, and authorize the Department’s expenditures; maintain appropriate records and
documentation consistent with college policies and procedures. - Develop a college enterprise strategic workforce needs analysis and
staffing plan; work with the Budget Office, department, and school leaders to develop the college enterprise’s budgeted staffing
levels.
HRIS/HR Metrics
- Manage and direct the HRIS strategy, testing and development of
information systems that support business processes of the New Mexico Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services (CHESS) and the
College enterprise; develop and implement the vision for optimizing use of the new human capital management (HCM) and payroll systems at
CHESS and the College; use HRIS data to make informed recommendations and decisions.
Classification and Compensation
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive classification plan for positions; conduct or oversee classification and
compensation studies (master salary schedule and contract positions); audit positions, recommend new classifications as needed, and allocate
positions using established methods of job evaluation; and gather, analyze, and interpret compensation and benefits data. - Assess
and develop classification and compensation scenarios and systems for component units of the College to help units meet their purpose.
Benefits Administration
- Manage staff that administer employee health and welfare benefit programs;
work with Director of Benefits to evaluate and recommend plan modifications that ensure the employee value proposition is robust and
understandable; ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws and collective bargaining agreements; and manage staff that
administer the College’s workers’ compensation and reasonable accommodation programs.
Labor and Employee
Relations
- Work with College General Counsel to develop and prepare strategies for bargaining for labor negotiations;
on communications to keep stakeholders informed about the status of negotiations; research, write, and interpret contract language to
achieve the goals set by the Board and President; ensure compliance with the bargaining units. - Plan, coordinate, and direct
employee relations services; provide guidance and advice on performance and conduct issues; administer grievance processes; conduct or
direct employment investigations; coordinate employee relations maters with legal counsel and make recommendations to the President and
Governing Board; develop and implement policies and procedures to effectively support and management academic and classified staff; ensure
compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, and College policies and procedures; and mediate workplace conflict.
Talent Acquisition, Recruitment and Retention
- Manage staff that assist with sourcing, attracting, recruiting
and interviewing candidates and employee on-boarding work; work with stakeholders to determine current staffing needs and staff forecasting;
develop recruitment (talent acquisition) strategies and hiring plans; perform sourcing to fill open positions and anticipate future needs;
plan and conduct recruitment and selection processes; ensure positive candidate experience; ensure fair, consistent, efficient application
of recruitment/EEO processes; and use of metrics to create reports and identify areas of improvement.
EEO and Title
IX Compliance
- Manage staff that assist with faculty, staff, or student EEO complaints and investigations
(discrimination and harassment); evaluate investigation reports, advise individuals and departments on appropriate action(s); collaborate
with general counsel and risk manager, as appropriate; serve as the Title IX coordinator for faculty and staff; and provide mediation, if
needed.
Record Retention
- Manage staff that maintain human resources/employee records, files
and data required by state and federal laws and regulations; in coordination with College’s records custodian, develop appropriate
records retentions systems and schedules.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Skills and
Abilities:
- Exhibits highly developed work and personal qualities demonstrating seasoned experience in leading a
college HR department - Effective oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to
innovate, plan for change, and lead continuous improvement, while maintaining the integrity of the HRIS and functions - Fluency in
primary human resources functions including recruitment, equal opportunity, Title IX, compensation, and benefits, HRIS and data metrics,
collective bargaining, grievance and discipline procedures, performance appraisal, and records management. - Plan, organize,
coordinate, and direct employer-employee relations programs and activities for academic and classified staff - Interpret, apply, and
explain complex policies and legal requirements - Provide technical expertise and assistance to enterprise staff regarding assigned
functions - Select, assign, orient, train, supervise, counsel, discipline, and evaluate employee performance of staff.
- Aid
in planning, negotiation, and implementing collective bargaining agreements. - Oversee, use, and administer a complex human resource
information system (HRIS) - ensure the accurate and timely preparation, maintenance and retention of employee files, data, reports,
and documentation - Prepare and present comprehensive written and oral reports and recommendations in a professional and effective
manner. - Ensure the integrity of College HRIS functions
- Encourages professional development and excellence in employee
performance - Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with others, including people of diverse
socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic and disability backgrounds. - Demonstrates strength of personal character: high ethics and
integrity; objective and fair approach to decision-making; tact, patience, and diplomacy in all actions and communication; expectation for
accountability in self and others; and courage to lead effectively and expeditiously in an environment with competing needs and
perspectives.
Knowledge:
- Principles and practices of human resources management, including
recruitment, classifications, and compensation in the public sector - State and federal laws and regulations related to human
resources management, collective bargaining, and community college administration - Human resources information systems function,
particularly Workday. - Wage and hour administration
- Techniques and legal mandates pertaining to recruitment, selection,
employee classification and records management. - Principals of administration, supervision, performance evaluation and training
- Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration
- Progressive discipline procedures and documentation.
- Strategic workforce planning and relation to organizational strategic plan
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in field or subject area that relates to the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the successful
completion of the position, job duties and responsibilities. - Five years of varied and increasingly responsible human resources
management experience. - Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic cultural, ethnic, and
disability backgrounds of community college students and employees.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
Certification, or other related specific human resources education and training. - Experience working with or for complex enterprise
entities, ones that include component units with varied workforce groups and compensation systems. - Public educational or public
sector experience in interest-based bargaining.
About Central New Mexico Community College:
Founded in 1964 as Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, a
locally supported vocational school, the College was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (now the Higher
Learning Commission) in 1978. Degree-granting power was approved by the New Mexico Legislature in 1986, signaling the College’s
transformation into a comprehensive community college. In 2006, the institution changed its name to Central New Mexico Community College
(CNM) to better reflect the breadth of offerings and the service area. CNM currently offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science and
Associate of Applied Science degrees, as well as many certificate programs and non-credit certifications and licensures. Over the last
decade, CNM has consistently enrolled the largest undergraduate student body in the state.
In U.S. Department of Education
statistics, CNM regularly ranks among the top five two-year colleges nationwide for the number of associate degrees and certificates awarded
to both Hispanics and Native Americans. CNM also regularly ranks among the top 10 for total associate degrees and certificates awarded to
all students.
CNM served more than 33,100 students during the 2019-20 academic year – there were 23,096 students taking credit
classes in the 2019 Fall Term. Despite the various impacts and challenges presented by the pandemic, more than 20,000 students took credit
classes in the 2020 Fall Term. In the 2019-20 fiscal year, CNM also served more than 4,100 individuals through non-credit workforce training
and industry testing for credentials/licensures; and more than 1,800 individuals participated in CNM’s Adult Basic Education
non-credit programs, such as English as a Second Language and High School Equivalency prep courses.
CNM’s student body
reflects the diversity of the community it serves. CNM is both a Hispanic Serving Institution and a Native American Serving Institution. CNM
also serves more than 1,000 military veteran students who receive federal education benefits, the most in the state.
In 2014, CNM
started CNM Ingenuity, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization created under the New Mexico Research Park Act. CNMI supports a new approach
to education that provides accelerated educational and training opportunities in key workforce areas, wrap-around support for aspiring
entrepreneurs, and cooperative ventures that foster economic development and job creation in the region. Through CNMI, the College has been
providing an innovative, non-traditional higher education environment that helps spur economic growth in New Mexico. National higher
education publication “Education Dive” named CNM the 2018 “Innovator of the Year” for becoming the first community
college in the country to issue digital diplomas to graduates through blockchain technology, an effort driven by CNMI.
In 2020, CNM
Ingenuity’s 12-week Deep Dive Coding program was selected as the 2020 Higher Education Program of the Year for the New Mexico
Excellence in STEM Awards, which is managed by the Air Force Research Lab New Mexico.
Also in 2020, CNM was presented with the
Excellence in Workforce Development Award from Albuquerque Economic Development for the outstanding impacts of the College’s
longstanding and highly regarded Nursing program. CNM is heavily relied upon to support the regional economy’s workforce development
needs across many sectors, from the healthcare industry to the state’s booming film industry to the IT industry to the trades.
CNM also has a well-earned reputation for providing outstanding service to our students, both in the community and nationally. In 2013,
CNM won the national Student Success Award from the American Association of Community Colleges for significant gains in graduation numbers
and the implementation of an innovative student support model.
The CNM Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, has raised more than
$44.8 million dollars to fund 33,000-plus student scholarships and program support since its inception in 1992. CNM formed the Foundation to
leverage private funding resources and opportunities to support students and the College.
CNM has nine locations for easy student
access across CNM’s District, including five campuses. The campuses are located in each quadrant of Albuquerque, and one in nearby Rio
Rancho. The campuses include Main Campus near downtown Albuquerque and the University of New Mexico; the Joseph M. Montoya Campus in the
Northeast Heights; the Westside Campus; the South Valley Campus; and the Rio Rancho Campus. The College also offers programs and services at
the Advanced Technology Center and Workforce Training Center in north Albuquerque, and the STEMulus Center and FUSE Makerspace in downtown
Albuquerque. Each of the locations has had recent upgrades to facilities, technology, and signage.
The largest classroom building,
Max Salazar Hall located on Main Campus, recently reopened after a major renovation. In addition, a new Education Collaborative building
opened on Main Campus in August 2019. This building represents an exciting collaboration among CNM, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) and the
Native American Community Academy (NACA) charter school. The College & Career High School (CCHS), a highly successful dual-credit high
school that’s operated through a partnership between CNM and APS, is located in the new building, as is CNM’s Teacher Education
programs and NACA’s high school students.
CCHS students typically spend half of their day taking APS classes, and the other
half taking CNM classes that count for both college credit and high school elective credit. Many CCHS students graduate from the high school
with a CNM associate degree and enough college credits to enter a university as a junior. For the 2018-19 school year, CCHS posted a 98.5
percent graduation rate, the highest in APS and one of the highest in the state. The high school’s graduation rate and overall
performance has consistently ranked among the state’s best since it opened in August 2013. CNM’s dual credit courses are
available to high school students across the region.
CNM operates on an annual budget with a fiscal year beginning on July 1.
However, the budget and resource allocation processes are a multi-year activity which assures that funding from all sources is continuously
consistent with long-range policies, programmatic goals and specific campus roles and objectives of the College. The budget process is based
on criteria established by the New Mexico Higher Education Department for the purpose of ensuring consistency in the development and
reporting of budget information among institutions of higher education.
CNM’s major sources of operating revenue are state
appropriations (41%), local mill levy (39%) and tuition and fees (17%). In 2013, the HED implemented a performance–based funding
formula model which now serves to distribute state appropriations to institutions of higher education in New Mexico. The College budget is
developed with input from the College and is guided by financial policies approved by the CNM Governing Board.
CNM is in sound
financial health and fiscally responsible. In the most recent review of CNM’s finances for a bond rating in summer 2018, Moody’s
Investors Services, Inc. reaffirmed the college’s credit rating as Aa1, and Standard and Poor’s Corporation reaffirmed
CNM’s AA+ rating. For four straight years from the FY2016 through FY2019 fiscal years, the Government Finance Officers Association of
the United States and Canada awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to CNM for its comprehensive
annual financial reports (CAFR). CNM’s well-managed cash balances and strong budgetary management contribute to and are indicators of
a positive financial direction and strong, stable management.
Living in the Area
Albuquerque, New
Mexico’s largest city, sits in the high desert. Set in the high desert of Central New Mexico, Albuquerque is New Mexico’s
largest city and gateway to the striking natural beauty and cultural diversity of the state. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, low
humidity, short commute times, and a relaxed pace, Albuquerque is easy to live in and offers an endless mix of Native culture, lively
entertainment, dining, and shopping. Adding to that are a favorable tax climate and the state’s strong fiscal health and a cost of
living nearly 9% below national average.
Its modern Downtown core contrasts with Old Town Albuquerque, dating to the city’s
1706 founding as a Spanish colony. Old town is filled with historic adobe buildings, such as San Felipe de Neri Church, 5 museums, and shops
selling Native American handicrafts. Nearby, the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center traces the area’s tribal history.
From the
Sandi Mountains bordering Albuquerque’s eastern edge to the Natural Center State Park near the Rio Grande River, the area offers
exceptional outdoor recreation. From the modern sensibilities of downtown to historic Old Town, history, culture, and nightlife await. And
from proud traditional ranging from the annual International Balloon Fiesta to the luminaria walk each holiday season, Albuquerque is a
unique place with varied treasures.
To Apply
For best consideration, please apply by June 27,
2022
To be viewed by the search firm, you must apply directly at:
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Please do not email applications.Applications
will be reviewed as they are received and should include a cover letter and curriculum vita. Cover letter should not exceed two pages. All
applications are treated confidentially.Inquiries, referrals, and nominations are treated confidentially:
Inquiries and
questions: Please send to [email protected]
Nominations and referrals: Please send to [email protected]
Equal Opportunity Statement
It is the policy of
Central New Mexico Community College (the “College”) to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to age, ancestry,
color, mental or physical disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, serious medical condition, sex,
sexual orientation, spousal affiliation, veteran status, or any other protected class in any of its policies, practices, or procedures in
accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, nor will it condone any act of illegal discrimination or harassment on the part
of its employees.? This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment and prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on an
employee’s protected class.
The College confirms that this provision of the handbook by its
reference to applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibits and condemns any retaliation or interference of any kind against any
employee engaging in the exercise of free speech or in activities protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Upon request, the College will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities with regard to conditions of
employment as provided by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
