Manager, HR Operations & Employee Engagement

Job Summary:

Manager, HR Operations & Employee Engagement is responsible for managing the administrative operations of a school, OR a medium to large academic department, OR several small departments within a college, OR a medium to large non-academic department. Typically includes all or most of the following functions: IT, facilities, student services, contracts

and grants, budgetary financial management and / or human resources. Manages a professional staff, typically large, and / or comprised of professionals in various fields. Assumes accountability for decisions made by subordinates. Performs long and short term planning for function. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals results in additional costs and personnel, and serious delays in overall schedules.

This position is responsible for day-to-day management and strategic oversight of human resource operations and employee engagement for the IGHS Control Point (equivalent to a school). Duties include oversight of full cycle staff HR, academic HR, employee engagement and recognition programs, and engagement with labor and employee relations. The positions supports a growing community of 300 staff, learners, and faculty with roles dispersed across California and at partner institutions globally. They report to the Director of Finance and Administration and support faculty, centers, and programs across UCSF as we fulfill our mission.

Department Summary:

The Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) is a campus wide interdisciplinary program that reports to the Chancellor. IGHS is structured as an Organized Research Unit (ORU) and control point that oversees a portfolio of $300M in sponsored programs (including $60-70M per year in grants and cooperative agreements expenses), two graduate groups that confer Masters and PhD degrees, and an administrative unit that provides communication, financial management, event planning, staffing support, operations, and program development support to faculty members working in global health across the campus. IGHS's mission is to advance health and reduce health disparities worldwide, with a focus on vulnerable populations. IGHS is continuing to expand its programmatic activities into new regions (Latin America and Asia) and new themes (e.g., transdisciplinary research in infectious disease, maternal and child health, and non-communicable diseases, pandemic preparedness, digital health, climate change, and migrant health). It also is working to develop new educational program offerings (degree and certificate) and partnerships with academic institutions in the US and in low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries. It also has engagements domestically with public health programs, including the California Department of Public Health.