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Posting Number S-3531 Position Number 34170 Type of Recruitment External Position Title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / FACULTY PERSONNEL SERVICES Position Summary The Executive Director of Faculty Personnel Services is the senior administrator assigned the day-to-day responsibility for academic employment at Central Michigan University. This position manages, provides leadership for, and otherwise directs the operations of the Office of Faculty Personnel Services (FPS). Those operations include but are not limited to, services and programs for CMU tenure/tenure-track faculty, fixed-term faculty, adjunct faculty, and graduate assistants, providing support for academic division Senior Officers and their support staff as needed, administering labor contracts, and taking a lead role in negotiating faculty and graduate assistant contracts. The Executive Director also conducts investigations and resolves grievances and serves as a representative on the Senior Leadership Team and the Emergency Management Steering Committee. Required Qualifications Advanced degree preferably in the liberal arts, law, business/management, or related field.
Six, or more, years of relevant professional experience, specifically in human resources, faculty relations or other directly associated field of employee relations management.
Four, or more, years of administrative supervisory experience, preferably in higher education.
Experience bargaining and/or administering labor contracts.
Strong organizational, management, leadership and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity and the ability to work with a diverse clientele.
Demonstrated competence in utilizing personal computers and computerized information systems.
Ability and willingness to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships throughout campus.
Knowledge of labor and employee relations laws.
Demonstrated excellence at both verbal and written communication.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. Preferred Qualifications Legal training, JD or doctorate degree desirable.
Prior direct experience in higher education, to include administering collective bargaining contracts, and familiarity with academic policies and procedures.
Demonstrated ability to serve as a spokesperson during collective bargaining contract negotiations.
Demonstrated successful relationships with faculty (tenured, tenure- eligible, and non-tenure-eligible) and graduate assistants within a unionized environment.
Familiarity with faculty reappointment, tenure, promotion processes and other faculty personnel matters.
Familiarity with, and understanding of, laws related to the employment of non-immigrants;
Familiarity with enterprise computer systems (SAP preferably). Duties & Responsibilities Designs administrative strategies for achieving, maintaining and fostering positive relationships with faculty and graduate assistants; undertakes the tactical operations for implementing those strategies.
Collaborates frequently with senior academic administrators on any/all issues related to faculty and/or graduate assistants; including, but not limited to, employment, compensation, and employee relations.
Provides active leadership during collective bargaining with faculty and graduate assistant unions and may serve as chief spokesperson; conducts regular meetings with faculty and graduate assistant union leadership.
Serves as contract administrator, as defined in the collective bargaining agreements; provides interpretation of bargaining contract terms/conditions/definitions.
Responsible for timely resolution of all formal complaints brought by faculty and graduate assistants under the bargaining agreements; intervenes and helps to moderate and/or resolve disputes on an informal basis.
Assists the Executive Vice President and Provost with recommendations for faculty reappointment, tenure and/or promotion.
Develops (authors) new policy, revises existing policies.
Represents the office and the division on various university committees.
Assists the university Freedom of Information Officer with respect to matters in the academic division.
Conducts research on projects/issues integral to academic division/university operations.
Reviews, where appropriate, the work of other staff in the office.
Performs other similar and related duties, as assigned.

Supervision Exercised Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence. Message to Applicants Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials by February 17, 2025. Employee Group Professional & Administrative -Salary Staff Pay Level Pay Range $135,000 - $155,000 Division Academic Affairs Department Faculty Personnel Services Position Status Regular Position End Date Employment Status Full-Time FTE 1.00 Position Type 12 month Weekly Work Schedule Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as required. Location Mount Pleasant, MI About the Department About CMU Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms. CMU Leadership Standards Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position. EEO Statement CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).
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CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.
Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu Posting Ends Open Until Filled Yes Supplemental Questions

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