(NAME-MCE) Associate Vice President for Human Resources

[Chris Clark]

Associate Vice President for Human Resources

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for the  
Associate Vice President for Human Resources, with an expected  
appointment effective early in 2008.

Profile of the University

One of seven constituent institutions of the Nevada System of Higher  
Education, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a public, doctoral,  
research intensive institution with approximately 28,000 students,  
3000 full-time & 2000 part-time employees, and total operating  
budgets of $500 million.  UNLV is currently celebrating its 50th  
anniversary and is engaged in a year-long planning initiative “Focus:  
50 to 100” that will shape the institution in the years to come.   
Located in the fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S., UNLV  
plays an important role in the region’s active cultural, arts, and  
entertainment environment.  For additional institutional information,  
please visit www.unlv.edu.

Role of the Position

The Associate Vice President for Human Resources serves as the  
University’s chief HR officer under the leadership and evaluation of  
the Senior Vice President for Finance & Business, and works closely  
with all other divisions of UNLV.  The AVP-HR is responsible for  
ensuring that HR policies and programs are aligned with and  
contribute recognized value to the University’s teaching, research,  
and public service mission.  Supported by three directors and 22  
support staff and exercising budgetary responsibility for $1.8m, the  
AVP-HR is responsible for maintaining contemporary and professional  
HR programs including employment & compensation, salary & benefits  
administration, staff development & employee relations, and HR  
systems administration and policy development.  For information  
related to current HR programs and policies, please visit hr.unlv.edu.

Desired Qualifications and Attributes

The successful candidate will be a senior HR professional with at  
least 10 years experience, five of which have been at the supervisory  
or managerial level with a strong understanding of or experience in  
higher education HR management.  The strongest candidates will have  
both hands on and management level experience in employment &  
compensation, salary & benefits administration, HRMS expertise, and a  
demonstrated track record of promoting contemporary and professional  
HR policies and programs.  Candidates should describe examples in  
their applicant materials of significant initiatives in which they  
played a key leadership role that resulted in improved institutional  
efficiency and effectiveness, facilitated mission and goal  
accomplishment, or added value to the institution served.   Minimum  
qualifications include a related bachelor’s degree and ten years of  
progressive experience.   Preferred qualifications include a related  
master’s degree and at least five years of experience in higher  
education.  Superior communication and interpersonal skills, an  
ability to engage in collaborative problem solving and developing  
consensus, a passion for service excellence, a commitment to valuing  
workforce diversity, personal energy, integrity, and vision are vital  
personal attributes.

Application Instructions

Letters of interest should be addressed to Dawn Neuman, Search  
Committee Chair, AVP-HR Search Committee, and submitted on-line to  
https://hrsearch.unlv.edu, together with a current resume and a list  
of five professional references.  For assistance accessing UNLV's on- 
line applicant portal, contact Jen Martens at jen.martens at unlv.edu or  
702-895-3886.  Application review will begin November 15, 2007 and  
continue until the position is filled.

UNLV  is an equal opportunity /  affirmative action employer,  
committed to achieving excellence through diversity.


———
Christine Clark, Ed.D.
chriseclark at mac.com
702.896.1527 Telephone
702.896.4529 Facsimile
702.985.6979 Cellular

"And when one of you falls down she falls for those behind her, a  
caution against the stumbling stone.  Ay, and she falls for those of  
ahead of her, who though faster and surer of foot, yet removed not  
the stumbling stone."

                                                              			— 
Kahlil Gibran