Position Specification - Johns Hopkins University VP Human ...

Position Specification

Vice President, Human Resources

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Position Specification

Johns Hopkins University

Our Client

Johns Hopkins is a renowned global research university and health system with an annual University budget of $7 billion. Today, the institution is comprised of approximately 6,500 faculty, 6,200 undergraduate students and 17,600 graduate students across 230 degree-granting programs at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral levels. Johns Hopkins is the leading research university in the world with direct research revenue of $3.5 billion across a wide range of disciplines. The mission of the University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.

Johns Hopkins is the largest private employer both in Baltimore City and the State of Maryland and has long contributed to the vitality of the state and local economy through its activities. The University workforce includes approximately 12,000 full-time and part-time staff, plus a student workforce comprised of more than 5,000 undergraduate student workers and over 9,000 graduate student workers, residents, and post docs. Collectively, the University and health system employ more than 53,000 Maryland residents, including approximately 17,000 Baltimore residents. Johns Hopkins also attracts new residents by offering strong employment opportunities, which strengthen economic activity and enhance tax revenue for the City. During the period between 2014 to 2019, Johns Hopkins was responsible for 35% of private sector job growth in the city of Baltimore.

As Baltimore's largest anchor institution, Johns Hopkins' long-term health and well-being is inextricably tied to the physical, social, and economic well-being of the city of which it is an integral part. Driven by its deep and enduring commitment to the city and its neighbors, the University has launched numerous partnerships and initiatives designed to support educational, economic, and healthcare opportunities for its Baltimore City neighbors.

These initiatives include expanding our partnerships with Baltimore City Schools through Vision for Baltimore, a highly successful, research-based program to provide more than 64,000 public school students with vision screening and 8,000 pairs of free glasses, and the establishment of the Henderson Hopkins School in East Baltimore, the city's most improved public school and the first public school built in East Baltimore in 20 years. They are also exemplified by HopkinsLocal, the university's economic inclusion program that has seen the university hire over 1,400 people from Baltimore's most disadvantaged neighborhoods and more than 960 justice involved individuals and more than $135 million dollars in incremental spending with smaller local and MBE firms since 2015. The University has supported the physical revitalization of our communities through the Homewood Community Partners Initiative (HCPI), the East Baltimore Development Inc. (EBDI) initiative and the reinvigoration of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District in Central Baltimore, and it has helped to seed the city's innovation ecosystem by deploying our intellectual capital through the launch of Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures and our Social Innovation Lab.

Foundational to the University's success is its commitment to creating a diverse and welcoming community that reflects the broad array of human differences found in society at large. Such diversity advances the university's fundamental role in cultivating students' capacity for learning, from classes, classmates, and colleagues; fuels bold discovery; and serves as a distinguishing factor in its success. Since 2016, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion has served as our strategic guide to progress on our priorities. The University is currently refreshing the JHU Roadmap to establish a new set of strategic goals for the next five years, and the Vice President for Human resources will be a critical partner in implementation of new recommendations affecting the community.

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While Baltimore is the University's hometown, the impact of Johns Hopkins reaches nearly every corner of the globe, with campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area and internationally in Bologna, Italy and Nanjing, China. Johns Hopkins remains a leader in education, research and service through its nine academic divisions--the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey Business School, the Peabody Institute, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, and the schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Education and affiliated centers including Jhpiego, a nonprofit health organization focuses on improving the health of women and families in more than 155 developing countries. Faculty and students conduct research on six continents; and more than 20 percent of the university's students come from countries outside of the United States. Johns Hopkins is also home to the nation's largest university-affiliated research center--the Applied Physics Laboratory--a nonacademic division that supports national security and pursues space science, exploration of the solar system, and other civilian research and development.

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins Medicine, comprising Johns Hopkins Health System and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. It is an $8.9 billion integrated global health enterprise and one of the leading health care systems in the United States. The mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care. Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine educates medical students, scientists, health care professionals and the public; conducts biomedical research; and provides patient-centered medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat human illness. Johns Hopkins Medicine pushes the boundaries of discovery, transforms health care, advances medical education and creates hope for humanity. Together, Johns Hopkins Medicine will deliver the promise of medicine.

The Role

Johns Hopkins takes pride in being the state's largest private employer and the responsibility that brings for those who are in our communities. The Johns Hopkins University is deeply committed to its people and to ensuring that they have the resources and tools to meet our research, education, and service missions. The Vice President for Human Resources (VPHR) is a key university leader that defines and guides organizational culture and people strategies to ensure deep employee engagement and to secure transformational infrastructure enhancements in service to the university's people and their work.

The VPHR reports directly to the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration (SVPFA) and leads the implementation of Johns Hopkins University's human resources strategies and initiatives with an intentional focus on alignment with the university's mission. This critical role provides strategic and dynamic leadership in all matters related to diversity and inclusion and employee-focused functions of the University. As an institutional leader, the VPHR will actively seek new ideas, experiences and thought leaders to create unbiased programs and pathways for employee enrichment and advancement, which ensure a demonstrated commitment to cultural competence. The successful leader will be guided by the university's strategic goals, articulated in the Ten by Twenty and JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

The VPHR needs to be well-informed about external pressure points, such as the strain placed on HR staff throughout the pandemic and the challenges of hiring candidates post-pandemic, while remaining fully engaged with employees to effectively anticipate and meet their needs at all stages of the employment cycle. This position serves as a catalyst for change to understand employee needs and translate those into pragmatic programs, benefits, and practices that attract and retain employees as well as strengthen the university's reputation as a choice employer.

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The VPHR leads Johns Hopkins University's central HR Leadership Team (HRLT)--a team of nine (9) HR executive-level professionals who work across the institution to design, develop, and implement HR practices, policies, and programs in all areas related to hiring, total rewards, employee relations and career development that help make JHU a world-class institution. In addition to the HRLT, this position has dotted line advisory and strategic oversight responsibilities--within a highly matrixed and decentralized structure--for fourteen (14) divisional HR Business Partners that represent each Johns Hopkins University academic division and business unit. The university-wide human resources team includes 160 centralized positions and an additional 140 positions that are imbedded within divisions and departments. The VPHR is responsible for a central Human Resources personnel and programmatic budget of $25 million and also has direct budget accountability for employee benefit and health/wellness programs, along with retirement plan oversight.

While the Johns Hopkins Hospital/Health System and Johns Hopkins University are separate legal employers, there is strong collaboration and focused alignment on matters of mission and policy under the Johns Hopkins Medicine enterprise structure. The VPHR role is responsible for human resources within the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and works in a highly collaborative manner with leadership across Johns Hopkins Medicine to ensure appropriate policy alignment and employment support for School of Medicine faculty and staff.

This role works with members of the HRLT and members of the central HR team, along with divisional HR business resources, to continually assesses all human resource functions and systems to maximize the efficiency of resource allocation. The VPHR also interfaces with members of the HRLT and subject matter experts across the institution to implement policies and procedures efficiently, with a particular focus on the use of improved technology and relevant compliance requirements.

This role also functions as the accountable leader for managing the labor relations/collective bargaining process and interactions with the on-campus contract workforce. The VPHR and designated members of their team collaborate with the Office of General Counsel on federal and state compliance considerations related to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action, Title VII, FLSA, ADAA, National Labor Relations Act (NRLA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and all other regulatory provisions related to human resources.

Key Responsibilities: ? Lead an HR team that delivers comprehensive support to all University employees in the functional

areas of Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards (Benefits and Compensation), Employee and Labor Relations, Performance Management, Training, Organizational Development, HR Systems, Payroll Administration and HR Compliance. ? Lead programmatic and technology innovation efforts that strive to position Johns Hopkins as an employer of choice. Champion development of a world-class employee experience that attracts highcaliber employees, reduces turnover, increases engagement, productivity and innovation, prioritizes the well-being and happiness of employees and develops a strong alignment with the core mission and values of the University. ? Address the challenges of remote and return to work policies in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic and it's impacts on the operation of the university and the wellbeing of its staff. ? Serve as an internal subject matter expert and trusted business partner to senior leadership by addressing strategic and resource needs, as well as high priority, sensitive issues requiring immediate attention. ? Guide collaboration across central HR functions and all divisions to strengthen and align the University's human resources function, working to ensure innovative vision and an intentional focus on

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customer service, optimal efficiency, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, performance management and compliance. ? Partner with the Vice Provost of Institutional Equity and the Chief Diversity Officer to lead implementation of staff diversity initiatives within the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion. ? Lead the human resources team in prioritizing a data driven approach to identify key priorities, assess challenges and collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including faculty, staff and affinity organizations. ? Develop and implement a multi-year strategic plan that focuses on employee-driven priorities across all functional areas of HR that transform the employee experience, e.g. creation of enhanced career mobility programs and implementation of a defined and transparent career architecture structure ? Collaborate with university leadership and colleagues across the institution to ensure proactive problem solving, risk assessment and emergency management support for issues and situations that affect University employees. ? Cultivate and sustain collaborative relationships/partnerships with external stakeholders, government and community leaders, businesses, and foundations. ? Serve on various leadership committees across the enterprise, as requested, e.g. Retirement Plans Investment Committee (RPIC), JHM Physician Compensation Committee.

Candidate Profile The successful candidate will be a highly accomplished Human Resources leader with a passion for supporting complex, diverse workforces, and a proven record of leading a human resources function through change and transformation agendas. The successful candidate will have established, grown, and led HR processes and teams in a hands-on and collaborative environment. Ideally (but not required), the successful candidate will come from an organization with a large distributed and diverse workforce. Most importantly, the successful candidate must have a passion and drive for John Hopkin's mission to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for lifelong learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world. The VPHR should have experience with designing key talent acquisition strategies and be skilled at creating community engagement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will excel at team development as well as at clarifying common goals among diverse stakeholders, gaining consensus on an overall approach, and building a collaborative environment in which results are achieved and celebrated. An excellent listener and communicator, this individual will be known for having an approachable style and for developing collaborative relationships within diverse groups internally and externally.

The VPHR will be an empathetic and genuine people leader with a proven track record of managing a diverse workforce and building high performance teams in which each member is valued and respected. The VPHR will have excellent intuition and judgment, with a confidence and credibility necessary to develop and maintain productive executive-level relationships. It is assumed the individual will have the demonstrated ability to creatively and effectively manage a change agenda including strengthening the central HR function, employee engagement, effective onboarding, talent acquisition, learning and development, and the HR operations and systems needed to support these functions.

In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:

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