GaMEP Project Manager- HR Consultancy (Open Rank)

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

About The Enterprise Innovation Institute

The Enterprise Innovation Institute is Georgia Tech's economic development arm, comprised of more than a dozen programs. It's the largest and most comprehensive university-based program of its kind in the United States. Its core focus areas include entrepreneurship and startup development, business and industry growth, ecosystem development, and international outreach.

Georgia Tech Extension Professionals are research personnel assigned to fulfill the extension service mission of Georgia Tech to the State of Georgia and beyond. This mission includes, but is not limited to, technology-based economic development, technology commercialization and deployment, entrepreneurship, start-up company incubation, and business/industry outreach. Extension Professionals also provide educational programs for business and industry in support of these missions through facilitating and fostering increased industrial engagement and sponsorship of applied research activities at Georgia Tech.

For more information about EI2 see: https://innovate.gatech.edu/

The Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) helps manufacturers increase top-line growth and reduce bottom-line costs. With nine regional offices across the state, GaMEP offers a solution-based approach through coaching, implementation, and training in multiple areas including, but limited to: Strategic Planning developing and incorporating organization-wide strategies into overall business plan and day-to-day operational tactics; Innovation Management creating and sustaining a process to grow businesses and feed an ideation pipeline; Process Improvement applying continuous improvement solutions in lean (5S, value stream mapping, kanban, kaizen events, and more) to manufacturing plant and front-end processes; ISO Standards implementing and modifying quality- (ISO 9001), environmental- (ISO 14001), and energy-management (ISO 50001) systems.; Sustainability incorporating sustainable environmental and safety solutions.; Energy integrating best practices in energy efficiency and management; Technology Acceleration Locating and transferring technology to improve internal processes and/or market existing technology out to improve competitiveness into new adjacent markets. To learn more about GaMEP visit: http://gamep.org/

Atlanta, GA

Primarily GaMEP Project Managers serve within the Georgia Tech MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership, GaMEP) of the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2). GaMEP Project Managers are responsible for initiating, conducting, reporting, and follow-up on technical projects for the focused (but not exclusive) client customer base defined as the small to mid-size manufacturer (<500 employees). GaMEP Project Mgrs. are expected to manage projects independently and report measurable outcomes through internal metric reporting systems required by federal sponsors. This specific position will report to the Group Manager for MEP Leadership Development Services and will be expected to have a strong background in executive-level human resource management and strategy.

Travel: Local, in-state, and occasional out-of-state travel.

• Develop GaMEP project opportunities from initiation through delivery.
• Assist clients with building strong human resource management processes and employee development programs.
• Partner with client leadership teams to develop and coach an organization's human resource and talent strategy.
• Provide coaching and guidance to HR generalists, management, and other staff.
• Analyze trends in compensation and benefits; research and propose competitive base and incentive pay programs.
• Advise best practices for learning and development programs and initiatives.
• Conduct compliance training to meet federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in HR and employment law.
• Facilitate leadership interpersonal skill training and team building.

Assist with the development of client employee incentive plans.

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook. https://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/faculty-handbook/3.2.1-research-faculty-hiring-and-promotion-guidelines

Final rank will be determined commensurate with education and experience.

Rank in Research Extension Professional I

A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and work experience).

Rank in Research Extension Professional II

• A Master's degree in in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or a related/relevant field, or related/relevant field and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
• A Master's degree in in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or a related/relevant field, or related/relevant field and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree in in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or a related/relevant field or related/relevant field.

Rank in Sr. Extension Professional

A Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or related/relevant field and seven (7) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or

A Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or related/relevant field and nine (9) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or

A Doctoral degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology, or related/relevant field and four (4) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Work Experience: 8-10 years of related experience with a strong HR and leadership development background, including facilitating Clifton Strengths.

Manufacturing Industry experience is preferred.

Preferred Certifications: SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred.

Skills: Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation, conflict-resolution, organizational, and analytical skills; knowledge of employment laws; proficiency with Microsoft Office; ability to assess HRIS and talent systems.

For more information about this position, please email: mike.stonecipher@innovate.gatech.edu

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening