Head of Human Resources

AU

Ensure operational excellence and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic

• Establish an HR roadmap aligned with HR Guidelines.
• Play a key role in facilitating change across the organization.
• Advise and guide management on aligning goals and initiatives to support AU's growth.
• Establish a framework that is sustainable and scalable across all areas of the HR function.
• Design and execute all HR policies and procedures of the university.
• Focus on employee capability building by conducting training needs analysis (initially for non-teaching staff, later for FDPs for teaching staff).

Research Development

• Create activities focused on employee engagement and career advancement.
• Facilitate leadership development, succession planning, high-potential development programs, and more.
• Develop a results-oriented Performance Management System, including yearly appraisals and competency mapping at each level level).

Financial and Budget

• Propose HR Budget as per the employee engagement calendar.
• Ensure the budget is used in the best possible way and is adding value as ROI
• Incorporate in the budget provisions leading to “Employer of Choice”

Collaborations

• Be an employee advocate& champion within all the Schools under the umbrella of AU
• Represent AU on professional bodies of relevance, helpful in further branding the university

Operational

• Create activities around employee engagement and career progression
• Conducting HR Audit of all HR processes periodically.
• Create an HR dashboard showcasing HR performance to management every month
• Develop the training calendar and execute the training programs as per the TNA.
• Develop the employee welfare schemes.
• Design employee engagement activities.
• Design HR manual and employee handbook.
• Develop through induction and ensure each new joiner goes through the induction process.
• Develop a result-oriented Performance Management System (Yearly appraisal and competency mapping at each level).
• Develop various incentive schemes for the employees.
• Participate and take responsibility during social initiative programs
• Compensation &Benefit Management
• Statutory &Regulatory Compliance Management
• Employee Grievances handling and satisfactory resolution

External Representation

• Represent AU in various professional bodies, conferences, and seminars to enhance the project's image as a top employer and increase the institute’s visibility regionally and internationally.
• Stay updated on best practices in the field of Human Resources

Person Specification

Substantial leadership and management experience

• The personal characteristics include substantial experience and a successful record of senior leadership.
• Evidence of developing, communicating, and executing a vision and strategy in an organisation, Proven Transformation Leadership in a sizeable organisation
• Demonstrated personal leadership in creating new benchmarks of performance and has a proven record of performance improvement and change at an organisational level
• Financial acumen and experience, and commercial awareness, which demonstrate the ability to manage, optimise, and be accountable for the management of resources
• A proven track record of developing leaders and leadership teams, and the ability to work effectively with those teams
• A commitment to the highest standards of governance, experience of working effectively with governing bodies or boards and external members, and the abilityto operate confidently and effectively in an externally regulated environment

Intellectual credibility

• A high level of intellectual credibility, with a strong academic or other intellectual profile, to lead, engage with, and gain the respect of staff, demonstrating curiosity and interest in the broad range of HR disciplines.

External relations and corporate engagement

• The ability to advocate at the highest levels regionally and nationally on behalf of the University and to influence the decision maker.

• Experience in collaboration with the corporate sector and building partnerships between academia and industry.

Personal attributes and style

• A strong commitment to AU and its vision, ambitions, and values
• The ability and confidence to lead and work effectively with an experienced and capable senior leadership team, empowering leaders at all levels to deliver the AU’s ambitions;
• The ability to relate to and communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the University, engaging them with the University’s vision and plans
• A personal commitment to and record of effective and respectful partnership working across all staff groups
• Sound judgement and the ability and courage to make difficult but informed decisions, including on challenging issues
• Exceptional personal and public communication and relations

Minimum Qualification & Experience

• Master’s degree in Business Administration from a recognised and reputable institution.
• 10 - 15 years of progressive experience in Human Resources, preferably in the education sector.
• Hands-on experience in managing and implementing HRMS (Human Resource Management System).
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Demonstrated experience in managing recruitment through job portals such as Naukri.com and LinkedIn, including posting jobs, screening candidates, and driving end-to-end hiring processes.

Communication &Working Relationship

Internal

• Divisional Academic Lead
• University Leadership
• HOS
• Faculty Members
• Students
• Non-Academic Lead

External

• Government Agencies
• Corporate bodies
• Professional academic networks and societies
• Accreditation bodies