Roles and Responsibilities

HIRING MANAGER

• Identifies hiring needs.
• Develops the position description.
• May serve as Search Committee Chair and identifies Search Committee members.
• Development and Review of Applicant Evaluation Questionnaires.

HUMAN RESOURCES

• Works with the hiring Manager to prepare the job description and ensures proper procedures.
• Posts recruitment on selected job boards.
• Monitors staff recruitment activity and ensures accurate and complete recruitment and selection guidelines and procedures are being followed within the organization.
• Processes final offer and extend offer.
• Notifies interviewees not selected.
• Ensures accurate and complete recruitment and selection guidelines and procedures.
• Extend offer of employment and complete offer letter.
• Conduct new hire orientation.

SEARCH COMMITTEE CHAIR

• Ensuring search committee members understand their roles and the charge.
• Ensuring fair hiring practices are followed.
• Documenting process and providing documentation to the hiring manager at the end of the process.
• Obtaining advice/problem resolution assistance from the appropriate offices when necessary.
• Ensuring that search committee members maintain confidentiality.
• Recommends finalist applicants to Vice Chancellor/Dean.
• Reference checks, background checks, and hiring documents to Hiring manager.

SEARCH COMMITTEE

• Screening applications.
• Interviewing applicants.
• Recommending and presenting a ranked list of top candidates.
• Analysis of strengths and weaknesses of top candidates.
• Recommending a top choice.
• Ensuring that diverse applicants are given a fair evaluation.

The official personnel files of successful applicants are maintained in the Division of Academic Affairs. The files of unsuccessful applicants are stored in the department which conducted the search until the files are scheduled to be destroyed.