Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Manager

Posted:
November 24, 2025. Level: Management / Confidential (Manager
2).

Hours:

Full-time, 40 hours per week. Campus coverage:
Gateway (New Haven), Housatonic (Bridgeport) and Norwalk (Norwalk). Closing Date:
Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

Location:

CT State Community College, 185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051.
This position is not remote
;
Incumbent will be located at one of the 3 covered campuses.

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut's citizens and communities.

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

January 2026

This position leads a team of Human Resources Generalists in a highly matrixed (shared services) organization promoting employee engagement, inclusion and diversity initiatives, talent management, workforce planning, labor relations, organizational design, and strategic leadership while using data analytics to drive HR interventions and improvements. The role collaborates with other parts of the Human Resources organization to ensure processes and programs are aligned with CSCU goals and designed to deliver seamless and efficient service.

• Partner with and be accountable for successful relationships with CSCU regional leadership to ensure delivery of human resources services in line with organizational goals and strategies.
• Advise CSCU leadership teams on human resources policies, procedures and mission-driven strategies.
• Manage human capital by analyzing data and planning for emerging human resources needs, ensuring proper organizational structure and use of job classes.
• Partner with and be accountable for successful relationships with Talent and Recruitment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Labor Relations and Compensation/Benefits/HR Admin, COE's to ensure seamless service for customers.
• Direct implementation of employee engagement programs that support the CSCU culture and promote retention of talent, and improved organizational performance.
• Direct implementation of inclusion and diversity initiatives that are responsive to organizational culture, and in line with transforming demographics.
• Direct implementation of a talent management program to cultivate and develop future leaders to position the organization for sustained leadership effectiveness.
• Work in collaboration with the Recruitment and Talent Center to develop an onboarding program to ensure seamless transition for new employees and includes completion of state mandated training programs.
• Supervise, guide and coach team members to optimal performance.
• Provide leadership to HR Generalists for day-to-day activities, and annual contractual processes including promotion, sabbatical and professional development.
• Oversee the administration of the performance management system.
• May serve as the hearing officer for the first step of the grievance process and represents management in the second step.
• Provide guidance to campuses concerning employee performance and attendance problems, engaging Labor Relations COE when appropriate.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• May serve as a project team leader on complex human resources projects involving the development and implementation of new systems, training initiatives, job classification studies and other projects with statewide impact.
• May assist, coordinate, implement, oversee, and/or provide training and/or staff development programs.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Public Administration or related field and at least five (5) years' experience in the principles, practices and techniques of Human Resources.
• Considerable knowledge of human resources management, relevant state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Experience guiding the implementation of people…