Vice President for University Personnel

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), a distinguished public undergraduate and master’s-level institution located in San Luis Obispo, California, seeks a strategic, visionary, and collaborative leader to serve as its next vice president for university personnel (VPUP). Reporting to the president, the VPUP will provide strategic leadership and oversight of Human Resources, Civil Rights and Compliance, and the Office of Culture and Institutional Excellence to assist Cal Poly’s goal of continuing to make the university an employer of choice. Within the context of a large, complex, and unionized CSU campus, the incoming VPUP will play a critical role in ensuring that Cal Poly remains a workplace where its employees and learners are supported, engaged, and able to thrive.

Founded in 1901 as one of 22 universities in the California State University (CSU) system, Cal Poly is located in San Luis Obispo, a coastal city halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco and 15 minutes from the Pacific Ocean, in addition to the newly integrated Cal Poly Solano campus in Vallejo, California that houses Cal Poly Maritime Academy. Cal Poly has consistently been named the best public masters-level university in the West by both U.S. News and World Report and Forbes Top Colleges.

The VPUP will be joining Cal Poly at an exciting and dynamic time, as the university has a remarkable foundation to build upon. As the university evolves in the coming years—through projected enrollment growth and the integration of Cal Poly and California State Maritime Academy—the VPUP will drive university personnel strategy to support the university’s priorities and aspirations. In this role, the VPUP will play a central part in attracting and retaining talented faculty and staff reflecting the demographics of California and ensuring the financial and operational resources necessary to support growth. The VPUP will ensure that human resource goals and processes are clearly established and communicated to the campus community and are in support of the university’s mission. The VPUP will have primary responsibility for Cal Poly’s development and implementation of university personnel policies and programs including employee relations, compensation, employee benefits, recruitment and retention, training and organizational development, performance management and culture and belonging initiatives.

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Applications, inquiries, nominations, and referrals should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website for the search at https://apptrkr.com/6891193. The anticipated compensation for the position will be between $300,000-325,000. For best consideration, apply by March 12.