Vice President of Human Resources

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) seeks a visionary, collaborative, and service-oriented professional to serve as its Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to shape a strategic vision that elevates the University's capacity to attract, support, and retain an outstanding workforce. This is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned human resources leader to advance a mission-driven institution, ensuring that UTEP remains an inspiring place to work. The CHRO will champion a thriving workplace culture, guiding a range of strategic human capital initiatives in alignment with the University's mission "to increase access to excellent higher education while advancing discovery of public value and positively impacting the health, culture, education, and the economy of the community it serves."

The University of Texas at El Paso is America's leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, UTEP is a public research university that transforms lives. More than half of its undergraduate students are the first in their families to attend college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs with an enrollment of 25,000 students. UTEP is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to excellent higher education, advances discovery of public value, and positively impacts the health, culture, education, and economy of the community it serves. UTEP is also the only open-access Carnegie R1 institution. The University is recognized as one of the best research universities in the country for connecting students with the community around them, holding the Carnegie Community Engagement classification. Home to a richly diverse student body, the University is committed to empowering future leaders, promoting innovative research, and uplifting the broader community it serves.

Reporting to the Vice President & Chief of Staff, the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) is responsible for the strategic direction, innovation, and transformation of the University's human resources functions. The CHRO will oversee the development and implementation of comprehensive HR strategies aligned with the university's mission, vision, and goals, with a strong emphasis on HR transformation, organizational effectiveness, and talent management. This position will work closely with senior leadership to foster a positive and inclusive organizational culture while advancing human resources practices that attract, develop, and retain a high-performing workforce. Supporting an employee base of approximately 4,000 faculty, staff, and student workers, the CHRO will ensure that HR policies and processes respond effectively to emerging workforce trends, enabling all employees to thrive in fulfilling the University's mission. In addition, the CHRO will lead, mentor, develop, and empower a dedicated staff of approximately 37 human resources staff who share a deep commitment to supporting the UTEP community.

This is an especially exciting time to join UTEP as the institution advances efforts towards its ambitious 2030 Strategic Plan , which focuses on the University's strategic advantages – its place, its people, its culture of care, and its partnerships – and lays out a roadmap to leverage those advantages to achieve four strategic goals tied to its mission during the next decade. The CHRO, in collaboration with other members of the executive team, will serve as an instrumental leader in defining the future of the University. Key measures for success will be establishing a robust training and development program to invest in meaningful advancement for staff and faculty, creating a systematic approach to employee development, succession planning, optimizing HR systems, and modernizing HR infrastructure and practices to ensure a human resources division that is characterized as proactive, solution oriented, collaborative, and people centered.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic executive with a growth mindset, a reputation as a visionary and facilitative leader, a solution-oriented approach, and the highest degree of integrity. In addition, the CHRO will possess a minimum of 10 years of senior-level human resources leadership experience, including at least five years in a transformational or strategic HR role, preferably within a higher education or complex public-sector environment; proven expertise in HR strategy, talent management, organizational development, and HR technology, with a track record of leading successful HR transformation initiatives; and a master's degree or higher in human resources, business administration, organizational development, or a related field.

All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as two separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadership profile available at www.wittkieffer.com . Professional references are not requested at this time. WittKieffer is assisting the University of Texas at El Paso in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by May 21, 2025 .

Application materials, nominations, and inquiries can be directed to:

Sarah Palmer and Luis Bertot

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In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972.

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