Job description
Key Responsibilities
Organizational Design and Workforce Planning
- Develop the HR strategy and workforce roadmap aligned with the University’s establishment milestones and applied education model.
- Design the organizational structure, role responsibilities, staffing plans, and HR budget.
- Establish the HR function, including its team, operating model, and governance framework.
Founding Team Recruitment
- Lead recruitment of founding leaders, faculty, and professional staff, prioritizing positions critical to the University’s launch.
- Attract faculty with relevant academic qualifications, practical industry experience, and the ability to deliver practice-oriented teaching.
- Develop appointment models for full-time faculty, visiting lecturers, and industry practitioners.
- Work with University leaders to define selection criteria, assess candidates, and develop competitive offers.
- Build talent networks across universities and industry; establish the University’s employer brand and recruitment and onboarding processes.
HR Policies, Systems, and Infrastructure
- Establish job grades, salary structures, benefits, and talent attraction and retention policies.
- Develop workload, performance management, and career development frameworks suited to academic and professional staff, reflecting teaching quality, industry engagement, applied research, and institutional contributions.
- Build core HR policies and processes covering the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and institutional requirements.
- Implement HR technology and data systems, using AI and automation to improve recruitment, operational efficiency, and management reporting.
Culture and Organizational Development
- Work with the leadership team to define and embed a culture of practical learning, industry collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
- Develop orientation, training, and leadership development programs for the founding team.
- Coordinate with academic leaders to support faculty development in applied teaching, industry collaboration, and student career readiness.
- Advise leaders on people management, employee relations, and organizational change as the University transitions from project development to operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- At least 10 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience building an HR function from the ground up or leading HR establishment for a new organization or major project.
- Experience in higher education is preferred, particularly in applied or industry-connected institutions.
- Strong expertise in organizational design, senior recruitment, compensation and benefits, and performance management.
- Ability to translate strategic priorities into practical implementation and work effectively in an evolving project environment.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Professional English proficiency and the ability to engage international leaders, experts, and candidates.
- Willingness to be based in Ha Long, Quang Ninh.
