Beth Davies Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Responsible for all aspects of human resources including recruiting, onboarding, HRIS, benefits negotiation and administration, compensation administration, employee relations, leaves, compliance, employee development and engagement. Solid knowledge of laws and regulations including Title VII, Title IX, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, etc.Key accomplishments include:-Oversaw the compensation analysis for faculty, staff, and executive levels. Implemented new bands and pay structure. Successfully advocated for funds to make necessary salary adjustments.-Revised Performance Review Process-Implemented Applicant Tracking and Onboarding Modules for Hiring-Conduct investigations and Title IX complaints-Implemented cost effective employee engagement program to ensure a vibrant and happy community-Continual process improvement for streamlining HR processesMember of President's Senior Advisory team. Report to the Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and serves as a key organizational strategist on human capital issues. Responsible for designing, implementing and managing leading-edge human resource services that advance the mission and goals of the New England College of Optometry (NECO) and its teaching affiliate New England Eye.

Boston, Massachusetts

Member of the President's Senior Advisory Team. Reporting to the Vice President/Dean of Academic Affairs, provides administrative oversight for all accreditation requirements, reports and compliance, and serves as the College representative to accreditation agencies. Conduct research, make recommendations, and assists in the implementation of changes to policy or practice in various faculty issues. Work closely with department chairs on administrative and management issues. Selected to be facilitator in the Teaching and Learning group for the College's Strategic Planning Process. Oversees policy development, prepares reports, summaries, and surveys. Lead project to re-engineer business process in areas of Academic Affairs. As Secretary to the Board of Trustees, work with the Board Chair, the President, and others to ensure accurate minutes are taken and maintained for all Board Meetings and Standing Committee meetings.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Human Resources, headed up operations for 13 person HR department servicing 1,000 employees. Responsibilities included managing recruitment, HRIS, front desk functions and six staff members to ensure efficient and effective processes and procedures are in place. Led teams to re-engineer business processes and exploit technology to ensure internal and external client experience was positive and customer service was outstanding. Large projects included performance management upgrade, applicant tracking system upgrade/implementation/rollout, and implementing electronic personnel action forms.

Recruitment, Hris, Business Partner, Labor Relations

Oversight for Recruiting and HRIS functions, provide business partner services to two divisions, and act as labor relations representative. Management of five staff members of the 13 member department.-Lead the employment group which is responsible for hiring faculty and staff, onboarding, and new employee orientations. Leverage social networking as well as traditional advertising venues to find the best candidates for vacancies. Manage two recruiters.-HRIS duties include business process improvement through technology solutions. Recommend and purchase software to maximize HR's efficiency. Lead team member on all technology-related projects for the Human Resources Department. Manage three HRIS staff. -Provide business partner services to two large divisions of the university, helping staff, managers and senior executives work through a variety of human resource issues from basic policy interpretation to complex reorganizations and realignments of positions and staff members. Provide business analysis, organizational modeling, and advice to managers for decisions affecting their business units.Labor relations representative for management and union employees. Interpret collective bargaining agreement, work with managers and union staff toward a productive working environment.

Leading the Academic Operations unit, responsibilities included creating and implementing administrative functions in Academic Affairs:-worked with the Deans on annual full-time faculty contracts; developed automated process to update contract terms annually-created and sent adjunct contracts; worked with IT to customize contracts from Banner data-worked with MIS to develop "faculty appointment database" which tracked new academic appointments using workflow solution-budget oversight and administration of expenses for all internally funded faculty grants