The Tennessee Board of
Regents’ Office of Human Resources (OHR) is a unit of the TBR
Business and Finance Division, and is led by the Assistant Vice
Chancellor for Human Resources. The Assistant Vice Chancellor
reports to the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance and has
overall responsibility for leading OHR. The Director of Employee
Benefits reports directly to the Assistant Vice Chancellor. The
Administrative Assistant and HR Assistant provide additional support
for the OHR.
The system wide office
provides the following major functional areas for the TBR System and
the central office:
HR Services:
Responsible for the majority of direct campus, department and
employee contacts through an HR generalist program approach
(benefits, employee relations, recruitment, classification, salary
administration, and performance management).
HR Programs:
Responsible for decentralized system wide processing, compliance to
state and federal laws, policy development, work/family issues, HR
related emergency preparedness/disaster recovery, diversity in
employment, and other support programs.
HR Planning & Systems:
Responsible for HR budget review of new position requests and
organizational charts, HR communications, employee records, Banner
HR functional customer support, data management and workforce
reporting, project management, planning, change management, and
special projects.
OHR Mission Statement:
The Office of Human Resources -- in support of the TBR overall
strategic plan and its mission of teaching, research, and public
service -- advocates for and provides superior, innovative,
ethical, and responsive services and benefits to attract,
motivate, and retain a talented, diverse, and committed
workforce. The role of the OHR is to reach out to managers,
build bridges and gain employee trust.
Debbie
Johnson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources