University Human Resources at IU begins search for new chief officer

Dan Rives, the associate vice president of University Human Resources at IU, will retire May 31, leaving the University in need of a new chief human resources officer.

Rives served in the human resources department for 23 years.

His most recent position was vice president, where his responsibilities included managing employee and union relations for staff and temporary employees, as well as managing employee benefit programs for academic and staff employees, according to the IU Office of the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer website.

“We are looking for Dan’s successor to enhance Indiana University’s strong human resources foundation and programming,” MaryFrances McCourt, IU vice president and university chief financial officer, said in a March 6 IU press release.

Once appointed, the newly elected officer will report to McCourt.

The new officer will serve as associate vice president of human resources and oversee policies and programs that will affect IU employees across the state at all campuses.
Jackie Simmons, IU vice president and General Counsel, will chair the search for the
next associate vice president for human resources.

The new vice president will be responsible for developing strategic recruiting and retention plans, establishing employee benefits and compensation programs, improving technology-driven methods of human resource functions and effective diversity recruitment, among several other initiatives, according to the press release.

Simmons won’t be conducting the search alone. She is joined by a team of nine other committee members, who hail from IU campuses across the state. The search will also be facilitated by the executive search firm Witt/Kieffer.

In addition to some of the objectives outlined above, the new human resources leader will act as a strategic adviser on all aspects of human resources management to IU President Michael McRobbie and his senior leadership team, according to the press
release.

“This person will lead a best-in-class human resources organization by placing a high value on operational effectiveness, superior customer service and alignment of culture with strategy, aspirations and values,” McCourt said in the release.

Anicka Slachta