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Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Wilkes University

Human Resources Director

Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

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Education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Posted: Aug 13, 2026

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Wilkes University seeks an accomplished, people-focused HR leader to serve as the Director of Human Resources. The Director of Human Resources is a key partner to University leadership – supporting employees, strengthening the University's culture, and advancing its mission.

As a trusted advisor to University partners, the Director will have the opportunity to influence strategy, develop people, strengthen employee engagement, and help build an exceptional workplace. We are looking for a collaborative and thoughtful HR professional who brings sound judgment, strong employee-relations skills, and a genuine commitment to serving people. The ideal candidate is someone who can move comfortably between strategic leadership and hands-on HR, build strong partnerships across the University, and approach complex workplace matters with both confidence and compassion.

A bachelor's degree in an appropriate or related field is required. The ideal candidate will have five to eight years of progressively responsible management experience in Human Resources, with prior higher education experience preferred. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

If you are an experienced HR leader looking for an opportunity where your work can have a meaningful impact on an entire university community, we invite you to learn more and apply at visit https://wilkesuniversitycareers.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please be sure to include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae and three references.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.