Human Resources Programmatic Plan
FY08–FY12

MISSION: Develops the strategic direction and provides innovative services that empower managers and employees to make the choices and decisions that result in a high quality work environment and optimizes the potential of the workforce.

Dartmouth College People Strategy
Dartmouth is committed to attracting, motivating and retaining a diverse workforce that supports our institutional goals and embraces our core values. The Office of Human Resources:

• Promotes a collaborative, evidence-based, humanistic approach to problem solving and decision making;
• Proactively identifies and responds to trends and opportunities to maintain the College's position as an "employer of choice";
• Recognizes the critical importance of diversity and advances it in communications, recommendations and organizational planning;
• Influences and affects practices, behaviors and outcomes in individuals and workgroups across the organization that reflect the College's core values;
• Enhances relationships in the Dartmouth community;
• Provides simple, streamlined, effective, and high-quality support to employees, managers, and leaders to achieve their goals; and
• Maximizes employee potential and promotes a positive, rewarding work environment.

VISION: The College embraces a human resources strategy and integrates it within their divisions. Competencies continue to develop and the workforce is well managed with the ultimate goal of more self-sufficiency. Opportunities for innovation and flexibility are enhanced. The mission is enriched with talented individuals living the core values and experiencing the rewards of working at the College.

I.   Positions DC as an Employer of Choice 
      a. Recruits talented and diverse individuals who embrace the college's core values.
      b. Conducts recruiting process that is efficient, thorough, increases pools of qualified candidates and results in expedient and quality searches

II.  Enhances the DC Experience
      a. Develops and implements organizational learning
      b. Champions diversity
      c. Leads change management, improves relationships and employment outcomes

III. Optimizes the Cost/Benefit of the College's Human Resource Programs
      a. Evaluates, improves and promotes benefits and rewards, including compensation and recognition efforts 
      b. Maximizes the return and utilization

IV.  Provides Simple Processes and Optimizes Technology
      a. Ensures effective, efficient and customer oriented processes and procedures to meet the administrative and regulatory needs of the College
      b. Uses data to identify and report trends in order to better inform decisions