University of California, Berkeley

Designing the Future State of HR

July 2012

This is a time of great transition on campus for all of us.  Many of us are engaged in efforts that will transform the way operational work gets done, enhancing our administrative capability to support Berkeley’s excellence in teaching, research, and public service.

The emergence of the Campus Shared Services Center and the systemwide UCPath Center presents both a challenge and an opportunity for central Human Resources (HR): we must continue to provide HR services to campus during the transition to shared services, while also re-thinking the services HR provides to the campus and how we will provide these services in the future, once these centers are in place.

With this in mind, we have launched a process to design the future state of central HR.  This process includes:

  • Listening to key stakeholders to better understand our current and evolving HR needs at the operational, consultative, and strategic level;
  • Analyzing feedback to identify the top priorities to be addressed by central HR in an efficient and effective HR service delivery model; and
  • Identifying approaches to enhance central HR’s role as both a service provider and strategic advisor. 

Currently we are in the discovery and design phase.  By September 2012, we will better understand the changes that need to be made and will begin implementation of services that align with the Campus Shared Services and UCPath rollouts in 2012-2014.

We intend to keep the campus informed of our progress and will provide periodic updates on this website.

Sincerely,
Jeannine Raymond