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HR Strategy

HR's Strategic Plan directly supports the UC Davis Strategic Plan and the UC Davis Health Clinical Strategic Plan

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HR Vision

Our vision is to create an environment where every employee can do their best work every day.

We strive to cultivate a vibrant, diverse, collaborative, equitable, and inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and engaged.

HR Mission 

We embrace organizational excellence and support the diverse people that make up UC Davis and who advance our mission in education, healthcare, research, and public service.

We do this by delivering dynamic, high-quality, people-focused programs and services that attract, develop, engage, support, and retain a diverse and world-class workforce.
 

HR Values

  • PEOPLE FIRST
    People are at the heart of all we do. We create an environment where all employees can engage in their work, experience a sense of belonging, and feel psychologically safe in a workplace that values their contributions.
  • PARTNERSHIP
    We strategically partner with all of our stakeholders – internal and external – knowing that together we will achieve our organizational goals and ensure employee success.
  • INTEGRITY
    Through our work and our actions, we are committed to transparency, honesty, and accountability.
  • INNOVATION
    We foster a culture of continuous improvement, change agility, and innovative thinking that develops both people and processes, and ensures organizational excellence.
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HR Strategic Themes - Focus Areas
 

  • People First
    Design and implement a talent management strategy that ensures advancement of the university mission, celebrates our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and embraces the development and retention of a diverse, world-class workforce.
  • Operational Excellence
    Continuously improve operational effectiveness and efficiencies to exceed our clients’ expectations.
  • Strengthen Partnerships
    Cultivate and maintain strong, collaborative, and strategic partnerships within HR and with those we serve, to ensure the delivery of outstanding HR services and customer service.

HR Goals

HR's Goals (set at the CHRO and Executive Director level) will support HR's Strategic Themes and Focus Areas. HR's Goals will in turn be realized by objectives established at the Department, Team and Individual Level.

HR Strategic Theme
Focus Area		HR Goals


People First
  1. Enhance employee engagement and facilitate  an exceptional employee experience resulting in employees feeling a strong sense of “belonging” and “well-being”.
  2. Establish programs, policies, and processes to ensure the on-going development of our employees including support for their career aspirations.
  3. Support the development of  leaders/managers/supervisors.
  4. Develop an approach to support current and future workforce planning.


Operational Excellence
  1. Embrace benchmarking and data informed decision making across HR functions
  2. Utilize technology to ensure efficient and effective customer experiences
  3. Simplify, streamline and standardize HR processes across both campuses to enhance service delivery/improve response time
  4. Deliver HR services meeting established service level agreements and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.


Strengthen Partnerships
  1. Identify, formalize and strengthen critical relationships to serve as an effective strategic thought partner.
  2. Strengthen our position as a central resource for the enterprise resulting in greater awareness/acknowledgement of our contribution by stakeholders.
  3. Strengthen collaboration and optimize handoffs across HR departments.

Message from the CHRO

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I am pleased to share the Human Resources 2024-2027 Strategic Plan which guides the collective efforts of our team to support UC Davis and UC Davis Health in advancing its mission of world class education, healthcare, research, and public service.

This plan outlines HR’s commitment to the organization as well as our vision to create an inclusive environment where all employees succeed, experience a sense of belonging, and collectively thrive.

This plan directly supports the UC Davis Strategic Plan and the UC Davis Health Clinical Strategic Plan, ensuring HR’s initiatives substantively contribute to the priorities of our campus and health system. This plan is rooted in our core values – People First, Partnership, Integrity, and Innovation – values that guide all of our actions and fuel the achievement of our strategic goals.

The UC Davis HR Team is comprised of experts in their fields who serve as trusted advisors to the organization. You can count on us to provide thoughtful, innovative solutions crafted with integrity and vision. We hope you see yourselves reflected in our Strategic Plan.

My sincere thanks to everyone in HR who contributed to the development of this plan.

Tammy Kenber (she/her)
Associate Vice Chancellor
Chief Human Resources Officer

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