Employee Relations Consultant

About the role

This position reports to the Director of Employee Relations & Equal Employment Opportunity and works collaboratively with Human Resources, Legal Affairs, Internal Audit, Public Safety, and campus leadership to address employee relations matters involving EHRA, SHRA, and temporary employees. This position will function at the professional level of a human resources advisor, investigator and consultant responsible for supporting the University’s employee relations and equal employment opportunity programs.

Responsibilities

• Supports the University’s employee relations and equal employment opportunity programs.
• Works collaboratively with Human Resources, Legal Affairs, Internal Audit, Public Safety, and campus leadership to address employee relations matters involving EHRA, SHRA, and temporary employees.
• Provides policy interpretation and application as a consultant and coach to employees and managers in the area of employee relations, equal employment opportunity and workplace disputes.
• Evaluates requests for personnel actions, makes recommendations, and assists the Director with Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action reviews and approvals for hiring new employees.
• Serves as the primary contact for managing assigned strategic campus partners and oversees, coordinates, and assists in resolving a wide variety of human resource issues regarding temporary, SHRA, and EHRA/EPS employees.
• Assists with investigations and report writing and proposes solutions to resolve harassment and/or discrimination complaints and other employee-related complaints.
• Performs facilitated discussions, and pre-disciplinary conferences.
• Supports a positive work culture and develops and oversees work climate assessments, as needed or directed.
• Supports the Director and Assistant Director/Senior Employee Relations Consultant, and HR Specialist with the progressive disciplinary process that includes informal levels of counseling, formal discipline, and the grievance procedure process as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, Labor Relations, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in employee relations, human resources, workplace investigations, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience conducting formal workplace investigations.
• Working knowledge of federal and state employment laws applicable to public-sector or higher education environments.
• Strong analytical, written, and oral communication skills.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Public Administration, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience in higher education, public-sector, or similarly regulated environments.
• Professional HR certification such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP.
• Formal training or experience in workplace investigations, mediation, or conflict resolution.
• Experience delivering presentations or training on employee relations or HR-related topics.
• Experience providing management consultation in complex or sensitive employee relations matters.