HR Business Partner

About the role

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a key advisor to leaders and teams across Kamehameha Schools, utilizing expertise in performance management, employee and labor relations, workforce planning, and policy administration. This role focuses on providing guidance on people and workforce strategies, resolving complex employee relations issues, and improving work relationships and environments.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary HR point of contact for the department with line and senior management, providing HR guidance and interpretation.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to management, including coaching, counseling, career development, and disciplinary actions.
• Consults managers in formulating and executing proposed adjustments for new hires, promotions, and transfers, ensuring alignment with organizational policies and best practices.
• Pairs with managers to facilitate team-based interventions to promote high performance and strengthen workplace culture.
• Collaborates with Talent Management to provide strategic guidance to leaders on goal setting, coaching, and the creation of individual performance development plans.
• Designs interventions, trainings, and programs to address employee development needs.
• Delivers training on a variety of topics to diverse audiences.
• Analyzes data to gain insights into workforce trends, engagement, and performance metrics.
• Engages with others, cross-functionally and collaboratively, to make connections, test, and fortify data-informed insights and feedback to utilize in client engagements to address issues, formulate strategy, or approaches.
• Utilizes data and insights to inform problem-solving and enhance manager effectiveness, designing responses, remedies, and programming accordingly.
• Collaborates with leaders to identify root causes of complex employee issues and develop targeted remedies.
• Diagnoses and addresses complex employee relations issues by conducting thorough and unbiased investigations, working with management on effective conflict resolution.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Partners with the legal department as needed.
• Ensures fair and consistent application of policies and procedures to prevent breaches of federal, state, or local regulations.
• Leads HR projects and initiatives aimed at advancing people strategies, such as reorganizations, workforce planning, and succession planning.
• Drives organizational change through effective communication, training, and modeling during transitions.
• Participates in evaluation and monitoring of programs to ensure objectives were met.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of applicable experience.
• Understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulations, including but not limited to those pertaining to employment, discrimination, ADA, wage & hour, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of HR disciplines (i.e., employee relations, performance management, policy administration, workforce planning).
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills to handle competing priorities.
• Proficiency in technology and use of office applications.
• Must be able to uphold the highest level of confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or related field.
• Industry certification (PHR, SHRM) preferred.
• Experience in an educational setting preferred.
• Experience as a manager or supervisor preferred.
• Experience working with a unionized workforce preferred.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Data analysis and insight generation.
• Confidentiality and compliance awareness.
• Leadership and change management skills.

Benefits

Kamehameha Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance options.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Employee assistance programs.

Additionally, KS provides a supportive work environment that fosters personal and professional growth, and encourages a sense of belonging and connection among its employees.