HR People Business Partner

About the role

Bethel University is seeking an HR Business Partner to support the development of a flourishing, Christ-centered culture. This role involves shaping an employee experience where people feel seen, valued, and spiritually equipped.

Responsibilities

• Support Department Leaders – 50%

• Work closely with supervisors and employees to improve work relationships.
• Responsible for talent acquisition process within designated departments, including recruiting, screening applicants, guiding hiring manager interview process, and making job offers.
• Partners closely with department managers to help them with candidate selection.
• Provides recommendation for compensation adjustments.
• Partners with supervisors to build morale and increase team effectiveness.
• Establishes regular touchpoints with managers to drive efforts to build upon our culture, values, and overall employee experience.

• Performance Management Process - 25%

• Oversees the performance management process.
• Makes sure to resolve complex employee relations and performance issues.
• Supports supervisors with employee offboarding.
• Ensures compliance with employment laws and best practices.
• Maintains professional working knowledge of the application of FMLA, ADA, disability, workers’ compensation, and other related laws to ensure compliance.

• Employment Policies - 10%

• Pairs with Director and AVP of People and Culture to create and maintain employment policies.
• Coordinates with internal and external partners to ensure organization stays compliant with state and federal laws.

• Organizational Development - 15%

• Provides insight on organizational development needs.
• Uses Best Christian Workplace (BCW) data to help managers focus on key culture drivers.
• Pairs with colleagues in OPC (Human Resources) to create training and development opportunities to meet those needs.
• Regularly facilitates manager and employee training and development offerings.

Qualifications

• Must be able to handle multiple tasks and work well in pressure situations.

• Proficient in Google and/or Microsoft Office products.

• Experience using an HRIS system.

• Able to handle confidential information in a mature and professional manner.

• Proven coaching skills.

• Knowledge of mediation techniques.

• Excellent integrity.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be detail-oriented.

• 3+ years of experience in an HR business partner role or HR generalist role with a focus on employee relations.

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business or a related field.

Additional Responsibilities

• Bethel’s mission is to educate and equip students to lead lives of impact through transformative academics in a Christ-centered community.
• The employee community plays a central role in developing our students as whole and holy persons.
• All University employees act as ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ by actively partnering with the University to carry out its mission and foster Bethel’s Christ-centered covenant community.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• The job requires traversing the Bethel Campus on a regular basis and using a laptop daily.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as desktop and/or laptop computers, photocopiers and smartphones.
• The work environment involves working for a suburban, Christian university in which all employees are expected to have a demonstrated commitment and personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a commitment to the mission and values of the University, and an agreement to abide by all University policies.

Additional Tasks

• The essential functions, tasks and responsibilities of this position may change from time to time.
• Bethel University reserves the right to add or omit duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the University or its leadership.

Other Duties

• The essential functions, tasks and responsibilities of this position may change from time to time.
• Bethel University reserves the right to add or omit duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the University or its leadership.

Pay Range

$83,000 - $88,000 USD per year (Bethel University)