Human Resources Business Partner

Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) offers world-class expertise and resources to help our customers succeed. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), BSNC provides a unique opportunity to partner with an Indigenous organization whose mission goes beyond business.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Operations Managers and business leaders to support HR operations, contract compliance, and workforce initiatives.
• Serve as the primary HR advisor to employees and managers on employee relations, compensation, benefits, recruitment, performance management, and policy interpretation.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with employment contracts, CBAs, federal and state employment laws, and company policies.
• Manage all employee lifecycle processes, including recruitment, onboarding, employee changes, and offboarding.
• Support hiring efforts through job description management, candidate screening, interview coordination, reference checks, and compensation recommendations.
• Coordinate HR programs, policy updates, training initiatives, and organizational changes.
• Maintain HRIS data, employee records, workforce metrics, and regulatory reporting.
• Develop and update HR policies, procedures, forms, and process improvements to enhance compliance and operational effectiveness.
• Conduct HR audits and partner with leadership to identify and implement process improvements.
• Support EEO, Affirmative Action, OFCCP, and other regulatory compliance requirements, including required filings and reporting.
• Administer company drug and alcohol testing programs, including DOT and non-DOT testing.
• Prepare employment verifications, unemployment responses, HR reports, and other employee-related documentation.
• Lead and participate in HR projects and cross-functional initiatives to support business objectives.

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including report writing, investigations, and professional correspondence.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively at all organizational levels.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment in handling sensitive information.
• Thorough knowledge of HR principles and practices, including employee relations, recruitment, compensation and benefits, training, performance management, and HRIS administration.
• Working knowledge of federal and state employment laws and regulations, including government contracting requirements and collective bargaining agreements.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations, contracts, policies, and employment-related issues and provide practical solutions.
• Skilled in identifying compliance risks, conducting research, and recommending corrective actions.
• Familiarity with DOT and drug testing regulations.
• Proficient in HR technology systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification.
• Prior experience with HRIS data management, preferably Deltek CostPoint.
• Prior experience dealing with or working in a union environment.
• Prior experience working with an Alaska Native Corporation, 8(a) contracting environment, or a shared services environment.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse and multi-line telephone system.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Additional Information

• As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results.
• If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.
• BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.