Human Resources Generalist - Unity World Headquarters
Position Summary
The Human Resources Generalist – Employee Relations & Ministry Advisory serves as a professional people support consultant to Unity Communities & Leaders and affiliated ministries across the movement. This role provides advisory expertise in employee relations, conflict resolution, employment documentation, governance alignment, accountability systems, and HR best practices.
Essential Job Functions
Serve as a consultative resource to ministry leaders navigating workplace or governance challenges.
Provide structured frameworks for addressing interpersonal conflict.
Coach leaders on documentation, progressive discipline, and accountability conversations.
Guide development and implementation of performance improvement plans.
Provide mediation tools and structured approaches ministries can implement locally.
Advise on employment documentation and structural clarity.
Review and provide recommendations on: job descriptions, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, board/staff role delineation documents, performance evaluation tools, and develop standardized templates and scalable resources.
Advise on employment classification and compensation best practices (without direct payroll authority over ministries).
Provide guidance on governance issues and operational management.
Help ministries create clarity around authority, reporting relationships, and decision rights.
Develop onboarding resources and foundational HR training for ministers and board leaders.
Create scalable people support education modules (hiring basics, documentation standards, employee relations fundamentals, etc.).
Support a proactive, education-first approach to reducing “ethics-labeled” concerns.
Maintain awareness of evolving employment standards and provide high-level guidance regarding employment compliance considerations.
Identify patterns across ministries and recommend systemic improvements.
Provide investigation guidance and ethics support.
Advise on employment documentation and structural clarity.
Provide templates, checklists, and documentation guidance for internal investigations.
Coach leaders on how to conduct fair, neutral, and well-documented reviews.
Recommend when external legal counsel or third-party investigators may be appropriate.
Support clarity between governance issues and employment matters.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational leadership, business, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years progressive HR experience with strong emphasis in employee relations.
- Experience advising leaders on workplace investigations (not necessarily serving as investigator of record).
- Experience developing performance improvement plans and documentation frameworks.
- Demonstrated coaching or consultative experience with senior leaders.
- Strong written documentation and policy development skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and neutrality.
Preferred Skills
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
- Experience in nonprofit, faith-based, or decentralized organizations.
- Experience working with boards and governance structures.
- Mediation or conflict resolution training.
- Experience building scalable HR toolkits or educational programming.
Core Competencies
- Consultative Mindset
- Employee Relations Expertise
- Conflict Resolution Frameworks
- Governance Awareness
- Systems Thinking
- Emotional Intelligence
- Professional Neutrality
- Servant Leadership
- Alignment
- Clear & Structured Communication
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
- Activity Frequency: Inside Work
- Outside Work: N/A
- Use of Hands/Fingers: C
- Lifting/Carrying: 25 Max lbs.
- Climb-Stairs/Ladders: O
- Reach (select): Overhead / Forward: N/A
- Sitting/Workstation: F
- Squat/Kneel/Crouch/Crawl: O
- Read/See: C
- Operate Computer: C
- Talk/Communicate: C
- Operate Company Vehicles: C
- Taste/Smell: N/A
- Standing/Walking: F
- Stoop/Kneel/Crouch/Crawl: O
- Exposure to Hazards: N/A
- Excessive Noise: N/A
- Exposure to Temperatures: N/A
- Operate Company: Copier, Fax, Printer, Telephone System: C
- Personal Protective Equipment: N/A
- Occasionally: Not applicable to this occupation