HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - TWIN CITIES

Job Summary

Join Chartwells Higher Ed at the University of Minnesota -Twin Cities and help shape an environment where people and purpose thrive. As a Senior Human Resources Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving strategic, tactical, and administrative HR initiatives across a dynamic campus operation. You’ll partner closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, using your expertise in employee relations and union environments to strengthen our culture and support our people.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures all Company HR related policies are applied consistently.
• Objectively coaches associates and management through complex and difficult issues.
• Provides guidance to management on appropriate disciplinary action.
• Affords assistance with on-site investigations with a strong emphasis on union agreements.
• Oversees hourly recruitment and onboarding.
• Maintains and coordinates associate recognition programs.
• Ensures compliance with all federal and state laws.
• Regularly runs and/or reviews HR activity reports.
• Supports internal customer survey and associate engagement survey interpretation/feedback process.
• Attends department manager meetings to increase HR visibility, conducts classroom training, provides assistance and implements HR initiatives.
• Reviews any request for pay increases or other status changes to ensure internal equity and consistency.
• Processes status change forms.
• Prepares, coordinates and presents HR related topics and other HR related training.
• Acts as the diversity champion by leading assigned tasks and corporate diversity activities including diversity recruiting, retention and promotion goals.
• Assists in the creation of Personal Development Plans, as appropriate, for associates.
• Participates in the Annual Performance Appraisal process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• PHR or SPHR designation strongly preferred.
• Five plus years human resources generalist experience required; management experience required.
• MUST HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN HR MANAGEMENT WITHIN AN UNION ENVIRONMENT.
• Content-knowledge regarding employment law, policies, procedures, and programs.
• Experience in defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions.
• Experience responding to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
• Strong presentation skills required.