Keene State College · 7 hours ago
HR Business Partner
Keene, NH
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$58K/yr - $103K/yr
5+ years expKeene State College invites applications for a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to support the College’s mission and strategic plan. The HRBP will provide strategic and tactical consulting on people and organizational development strategies while managing employee relations and compliance.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Using independent judgment and metric based assessment of each organization’s climate, culture and strategic initiatives, provide guidance to leaders throughout management levels on organizational development, including workforce planning, staffing structure, succession planning, recruiting, employee development, performance management, organizational learning and labor relations
Act as a change agent through process design analysis to support change and transformation driving towards best practice solutions
Provide consult in the engagement of employees in strategic department/unit/college initiatives. Counsel, educate, and advise managers and employees on KSC and USNH policies, and collective bargaining agreements
Provide guidance to management regarding HR processes for job changes, new position requests, position updates, position reviews, increase requests, temporary assignments, equity requests and performance bonuses
Liaise cross functionally with colleagues across the Human Resource, Legal, Finance and Academic Administration teams. Drive strategic decision making through use of data and analytics, leveraging our internal HCM system, to evaluate patterns and trends and provide insight for HR program initiatives
Gather feedback through stay and exit interviews and collaborate with managers on action items
Champion strategic HR initiatives and programmatic changes and the engagement with employees and supervisors related to these activities, including training and communication support
Manage employee issues in both formal and informal situations, through investigation, mediation, and data collection and analysis to recommend and facilitate resolutions
Foster a fair and equitable workplace culture by partnering, coaching, and advising supervisors/managers and employees on issues that pertain to employee relations, ADA, legal compliance, collective bargaining agreement parameters and performance management
Manage complex issues involving understanding, interpreting, communicating, and consistently applying KSC and USNH policy, state/federal laws and their interdependencies, Collective Bargaining Agreements, often involving partnership with other KSC/USNH departments and offices
Research/investigate and compile pertinent data to influence consistent and compliant resolutions
Serve as an advocate for employee needs and concerns and represent employees in a broader context to the campus community
Act as a cultural ambassador for continuous improvement and learning
Design and deliver standard and custom training programs on a broad range of HR topics (e.g., performance management, team building, supervisory development, succession planning, orientation etc.) resulting in improved supervisory and management practices and improved employee retention
Provide leadership for HR and campus initiatives, special projects, process improvement and committees
Review and provide feedback on policy revisions, updates to the HR Website, and campus communications
Stay current on HR laws and attend professional development
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and five years of related experience in personnel/human resources work or Master's degree and three years of related experience, involving a year or more in a specialized field, if required
Ability to work with and maintain confidential data and information
Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, accurately, and professionally, both verbally and in writing
Process improvement capability and flexibility to find better solutions to complete the work
Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and rapidly changing environment
Ability to organize, multi-task and prioritize tasks
Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues
Effective interpersonal skills and desire to work in a collaborative environment with institutional leaders and System, as well as colleagues within HR
Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy within a fast-paced environment
Professionalism, confidentiality, discretion, and good judgment
Proficiency with standard technology platforms
Demonstrated problem-solving skills that result in resolution of issues/concerns in a timely manner
Preferred
Higher Education experience a plus, along with work experience in a unionized setting preferred
Professional Human Resources certification from SHRM/HRCI or other similar professional organization is also preferred
Company
Keene State College
Keene State College prepares promising students to think critically and creatively, to engage in active citizenship, and to pursue meaningful work.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Julia Bodah
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