Job Description:

• Workforce Planning - partners with leadership on organizational design, succession planning, change management, improvements and transition activities.
• Performance Management - assists units in assessing career growth and talent needs of the unit and determining where promotional opportunities exist.
• Employee Engagement - strategizes and shares methods for leaders to establish and sustain a positive work environment that enables employees to learn, grow and succeed.
• Communication - serves as an advocate for HR policies, procedures and practices as well as communicate policy updates.
• Investigations - conducts complaint investigations, acts as a neutral party in fact-finding and ensures confidentiality, accuracy ad timeliness to employees involved.
• Title IX - escalates to ELR if inquiries involve Title IX, employment law or if questions arise regarding the Business Partnerâ™s ability to serve as a neutral investigator.
• Grievances - hears step one of grievances for union employees and works with ELR on subsequent steps.
• Terminations - advises on severance agreements/negotiations, conducts exit interviews for voluntary resignations, involves ELR to assist with risk mitigation or other concerns and works with HR Systems Specialist to ensure employee is terminated in appropriate timeframe.
• Reasonable Accommodation Requests - in coordination with ELR, facilitates conversations between managers and employees regarding accommodation requests.
• Position Posting - collaborates with unit to draft job description and evaluation criteria, and review/update job postings to ensure alignment of objectives and budget.
• New Hire Experience - works with hiring managers and HR System team to determine system access and hardware needs for new/transfer employees and ensure transactions are completed accurately within the expected timeframe.
• New Hire Orientation - facilitates orientation sessions approximately 1-2 times per month.
• Offboarding - conducts exit interviews, providing feedback to unit management, ensures compliance for hardware retention.
• Job Evaluation - reviews and assesses job profiles of staff as needed to ensure they reflect current roles and responsibilities as this is the basis for all pay decisions.
• Pay-for-Performance - assists units as they complete alignment reviews and makes recommendations surrounding merit, equity adjustments and lump sum awards.
• System Specific Transactions - initiates personnel actions in University systems (e.g. personnel changes, requests, job changes) and approving personnel actions.
• Leave Administration - counsels employee on request for leave, manages communications between leave administration/unit/employee.
• Counsels employees on benefits and compensation. Coordinates with managers and senior colleagues to determine employee compensation. Analyzes data and prepares charts, graphs, and trend lines for management review with a minimal level of guidance.
• Has a deep understanding of unit's employee/labor relations efforts, including handling grievances, disciplinary warnings, and employee complaints.
• Performs other related work as needed.â‹

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelorâ™s degree from an accredited institution with specialization in Human Resources or Business Administration.
• Masterâ™s degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of five years of HR experience.
• Facilitate succession planning and performance conversations including developing annual processes, associated materials, and facilitation plans.
• Working knowledge of Nine-Box Performance Matrix.
• Two years of prior experience supporting an IT department or organization.
• Familiarity with higher education environment and administrative systems.

Certifications:

• PHR or SPHR.

Preferred Competencies

• Proven ability in recruiting/staffing, employee relations, conflict resolution and management practices.
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships with all levels of the organization.
• Superior oral and written communication skills with varying levels of personnel.
• Excellent decision-making, time management, priority-setting, and learning agility capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and maintain sensitive or confidential information.
• Work in a team environment and independently.
• Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite and proficient PC skills.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)
• References Contact Information (3) (preferred)

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.

Staff Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via the Applicant Inquiry Form.

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