NHS Human Services, Inc.

Under the direction of the Human Resources Director, the Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) acts as a strategic partner to designated business units, aligning HR initiatives with organizational goals. This role is responsible for providing expert HR guidance, driving workforce strategies, and ensuring a high-performance culture within the organization. This role is responsible for collaborating closely with business leaders to align HR initiatives, they will provide advice and counsel on employee relations, labor relations, talent management and development, performance management and HR related compliance matters.

Essential Functions

Functions listed are intended as illustration of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or logical assignment to the position.

*Strategic Partnership *

• Collaborate with business leaders to develop and implement HR strategies that support organizational objectives
• Serve as trusted advisor on workforce planning, talent management, and organizational design

*Employee Relations *

• Manage complex employee relation issues and provide conflict resolution support
• Ensure compliance with labor laws and company policies addressing workplace concerns promptly and effectively
• Provide direction and consolation to leadership with people management issues including retention/engagement; rewards program; compensation/incentives; coaching; dealing with unsatisfactory performance, development of growth plans; problem solving; and disciplinary actions up to and including terminations
• Responds to and investigates employee concerns regarding policy interpretation and application, allegations of discrimination/harassment, and disputes regarding disciplinary actions and terminations; prepares reports based on findings of investigation and maintains all pertinent documents/data
• Partner with labor relations officer to respond to grievances and union contract interpretation inquiries
• Develop; implement and execute retention and employee satisfaction strategies

*Performance Management *

• Partner with leaders to drive performance management initiatives, including goalsetting, coaching and feedback

*Talent Acquisition and Retention *

• Oversee and manage full-life cycle of acquiring talent
• Implement strategies to enhance employee engagement and reduce turnover

*Change Management *

• Lead and support change management initiatives to improve organizational effectiveness

*Training and Development *

• Consult with business units to identify training and staff development needs
• Support and partner in the implementation of or execution of all training and learning initiatives

Other duties as assigned

Bargaining Unit Status: Ineligible

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in human resources, business administration or related field and four (4) years of experience in human resources with at least one year in an HRBP consultant/advisory role

Or

• High school or equivalent with six (6) years of human resources experience in an HRBP role

In addition

• HR certification is a plus
• Must be willing to obtain certification within two years of employment
• Union experience preferred
• Must have working knowledge of HR fundamentals: talent acquisition, employee/labor relations