Job Description

Operating Title

Long Classification Title

Campus Location

Department

Summary of Position

Acceptable minimum level of education

Acceptable minimum years of experience

Posting Number

Other minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and five years of related experience in personnel/human resources work, involving a year or more of experience in a designated area of specialization if required by the position to be filled or Master’s degree and three years of related experience, involving a year or more in a specialized field, if required.
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written
• Supervisory and administrative ability

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience utilizing a robust HCM system such as Workday

Salary Information

Quicklink for Posting

Percent Time Information (FTE)

Grade

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Institution Information

Posting Date

Open Until Filled

Posting Open to Internal Candidates Only?

Interested Internal Candidates Exist?

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Appointment Type

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Duty/Responsibility

• 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/university initiatives.
• Counsel, educate, and advise managers and employees on USNH policies.
• Provide guidance to management regarding HR processes for submitting job classifications, reclassifications, 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

Duty/Responsibility

• Manage employment 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 committed to “best place to work” practices by partnering, coaching, and advising supervisors/managers and employees on issues that pertain to employee relations, legal compliance, collective bargaining agreement parameters and performance management.
• Manage complex issues involving understanding, interpreting, communicating, and consistently applying UNH and USNH policy, state/federal laws and their interdependencies, often involving partnership with other UNH/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.

Duty/Responsibility

• 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, 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.

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