HR Partner (5396C), Berkeley Regional Services - #88851

Summary

The University of California, Berkeley is a higher education institution supporting teaching, research, and public service through collaborative administrative services. The HR Partner manages client relationships and HR service delivery for campus units, advising managers and employees while coordinating recruitment, employee relations, labor relations, compensation, training, and related HR programs and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Counsels department managers and supervisors on employee and labor policies, procedures, and appropriate practices regarding performance management, recruiting, on-boarding, compensation/classification, disability, training and other areas of HR. Responsible for diverse and complex client allocation. Collaborates with their lead and employee and labor relations, the academic personnel office, and researches and provides information to resolve grievances, identify inconsistencies, ambiguities, or compliance issues with collective bargaining agreements to flag potential conflicts and problematic provisions, and provide recommendations for interpretation and subjects of bargaining
• Manages recruitment cycle for a full range of staff or academic positions
• Acts as the regional SME when it comes to the Lecturer contract with respect to hiring, changes to FTE and potentially layoffs. A solid understanding of any actions that will impact Lecturer benefits and pay from the point of the department request through to UCPath entry
• Counsels employees concerning sensitive and difficult-to-resolve work-related problems
• Conducts termination interviews, providing feedback to administration and academic unit management
• Works with client groups on complex re-organizations and staffing objectives to assist in meeting business objectives
• Advises all levels of managers, supervisors, and employees in developing job descriptions; managing disability, leaves of absence and employee performance; interpreting and applying personnel policies and procedures
• Prioritizes work assignments, conducts complex HR trends analyses and develops resulting recommendations
• Works to make Regional Services an inclusive environment

Skills

• Ability to provide exceptional customer service in a high-volume, fast-paced, professional environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of human resources concepts, policies, and procedures, employment practices, labor relations, salary administration, training, and other areas of human resources
• In-depth knowledge of disability case management and proven ability to follow through and focus on resolving cases in a timely manner
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective relationships with diverse client groups
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to apply skills in a consultative way
• Demonstrates skill in prioritizing competing work assignments, and timelines
• Employing political & interpersonal acumen to analyze information to determine appropriate courses of action and their implications
• Possesses strong analytical, active listening, and critical thinking skills
• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or 3-5 years of combined experience in human resources, organizational development, and/or training and development
• Demonstrated knowledge of Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Acquisition Management (TAM) systems and other related business software programs and systems, and/or the ability to learn
• Knowledge of academic personnel or administration, and/or the ability to learn
• Worked in a shared services environment, especially in the higher education field
• Knowledge of campus initiatives relating to and/or impacting human resources and a thorough understanding of how work may impact other areas and/or the ability to learn

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Ability to provide exceptional customer service in a high-volume, fast-paced, professional environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of human resources concepts, policies, and procedures, employment practices, labor relations, salary administration, training, and other areas of human resources
• In-depth knowledge of disability case management and proven ability to follow through and focus on resolving cases in a timely manner
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective relationships with diverse client groups
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to apply skills in a consultative way
• Demonstrates skill in prioritizing competing work assignments, and timelines
• Employing political & interpersonal acumen to analyze information to determine appropriate courses of action and their implications
• Possesses strong analytical, active listening, and critical thinking skills
• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or 3-5 years of combined experience in human resources, organizational development, and/or training and development

Nice to Haves

• Demonstrated knowledge of Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Acquisition Management (TAM) systems and other related business software programs and systems, and/or the ability to learn
• Knowledge of academic personnel or administration, and/or the ability to learn
• Worked in a shared services environment, especially in the higher education field
• Knowledge of campus initiatives relating to and/or impacting human resources and a thorough understanding of how work may impact other areas and/or the ability to learn

Benefits

• All full-time staff employees receive at least 80 hours of paid time per year for professional development.
• Supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.
• Full-time (40 hours/week) Career position eligible for UC benefits.
• Eligible for up to 5 days/week of remote work within the United States. Exact arrangements are determined in partnership with your supervisor to meet role responsibilities and department needs and are subject to change.