Director of HR Partnerships & Employee and Labor Relations

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Job Title
Director of HR Partnerships & Employee and Labor Relations

Division
Division of Finance & Administration

Department
Office of Human Resources

Work Status
Full Time

Position Category
Staff

FLSA
Exempt

Pay Range

Salary Range
$125,000 / year

Fund Source
State Support

Job Summary

Morgan State University’s Office of Human Resources ( OHR ) invites you to join our team! OHR is preparing to execute President Wilson’s strategic plan: Transformation Morgan 2030: Leading the Future and we are looking for our next Director of HR Partnerships & Employee and Labor Relations.

This position will report to the Associate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer and will drive a strategy that encourages innovation, learning, and cross-cultural collaboration. They will develop and lead a team to elevate the level of professionalism, service delivery, and strategic partnership across the MSU community. They will serve as a strategic leader and change agent to drive and implement the desired behavioral and organizational goals across the community in alignment with MSU’s core values, rules of engagement, and professional standards of behavior.

Job Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with the OHR to communicate and enforce university policies, guidelines, programs, and directives; identifying critical issues and/or gaps, and proposing and implementing changes to department heads and leadership
• Provide day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions)
• Manage and track employee and labor relations themes and prepare reports
• Labor relations – participate in collective bargaining negotiations
• Assist in the rollout and implementation of HR programs
• Provides guidance and interpretation of HR policies and procedures; serving as a front line resource for client areas to assist with navigating employee and labor relations issues
• Recommend modifications regarding existing HR practices to manage, develop, coordinate and implement changes as needed
• Set and manage client expectations and activity regarding employee relations and performance management
• Identify and develop HR-related training opportunities
• Coordinating the delivery of HR services of the Employee & Labor Relations team

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Education
The successful candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, Communications or related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of related experience is required, along with a minimum of 2 years supervisory experience.

Other Preferences for Consideration

• Candidates with a Master’s Degree or J.D. from an accredited college or university may be given preference

• HR related certification or designation ( CPTD, PHR, SPHR, SHRM -CP, SHRM - SCP, etc.)
• Experience in a higher education or non-profit organization.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to build working relationships with people having a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences different from ones’ own
• Experience in public speaking to diverse audiences
• Experience, training or certification in organizing and conducting workplace investigation
• Strong prioritization, problem-solving and organizational skills
• Training in conflict resolution or mediation skills
• Experience appearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings and responding to grievances

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
ST01302

Number of Vacancies
1

Job Open Date
08/08/2024

Application Review Date

Job Close Date
01/12/2025

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please enter three (3) professional references in the References page of the application. One reference should be a recent supervisor.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
   • Public Job Posting
   • Internal Job Posting
   • Agency Referral
   • Advertisement/Publication
   • Personal Referral
   • Website
   • Other
2. * Did you obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, Communications or related field?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * How many years of experience do you have in this type of position?
   • 0-1
   • 1-3
   • 3-5
   • 5-7
   • 7+
4. * How much experience do you have in a supervisory capacity?
   • 0-1
   • 2-4
   • 5-9
   • 10+
5. * Are you a current, past, or retired Morgan State University employee? Are you a current, past, or retired State employee? If YES to current, past, or retired STATE employee, please state the agency. If not applicable, put N/A
   
   (Open Ended Question)
   
   

Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents

1. Transcripts (unofficial )
2. Supporting Document
3. Reference Letter