Hr Business Partner

The Human Resources Business Partner role supports achievement of the University’s mission and strategic plan by providing strategic and
tactical consulting on people and organizational development strategies, adapting to the needs and styles of a diverse workforce in
operational, academic, administrative, union and non-union environments. The HRBP carries out responsibilities in the following functional
areas: workforce planning, organizational design, employee development, performance management, employee relations, policy development and
application, employee initiatives and training. They serve as the primary point of contact for managers and employees to understand the HR
services delivery model and obtain services.

Duties/Responsibilities

Organizational Development and Strategic
Partnership (50%)

• 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.

Employee Relations and Compliance (30%)

• 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.

Training and
Special Projects (20%)

• 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.

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 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 3 years of related experience, involving a year or more in a specialized field, if
  required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience utilizing a robust HCM system such as Workday

Applicant
Instructions:

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience:
Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Applications that are
missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position
announcement will not be reviewed.

This is an evergreen posting. While there may not be an immediate opening, we regularly
hire for this position throughout the year. Applications are reviewed as opportunities become available.

The University of New
Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of
distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient
to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90
undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified
individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared
inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access 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.

Compensation Pay Range:
$66,480.00 – $118,860.00

The pay range for
this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to
relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human
Resources

Location:
Durham

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