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SUMMARY:

The East-West Center is accepting applications for a two-year, limited position as a Senior Human Resources Generalist (Sr. HR Generalist) in the Human Resources Office. This position provides full cycle HR support by managing and executing the successful delivery of day-to-day activities across HR functional areas and initiatives. The Sr. HR Generalist will collaborate with leaders, managers, and staff across the organization on HR matters while stewarding the East-West Center?s culture and values.

MAJOR DUTIES include, but are not limited to:

Employee Relations, Investigation, and Issue Management:

• Provides thought partnership in the areas of discipline, adverse actions, grievances, performance management and recognition, employee counseling, and related functions.
• Provides support and/or leads employee relations investigations by conducting extensive probing and analysis to identify causes of misconduct and/or poor performance; makes recommendations on appropriate courses of action, matching investigation strategy to the complexity, risk, sensitivity, and confidentiality of the investigation.
• Provides guidance to managers on grievance, performance management, and other specialized and sensitive issues; gives options for resolution that align with organization culture, policies, and appropriate laws.
• Ensures that issues are handled fairly, consistently, and judiciously.

Talent Management & Recruitment:

• Supports the Human Resources Director with the development of recruiting and retention plans to meet human resources needs; including career development, succession planning, retention, training, and leadership development.
• Advises managers on recruitment strategies, sources and special programs that emphasize affirmative action to attract highly qualified candidates.
• Assists managers with job analysis, writing and developing vacancy announcements, determining qualification requirements, and screening applications to ensure minimum qualifications are met.
• Reviews position descriptions for accuracy, recommending proper title, series, and grade in accordance with appropriate classification standards and guidelines. Provides employees advice and assistance with their position descriptions as needed.
• Advises screening committees and hiring officials to facilitate the hiring process.
• Advises and assists supervisors in the recruitment of student assistants.
• Coordinates and/or makes offers of employment.
• Advises on EEO and Affirmative Action matters; responsible for maintaining and training an adequate number of EEO representatives to sit on screening committees.

Training & Onboarding:

• Implements and arranges training workshops or seminars for employees as needed.
• Assist managers/supervisors in developing individual training plans for employees with special training requirements.
• Conducts new employee orientations. Explains and answers questions about benefit options, center-wide personnel procedures, policies, and practices.
• Provides assistance to staff in areas related to their employment at the Center.

Workers? Compensation Management:

• Reviews workers? compensation claims involving occupational injuries to ensure mishaps are properly reported.
• Investigates employees? occupational injuries and non-employee accidents for liability purposes. Determines causative factors and takes action to eliminate, control or correct them.
• Coordinates occupational injury and illness recordkeeping system.

Safety & Health:

• Provides safety consultation services, interpretations, and technical direction concerning occupational safety standards. Advice and consultation are based on in-depth, current knowledge of safety standards, and liaison with State or Federal organizations dealing with OSHA functions.
• Assists with coordinating safety and health inspections of operations, facilities, and areas to facilitate injury and illness prevention measures.
• Accompanies compliance officers and workers? compensation insurance representatives during compliance and accident investigation visits.
• Works in conjunction with the Human Resources Director to develop programs that encourage employee health, safety, and self-care.

Benefits Administration:

• Assists in program aspects of benefits administration such as developing policies, preparing reports and studies etc.
• Administers the travel insurance for staff traveling outside the U.S. Reviews and renews policies. Provides educational information to staff enrolled in the plan.

Compliance:

• Keeps abreast of new and amended laws, developments, and innovations in human resources practices.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures and interprets and applies concepts and standards promulgated under various laws applicable to human resources functions.

Project Management:

• Supports a variety of HR initiatives and projects across multiple HR disciplines (e.g. ? compensation, diversity and inclusion, change management, etc.)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master?s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field plus 3 years of progressive HR experience -OR- Bachelor?s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field plus seven (7) years of progressive HR experience.
• Working knowledge of HR compensation, organizational analysis and development, talent management, staffing, employee relations, benefits.
• Strong knowledge of local and federal employment law (including FMLA, ADA, WC, EEO etc.).
• Conflict management and de-escalation skills and experience advising managers through complex employee issues and solving workforce challenges.
• Experience in the successful management of employee relations activities.
• Exceptional listening skills ensures mutual understanding of expectations, concepts, and practices.
• Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills; demonstrated ability to develop relationships and influence at multiple levels within the organization.
• Project management experience and experience driving programs independently.
• Analytical and data management experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MS office with the willingness to deepen skills in analytical tools and the ability to learn and adapt to new HRIS technology.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• In depth knowledge of HR trends, best practices and regulatory issues.
• General functional HR skills, both transactional and strategic.
• Effectively communicate and interact with persons of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
• Ability to diagnose problems and identify and drive appropriate solutions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment; must be able to effectively manage both ambiguity and aggressive timelines for projects.
• Ability to adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities, accepting responsibility for results of actions.
• Ability to multi-task with limited resources and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Knowledge and application of group facilitation techniques.
• Strong consultative, problem-solving, critical/analytical thinking abilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with ADP Workforce Now® or BambooHR.
• Basic knowledge and some experience in organizational design principles including diversity, equity, and inclusion, and/or training and development.
  

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
As required under Title IX, the East-West Center does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs or activities it operates, including in admissions and employment.

This is a full-time position