Employee Relations Consultant - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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💼 Now Hiring:
Employee Relations Consultant

📍 UNC Charlotte | Charlotte, NC

💰 $65,000 annually | Hybrid after 90 days

Another Source is excited to partner with The University of North Carolina at Charlotte to recruit an Employee Relations Consultant to join a collaborative HR team at a major public research university. This is an opportunity for an ER professional who enjoys complex problem‑solving, investigations, and advising leaders—and who wants to make a real impact on employee experience and workplace culture.

• Serve as a trusted advisor on performance management, discipline, and conflict resolution
• Independently manage complex and sensitive investigations, including Title IX matters
• Support a large, diverse workforce in a dynamic higher education environment
• Work closely with HR leadership to strengthen ER practices and policy application
• Use data and case‑management tools (Salesforce) to drive informed decisions

As part of the UNC System, UNC Charlotte offers meaningful work at scale—plus excellent state benefits, retirement options, tuition waivers, generous leave, and a hybrid schedule (2 remote days/week after 90 days). ✨ Don’t self‑select out. No one checks every box. If this role aligns with your skills, interests, and career goals, we encourage you to apply and share your story.

Another Source’s client, University of North Carolina Charlotte, is recruiting an Employee Relations Consultant to join their team. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative HR team at a major public university and make a meaningful impact on employee experience, policy application, and organizational culture.

Here’s a little about UNC Charlotte and the position they are recruiting for:
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public research university and part of the UNC system, serving a large and diverse campus community with numerous academic and research programs. Located in Charlotte, NC, the university operates in a complex regulatory environment and employs a substantial workforce across academic and administrative functions.

The Human Resources Employee Relations unit supports a fair, productive, and respectful work environment by providing guidance and services to employees, managers, and supervisors. The team administers ER programs and policies related to performance management, discipline, grievances, unemployment insurance, ADA accommodations, and prevention of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and workplace violence. ER also offers counseling to employees with workplace concerns and consultative support to managers on performance expectations, documentation, feedback, and disciplinary communications.

This position serves as a key Employee Relations consultant, managing day‑to‑day ER activities while ensuring compliance, consistency, and a supportive process. Responsibilities include advising managers on performance management and disciplinary actions up to and including termination, conducting investigations and grievance processes, facilitating conflict resolution, and identifying opportunities to strengthen ER practices and workplace culture.

Additional responsibilities include managing cases through the Salesforce Case Management and Ticketing system, assigning and responding to cases received through ER and ADA inboxes, preparing investigation summaries and reports, responding to inquiries, performing administrative tasks, and generating reports to support team operations and data‑informed decision‑making.

• Consult with department leaders and employees on SHRA and EHRA Non‑Faculty ER matters, providing guidance aligned with University, Board of Governors, and Office of State Human Resources policies.
• Apply appropriate frameworks based on employee classification to resolve performance, conduct, and workplace concerns.

• Independently manage complex and sensitive ER investigations, including Title IX‑related allegations involving staff, faculty, and students.

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