HR Business Partner

Advanced level in Human Resource administration under general direction of the Human Resources Manager, assistant, or associate director requiring extensive knowledge of human resource management, labor relations (e.g., collective bargaining, civil service rules) and employee investigations (e.g., state of Ohio and federal employment laws) in order to lead HR Specialist, HR Operations Analyst, and/or Compensation Compliance Coordinator responsibilities. Partners with both HR Manager and department leadership to identify HR solutions to complex business problems, using a high level of discretion to develop, advocate and execute HR action plans.

In the absence of HR Manager makes decisions and attends meetings to maintain the continuity of HR services as appropriate. Serves as SME and supervisor to HR Staff as assigned.

In collaboration with HR Manager recommends organizational development strategies to department/division leadership including quality improvement, performance enhancement approaches, and problem solving by analyzing departmental trends and performance outcomes; gains understanding of the business and service objectives for each department unit; participate directly in development of tools, techniques and methodologies used to collect employee data in order to assess and evaluate trends which enable better decision making on policy, procedure or organizational practices;

set program and activity priorities in accordance with Human Resource Manager, HR leadership and County leadership’s philosophy and strategic plans; forecast short- and long-term labor contract needs.

Conduct disciplinary investigations and serve as hearing officer for pre-disciplinary meetings and grievances.

Represents county before State Personnel Board of Review, State Employment Relations Board, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other adjudicative body when designated regarding reclassification appeals, unfair labor practices, EEO charges, disciplinary appeals, contract disputes and other areas of personnel responsibility.

Assists in drafting/revising legislation, rules, policies, determines application of civil service laws, rules and procedures and collective bargaining agreements, performs liaison duties, serves on department executive/management committee and resolves most complex and controversial matters, supervises department auxiliary staff when assigned (e.g., lower-level supervisors, clerical and administrative support).

Presents training programs to departments (e.g., FMLA, ADA, Leave programs, grievance processing, disciplinary investigation, EEO, sexual harassment, drug free work place, civil service laws/rules, county policies, contract administration and related personnel areas), performs special projects such as review and analysis of sick leave, staffing and classification structure, prepares reports, records and correspondence, assembles information relative to class plan studies and/or revision/creation of classification specifications and minimum qualifications, and/or other changes.

Independently handles complex projects in contract administration and negotiations, classification/compensation plan development and maintenance, special projects, EEO/affirmative action and civil services rules and procedures (e.g., data to provide competitive salary analysis, advanced spreadsheet analysis and modeling, analyzes data and makes recommendations, investigates, researches and prepares fact finding and arbitration evidence, legal discovery preparation, affirmative action statistical analysis, communicates and meets with representatives of departments (e.g., directors, managers, supervisors), employee organizations, attorneys, employees and general public to provide advice or technical assistance on personnel matters, certifies layoffs, calculates retention points and prepares related correspondence in accordance with civil service rules and/or collective bargaining agreements, interprets civil service rules and regulations regarding recall/reemployment to personnel administration, ensures…