Employee Relations Consultant

Overview

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Employee Relations, Campus Human Resources (CHR), the Employee Relations Consultant is responsible for overseeing and handling employee and labor relations matters for clients from all levels within the organization and developing strategies and management training to proactively support a positive work environment. Provide professional advice and counsel to management on employee performance and corrective actions, including discipline and dismissal, conduct workplace investigations, and prepare responses to complaints and grievances.

Counsel managers and supervisors on employee relations matters that are complex in scope and require in-depth analysis of data and circumstances, with a broad impact on the organization. Guide the scope, meaning, intent, and application of personnel policies and collective bargaining agreements in relation to issues involving corrective action or discipline. Prepare and conduct training sessions as requested by management on a variety of human resource (HR) topics.

Ability to travel to various locations throughout campus, representing the various client departments during meetings with local Union leaders, including, for example, Skelly Reviews, grievance meetings, and informal sessions. Coordinate, research, or prepare the department's written response to Union requests for information and grievances. Guide clients on complex transactions related to the interpretation of UC Policy and Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Work with ELR staff in CHR to coordinate campus-wide activities and initiatives.

• Submit a cover letter with your resume and application.
• Participate in a hybrid work arrangement with required on-site presence; schedule determined by operational needs.
• Understand and apply the budgeted salary range of $95,400-$138,204; offers not to exceed the top of the range for exceptionally qualified candidates.

Campus Human Resources provides a full range of human resource management services through its units, including Health and Welfare Benefits, Compensation and Classification, Personnel Policy development and compliance, Employee and Labor Relations, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning, HR Information Systems, the Staff and Faculty Counseling Center, Learning and Organizational Development, and the HR/Payroll Operations Center. The ELR unit works to enhance the relationship between the University and Campus employees by providing direction and guidance on unions, policies, agreements, and more.

ELR collaborates with managers and supervisors across campus to ensure correct application of policies, procedures, and laws to manage UCLA’s diverse workforce, offering balanced advocacy to management and individual employees to protect rights and foster a harmonious work environment.

UCLA, Campus Human Resources seeks an Employee Relations Consultant to oversee and manage employee and labor relations matters across all levels of the organization, and to develop strategies and management training to proactively support a positive work environment. This is an opportunity to contribute to one of the world’s leading public research universities and make a meaningful impact in higher education.

UCLA provides a full pay range; actual offers consider factors including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common.

• 5 years of professional-level human resources experience, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training. (Required)
• Experience working in a unionized environment (Preferred)
• Advanced knowledge of HR administration, employment practices, and applicable laws, including employee/labor relations in a unionized environment. (Required)
• Strong understanding of collective bargaining agreements and ability to interpret and explain complex policies and procedures. (Required)
• Demonstrated competency in performance management, corrective action, progressive discipline, and termination…