Job Posting Title:

Senior Employee Relations Advisor

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Dell Medical School is looking for a Senior Employee Relations Advisor

Purpose

Provides advanced level consultation, strategic and hands-on experience in managing complex employee relations issues in healthcare, ensuring compliance with laws, policies, and best practices. This role involves working closely with leadership, HR Business Partners, and employees to resolve workplace concerns, foster a positive work environment, and minimize risk to the organization.

Responsibilities

Provides timely advice, guidance and support to healthcare leaders.

Provides guidance to customers regarding employee discipline issues.  Drafts and reviews disciplinary documents that accurately communicate facts and information that forms the basis for the disciplinary action.  Provides advice and guidance to managers regarding the employee grievance and appeals processes.

Administers, interprets, communicates and leads training regarding various human resources policies, procedures, federal and state employment laws, and initiatives that impact the work environment to management and employees.  

Serves as the employee relations expert to HR Business Partners and other HR colleagues.  Mentors team members and supports their professional development.  

Conducts internal investigations regarding policy violations and disruptive behavior.  Serves as liaison to other institutional departments that conduct investigations.  Makes appropriate recommendations regarding investigative findings.  

Diagnoses and analyzes root causes of work environment issues.  Review and assess data to identify and investigate areas of concerns.  Proactively builds interventions and solutions based on collaboration and cooperation with key stakeholders.

Facilitates staff reassignments, business unit reorganizations and reductions in force in partnership with HR Business Partners.

Minimizes unemployment costs by providing accurate and complete documentation and participating in unemployment claim hearings.  Analyzes data to identify trends and develop interventions to strengthen internal processes.

Facilitates communication between employees and management; guides managers and employees on problem solving and conflict resolution.

Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in related field. Five (5) years of progressive human resources experience including two (2) years of experience in Employee Relations. At least one (1) year of experience in healthcare. In-depth knowledge of employment laws and regulations (e.g. FMLA, ADA, Title VII).

Excellent interpersonal and professional communications skills, both verbal and written. Strong analytical skills to formulate findings and draw conclusions. Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills with ability to provide multiple options for problem resolution. Strong business acumen with the ability to understand the complexities of an academic medical center. In - depth knowledge of employee relations principles and practices in healthcare. Ability to maintain professionalism under pressure and handle stressful situations. Ability to comprehend business unit goals and objectives, organizational structure, policies, procedures and practices. Ability to comprehend, interpret and communicate federal and state employment laws; UT System rules and regulations; and policies and procedures. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree. More than five (5) years of experience academic medical center or dynamic and complex healthcare organization or hospital system. Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or other Human Resources related certification.

Salary Range

$78,500+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadline.

Occasional interstate, intrastate and international travel.

Routine office environment.

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.