HR Business Partner or Senior HR Business Partner

UVA Health•Charlottesville, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Virginia (UVA) is seeking experienced HR professionals for newly created HR Business Partner/Senior HR Business Partner roles within the UVA Health Human Resources team. These positions offer a chance to join a growing team and provide strategic and operational HR support at a leading academic health system. UVA is a prominent public institution with a diverse community, and UVA Health is dedicated to transforming health and inspiring hope. The HR Business Partners will act as trusted advisors to leaders and managers, assisting them with workforce challenges, team effectiveness, and translating organizational priorities into people strategies. Collaboration with HR colleagues and a broad HR expertise are key to success in supporting assigned client areas within the complex healthcare environment. These roles require a balance of strategic partnership and hands-on problem-solving, with the ability to build credibility across multiple organizational levels. The positions support work-life balance with a hybrid onsite/remote work arrangement, requiring regular onsite presence for meetings, consultations, and other business needs.

Requirements

HS Diploma
HR Business Partner candidates must have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience.
Senior HR Business Partner candidates must have a minimum of eight years (8) of relevant professional experience.
Demonstrated experience providing HR consultation, guidance, and support to organizational leaders.
Strong knowledge of human resources practices and employment-related policies and regulations.
Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships, exercise sound judgment, navigate complex situations, and influence effectively across multiple levels of an organization.
Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Candidates must reside within commuting distance of Charlottesville to support on-Grounds meetings and events as needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree
Experience supporting healthcare, academic medical centers, higher education, or similarly complex organizations is preferred.
SHRM-CP
SPHR
Certified in Healthcare Human Resources (CHHR)

Responsibilities

Build strong, trusted relationships with leaders and managers and serve as a primary HR advisor for assigned client areas.
Partner with leaders to understand business priorities, workforce needs, organizational challenges, and opportunities, and translate those needs into HR solutions for assigned client areas.
Provide guidance and coaching to leaders on performance management, employee relations, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, career development, and other people-related matters.
Apply and reinforce performance management and employee relations practices using established HR approaches, including coaching, counseling, career development, and disciplinary processes.
Collaborate with HR Communities of Expertise (CoEs) and other HR partners to implement programs, processes, and initiatives effectively within assigned business areas.
Support organizational and workforce changes and help leaders successfully communicate and implement change.
Facilitate clinical, departmental, or unit-specific onboarding activities, as appropriate.
Provide interpretation and guidance regarding University and UVA Health policies, practices, processes, and applicable employment laws and regulations.
Partner with leaders, Finance, HR colleagues, and CoEs to support workforce planning, headcount management, and other business needs.
Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within assigned client areas and recommend solutions that strengthen the employee experience and advance organizational objectives.
Maintain a strong understanding of the assigned business areas, including their workforce, culture, engagement, financial considerations, operational environment, and strategic objectives.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR programs, practices, and service delivery across UVA Health.
Perform other duties as assigned.