HR Business Partner/Senior HR Business Partner

University of North Texas System•Denton, TX

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The UNT System Human Resources Department is seeking to hire a Human Resources Business Partner to join our team. This role serves as a strategic HR partner, fostering strong relationships across departments to support employee engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness. It leverages HR data to inform decision-making, ensures policy compliance, and guides departments through change management and process improvements. The position also supports professional development, compensation and classification strategies, and contributes to HR program enhancements. Through cross-functional collaboration and independent project management, it ensures seamless HR service delivery aligned with university goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration or related field and two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in HR or related field; or any equivalent combination of education, experience and training.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources management; of human resources programs such as employee relations, compensation, classification, employment, benefits, workers’ compensation, or organizational development; and of federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing personnel activities.
Skill in oral and written communication, in conducting interviews, in using computers and human resources related software applications, in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing, and in problem solving.
Ability to explain policies and procedures to staff and the public; to maintain confidential and sensitive information; to develop and analyze human resource processes; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with applicants, employees, and the general public; to communicate effectively; and to plan, assign, and/or guide the work of others.
Skill in using office computer information systems to organize, store, manipulate and retrieve data.
Critical thinking skills.
Ability to plan, organize and effectively manage multiple assignments.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with frequently changing priorities.
Focused on providing a high level of customer service and follow-through.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in human resources or a related field.
PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Certification.
Higher Education experience.
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration or related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in HR or related field; or any equivalent combination of education, experience and training.

Responsibilities

Performs workplace investigations following best practices and prepares well written investigative reports making final determinations in investigations.
Partners with university departments, divisions, managers, and employees to provide guidance on a wide variety of human resources issues in the areas of employee relations, performance management, compensation, benefits and leave, employee engagement, compliance, policy interpretation, and institutional effectiveness measures.
Utilizes knowledge of various human resources functions to provide tactical support, professional counsel, advice, and service to university constituents to help facilitate the success of the university's mission.
Interprets and coaches on effective problem resolution using constructive strategies such as coaching, mediation, progressive discipline, or grievance processes that support relationships.
Maintains an effective level of business acumen, institutional knowledge and literacy regarding business units, including core business, culture, and short and long-range plans.
Researches and analyzes innovative human resources practices, staying abreast of trends in the field and the higher education industry.
Acts as a liaison and collaborates with other human resources functions.
Serves on special projects teams by researching, compiling, and analyzing human resources information.