Manager, Human Resources (H)

University of Miami•Miami, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Human Resources will manage Human Resources support staff to ensure timely delivery of HR services. This role will counsel and advise employees and managers on internal employee relations practices, procedures, and overall organizational policies. The Manager will work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention. Additionally, the role involves initiating, developing, and executing Work Environment Assessments to identify areas for improvement, and conducting, managing, and resolving complex employee relations issues, including thorough and objective investigations and comprehensive reviews of evidence/documentation. The Manager will also summarize investigation findings and recommendations, conduct routine meetings with business units and the general employee population to assist clients in meeting/exceeding strategic objectives, and recommend new approaches for continuous improvement. Ensuring compliance with University policy, procedures, and employment laws is critical, as is providing appropriate guidance to leadership staff. Responsibilities include assisting with departmental restructuring, succession planning, job description development and revisions, and reviewing/negotiating salary offers and promotions. Establishing and maintaining open lines of communication with client groups to represent department services and provide HR services that meet client needs and facilitate change is essential. The role involves organizing, inputting, and maintaining HR information in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, and generating/analyzing reports to develop and recommend solutions, programs, or policies. Facilitating the processing and distribution of reports and completing special projects or assignments, such as administering employee recognition programs, participating on committees, and coordinating special events, are also key functions. Finally, the Manager will establish and continuously assess the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with University policies and procedures, ensuring employees are trained on controls and policies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

Manages Human Resources support staff to ensure timely delivery of HR services.
Counsels and advises employees and managers on internal employee relations practices, procedures and overall organizational policies.
Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention.
Initiates, develops and executes Work Environment Assessments, to determine areas for improvement.
Conducts, manages and resolves complex employee relations issues, to include thorough and objective investigations, and a comprehensive review of evidence/documentation.
Summarizes investigation findings and recommendations.
Conducts routine meetings with respective business units, to include the general employee population, to assist clients in meeting/exceeding their strategic objectives. Recommends new approaches to affect continuous improvement.
Ensures all requested personnel actions are compliant with University policy and procedures, as well as adhere to established employment laws and guidelines. Provides the appropriate guidance to leadership staff.
Assisting with departmental restructuring, succession planning, job description development and revisions, as well as review and negotiation of salary offers, promotions, etc., for assigned clients.
Establishes and maintains open lines of communication, both verbal and written, with all client groups to effectively represent department services and provide HR services that meet client needs and facilitate change.
Organizes, inputs and ensures the maintenance of HR information into the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Generates and analyzes a variety of reports to develop and recommend solutions, programs and or policies to the client base.
Facilitates the processing and distribution of reports as needed.
Completes special projects or assignments as required, which may include administering employee recognition programs, participation on committees, and coordination of special events etc.
Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.