Employee Relations Business Partner

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Funding Arizona's future through excellence in innovation, exceptional customer service and public servant-led continuous improvement.

All Arizona State employees operate within the Arizona Management System (AMS), an intentional, results-driven approach for doing the work of state government. Our goal is for every ADOR team member to reflect on individual and team performance, reduce waste, and commit to continuous improvement with sustainable progress. Through AMS, every ADOR team member seeks to understand customer needs, identify problems, improve processes, and measure results.

Employee Relations Business Partner

Job Location:

Address: 1600 W Monroe, St.

Phoenix AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $77,000 per year

Grade: 24

Job Summary:

Serves as the subject matter expert and provides HR service and support to employees and managers on various topics such as engagement and retention, benefits, leaves, and resolves any issues that may arise to include conducting investigations. Administers human resources policies and procedures, collects and maintains HR data related to benefits, training, turnover, etc. to help make recommendations for improvement; and processes paperwork for functional areas according to established procedures.

This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements).

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State's Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

Employee Relations

Fosters a work environment in which people will choose to be motivated, contributing, and happy to include:

• Trains, coaches, and supports people managers toward ensuring the employer-employee relationship is one of reciprocal value
• Monitors and analyzes the employer-employee relationship through surveys, conversations, and other data, prepares reports and analytics to support positive employee relations, and recommends positive employee relations solutions
• Provides guidance and support to people managers in the performance management of their teams
• Resolves workplace disputes, and conducts formal investigations into complaints when warranted
• Ensures that relations with employees comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and ADOR Personnel Policies

Leave & ADA Administration

Administers employee leaves (FMLA, LOA, Jury duty, bereavement, etc) in accordance with policies, operational standard work, working with employees managers and payroll.

Policy Interpretation/Administration

• Proposes, drafts, implements, interprets, trains, and reviews personnel policies and procedures, human resources guidelines
• Responds to employee and manager requests related to policy interpretation
• Tracks maintains awareness of past precedence, and policy exceptions to ensure fair and equitable application of policies

Project Management/Contribution

Leads and actively participates in projects with cross-functional teams as assigned to include:

• Developing, maintaining, and coordinating detailed project plans to define roles and assignments, metrics, process documentation, actions and minutes for internal and external stakeholders
• Facilitating/attending project meetings
• Monitors project and audited milestones
• Prepares written reports for internal/external stakeholders documents results, KPIs and quality improvement
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with stakeholders managing expectations
• Coordinates and facilities meetings

Benefits Liaison

• Administers benefits and wellness plans to include participating in the planning and implementation of employee programs such as open enrollment
• Ensures ongoing ACA compliance
  Prepares benefits communications to include developing and delivering clear, concise and relevant employee communication regarding benefit and wellness programs and events; developing content for newsletters, email and other benefit communication pieces; and working closely with the communications team to align messaging with the overall employee communication strategy.

Agency/Department Compliance & Continuous Improvement

• Remains current on all laws, regulations, policies, and best practices related to taxation through regular engagement in activities such as: self-directed research, conferring with other practitioners and technical experts; subscriptions to regulatory/legal/industry newsletters and briefs; membership industry associations and attendance at meetings/events; and or participation in training and others continuing education opportunities.
• Actively contributes to team and individual effectiveness through the following:
• Attends staff meetings and huddles of work unit or district; and may cascade and track information as indicated
• Completes all required training in a timely manner.
• Participates in assigned work teams as appropriate.
• May complete periodic metrics, projects, huddle boards and reports as requested.
• Prepares for and actively participates in 1:1 coaching with supervisor
• Maximizes work processes and deliverables through lean principles within the Arizona Management System (AMS); and provides recommendations for process improvement, and engages in continuous improvement efforts as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Education & Experience

• Any combination that meets the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA); typical ways KSAs are obtained may include but are not limited to: a relevant degree from an accredited college or university such as Bachelor's Degree (e.g., B.A.), training, coursework, and work experience relevant to the assignment.
• Minimum of four years previous experience in human resources, and specifically, employee relations

Knowledge/Understanding

• Knowledge of human resources/personnel principles and practices
• In depth knowledge of employment laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to personnel administration and employee relations, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, HIPAA

Skills

• Excellent verbal, written, and listening communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor
• Effective organization and time management and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in high-pressure situations
• Proficient in the use of a PC in a Windows environment; in the use of the Internet; in the use of MS Office Applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel, PowerPoint; and in the use of Google Suite applications such as Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Drive.
• Proficient in the use of HRIS applications

Abilities

• Ability to clear a comprehensive background and clearance process that includes an Arizona tax compliance verification, and a criminal background check through the FBI via level one fingerprint clearance through the Arizona Department of Public Safety
• Ability to thrive in a service-centric organizational model
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Ability to work in a confidential manner, ensuring information is shared with internal and external individuals in an appropriate manner
• Ability to learn LEAN concepts, principles and tool
• Ability to understand and solve problems by applying intermediate analytical skills to include collecting all the relevant information and data needed to address the problem; organizing, classifying and synthesizing the data into fundamental issues; from the information, identifying the most probable causes of the problem; reducing the information down into manageable components; identifying the logical outcomes from the analyses of the data collected; and, identifying the options and solutions for addressing the problems analyzed
• Willingness and ability to embody ADOR's core values of Do the Right Thing, Commit to Excellence, and Care About One Another

Additional Job Demands

• In the course of performing the essential duties one must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

Selective Preference(s):

• Bachelor Degree in Business, HR or related field
• Previous experience with LEAN
• SPHR, or similar HR certification

Pre-Employment Requirements:

The final candidate will be required to abide by the the following pre-employment checks:

• Employment Verification and Reference Checks
• State and Federal Criminal Background Check, including fingerprinting
• Arizona Tax Filing Records Check

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits:

The State of Arizona provides a world class comprehensive benefits package including:

• Paid time off for holidays, sick days, annual leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and civic duty leave
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• A robust and affordable insurance plan that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability options.
• Higher education discounts for State employees and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per fiscal year, available to seek further career advancement or certification in Continuing Professional Education.
• Work-life balance and additional options for life betterment such as the Infant at Work Program, State Wellness Program, Public Transit Discounts, Alternate Work Schedules, and Telework opportunities.

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Retirement:

Top ranked Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) provides 100% employer matched contributions (enrollment eligibility will be effective after 27 weeks of State employment). ASRS provides a lifelong benefit based on years of service earned, or worked, and your ending salary.

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, need assistance, or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the ADOR Talent Team at

• The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.