Position Details
This position is located on site.
Responsibilities:
- Interacts effectively and build relationships with leadership and HR colleagues, as well as other internal/external clients and business partners.
- Lead and participate in crucial conversations with managers and staff related to challenging issues.
- Provide counsel, coaches and trains leaders on recruiting practices, performance and talent management strategies, and effective management of employee relations.
- With HR leadership assist in the development of programs, policies, and procedures regarding employment, staffing, and turnover.
- Manage talent assessment with department leaders, lead succession planning and align on recruiting goals.
- Deliver people analytics to business units to enhance their understanding of their department people metrics.
- Deliver human resources policies and interpret such policies for managers.
- Promote DEI by implementing protocols to ensure our recruitment and hiring practices are inclusive.
- Assist hiring managers, and applicants, with on-line applicant tracking/position description system modules (PeopleAdmin).
- Manage the performance improvement process with business leaders, disciplinary actions, terminations, ethics violations and other types of unprofessional conduct.
- Conduct investigations and makes recommendations for resolutions/outcomes.
- Ensures compliance with all federal and state employment laws, such as: EEOC, FLSA, OSHA/Workers’ Comp, FMLA, Title IX, ADA, VEVRAA, and others.
- Collaborate with compensation team on salary offers to ensure equity, range compliance, and monitors salary lines for position control.
- Deliver and facilitate new employee orientation and onboarding, supervisor training, and other training initiatives as needed.
- Investigate matters received through our ethics hotline reporting system (EthicsLine).
- Coordinate and deliver staff/faculty engagement events, projects, and other duties as required.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field required.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive, professional level HR experience.
- Demonstrated strong business acumen and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated resilience and ability to thrive in highly dynamic environments.
- Ability to influence across leadership levels and functions within the organization.
- Ability to manage and process difficult situations through conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent business judgment and demonstrated proficiency in organizational, analytical, conceptual, problem-solving, and leadership presentation skills.
- A self-starter with the ability to take initiative and work as an effective member of a team.
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field required.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive, professional level HR experience.
- PHR/SPHR certification a plus, but not required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Internet and email applications.
- Ability to become well-versed with our on-line applicant tracking/position description system (People Admin); our HRIS system (Lawson); and other HR related systems.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
As one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.