Title: People Relations Consultant
Location :ATL/Alpharetta, GA area or Oakland, Rancho Cordova, CA
Contract: 6 Months contract
Project Break Down
- Partners with leaders in the enterprise to promote a positive employee relations climate, manage and resolve workplace issues, share information and drive business and/or People initiatives
- Provides proactive and real-time consultation on basic and complex employee relation matters across the employee lifecycle
- Serves as an employee relations resource on the team, providing support for various organizational and employee issues and opportunities
- Conducts timely and thorough workplace investigations and prepare written summary reports of investigative findings with recommended resolution
- Ensures advocacy for the organization, management, and employees consistent with policy, practice, procedure, best practices, and employment law while proactively managing liability and risk on behalf of the organization
- Serves as a subject matter expert for management and employees in employee relations, employment practices, human resource policies/procedures, employment law, and government regulations
- Conducts trend and root cause analysis and provide recommendations for reducing the number of employee relations issues, while providing proactive employee relations training and interventions where necessary
- Partners with internal or external counsel to prepare for and when necessary attend mediations, arbitration, and other court proceedings, including unemployment claim responses
- This list is not all-inclusive and you are expected to perform other duties as requested or assigned
Skills/Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years experience as an LR-ER Consultant
- Ability to work across multiple teams, and with people on a variety of organizational levels in often ambiguous circumstances.
- A minimum of five (5) years performing complex investigations with proven results.
- PHR or SPHR (Professional in Human Resources or Sr. Professional in Human Resources) certification
- 2+ w/Bachelors degree
- Experience working across time zones, constituent groups, and locations, utilizing technology to complete duties
- Proficient knowledge of employment, wage and hour, ADA, FMLA and EEO laws
- Expert knowledge of People systems, programs, processes, practices, and policies
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and mitigate risk
- Demonstrated ability influence and build relationships at all levels
- Expert communication skills both written and verbal; particularly successful in listening and understanding various points of view
- Strong consulting skills and the ability to facilitate conflict resolution
- Ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment in order to meet deadlines
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
Pre-Screen Questions
- Where did your resource gain experience as an LR-ER Consultant?
- Where did your resource gain experience performing complex investigations with proven results.
- Does candidate possess ADA, FMLA and familiar with EEO laws?