Employee & Labor Relations Manager (Contractual)

Morgan State University; Washington; On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan State University is seeking an Employee & Labor Relations Manager (Contractual) in the Office of Human Resources to lead investigations, advise managers, ensure compliance with labor laws, and develop HR policies. This role also builds workforce dashboards with HRIS, supports performance management, and stays current on regulatory changes.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field and at least seven years of employee and labor relations experience; SHRM

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum seven years of employee and labor relations experience.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credentials preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply laws, guidelines, regulations, and policies.
• Ability to understand organization’s hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, and compensation practices.

Responsibilities

• Investigate employee relations issues and advise managers on organizational, employee, and labor relations.
• Monitor compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws; update HR policies as needed.
• Provide guidance on policies, MOUs, manuals, and reporting; minimize risk.
• Create and monitor workforce demographic dashboards with HRIS; run routine data audits.
• Consult with management on performance, organizational, and leadership matters; conduct needs assessments.
• Maintain a performance management program and framework for evaluating performance and rewards.
• Stay current on HR trends, regulatory changes, and technology; communicate changes to upper management.
• Serve as backup to the Director on employee and labor relations issues and concerns.
• Conduct or oversee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Ambiguity tolerance

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Posting Summary

Job Title Employee & Labor Relations Manager (Contractual) Division Division of Finance & Administration Department Office of Human Resources Job Effective Date 10/01/2026 Job End Date 09/30/2027 Work Status Full Time Position Category Contractual FLSA Exempt Annual Salary $100,000 - $110,000 Pays $50 - $53 per hour Percentage Amount 100 Fund Source State Support Requisition Reason Vacancy Job Duties

Duties & Responsibilities

• Works in consultation with the Director, HR Partnerships & Employee and Labor Relations, and HR Business Partners to investigate employee relations issues and initiate appropriate resolution. Coaches and advises managers on organizational, employee, and labor relations issues, recommending and facilitating effective solutions that align with applicable policies and laws.
• Monitors and ensures the University’s compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews and modifies HR policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Ensures ongoing compliance with relevant regulations and requirements that minimize risk and exposure to the University. Provides support and guidance to HR business partners when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise about policies, procedures, MOUs, manuals, performance management, employee relations templates, compliance, and reporting.
• Responsible for creating and monitoring quantitative reports to create workforce demographic dashboards. Collaborates with the HRIS team to deliver these dashboards every month to HR team members, enabling them to make informed recommendations related to engagement, performance, recruitment, retention, compliance, and risk mitigation. Responsible for conducting routine data audits.
• Consults with management on performance, organizational, and leadership matters. Conducts needs assessments to determine measures required to enhance employee job performance and overall unit performance.
• Responsible for maintaining a performance management program that sets forth a framework for setting performance expectations, monitoring and coaching performance, evaluating performance, rewarding performance, and/or addressing poor performance.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.
• Serves as backup to the Director, HR Partnerships, on employee & labor relations issues and concerns.
• Conducts and/or oversees employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations as needed.

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Education

The successful candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience

At least seven (7) years of employee and labor relations experience.

Other Preferences for Consideration

• Candidates with supervisory experience may be given preference. Candidates with SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credentials are also preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, and policies
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization’s hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; not afraid of thinking differently
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines, including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee and union relations, diversity, performance management, and federal and state employment laws
• Must be self-driven and comfortable operating in ambiguous situations