Employee Relations Partner

New Narrative; Tigard (OR); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

New Narrative, a nonprofit in Oregon, seeks a Senior People Relations Partner to serve as a strategic advisor to leaders and manage complex employee relations, workplace investigations, compliance, and organizational change. The role partners with managers and executives to foster a high-performing, legally compliant, and trauma-informed workplace.

The position requires extensive experience with employment law, performance management, and organizational consulting, with a commitment to equity

Qualifications

• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification required (PHR/SPHR may be accepted)
• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field; Master's preferred
• 6+ years HR experience with employee relations and investigations
• Experience with federal and Oregon employment laws
• Behavioral health/nonprofit environment experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead complex Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations; advise leaders on corrective action and separations.
• Coach leaders on performance, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, change management, and difficult conversations.
• Support performance improvement, accountability, talent decisions, and organizational restructuring.
• Manage ADA interactive process, FMLA, Paid Leave Oregon, workers' compensation, and return-to-work planning.
• Interpret employment law, develop policy, coordinate responses to BOLI/EEOC matters, support litigation, assess risk.
• Analyze trends in employee relations, investigations, turnover, and compliance to recommend improvements.
• Develop and facilitate leadership training on employee relations, investigations, documentation, bias awareness, respectful workplaces, and legal compliance

Skills

Consultative Partnership

Employee Relations Expertise

Workplace Investigations

Employment Law

Executive Presence

Conflict Resolution

Critical Thinking

Sound Judgment

Emotional Intelligence

Organizational Consultation

Change Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

Confidentiality & Ethics

Communication

Project Management

Trauma-Informed Practice

Cultural Humility

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Master's degree preferred

Job description

At New Narrative, we believe mental health care is community care. As a nonprofit organization, we partner with individuals to promote healing, housing stability, and long-term wellness through compassionate, equitable support.

If you're passionate about community impact, we invite you to join our team.

Position Pay Starts at $90,000 and can go up DOE

Position Summary :

The Senior People Relations Partner serves as a strategic advisor to leaders across New Narrative, partnering with managers and executives to foster a high-performing, legally compliant, and trauma-informed workplace. This role leadscomplexemployee relations matters, workplace investigations, organizational consultation, performance management, accommodations, employment law compliance, and organizational change initiatives while balancing employee experience with organizational risk.

Key Accountabilities :

• Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations: Lead complex investigations; advise leaders on corrective action, documentation, conflict resolution, and separations.

• Strategic Leadership Consultation: Coach leaders on performance, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, change management, and difficult conversations.

• Performance Management & Organizational Effectiveness: Support performance improvement, accountability, talent decisions, and organizational restructuring.

• Leave, Accommodations & Employment Compliance: Manage ADA interactive process, FMLA, Paid Leave Oregon, workers' compensation coordination, and return-to-work planning.

• Organizational Risk & Compliance: Interpret employment law, develop policy, coordinate responses to BOLI/EEOC matters, support litigation, and assess organizational risk.

• Workforce Analytics & Continuous Improvement: Analyze trends in employee relations, investigations, turnover, and compliance to recommend improvements.

• Training & Leadership Development: Develop andfacilitateleadership training on employee relations, investigations, documentation, bias awareness, respectful workplaces, and legal compliance.

Core Competencies

• Consultative Partnership

• Employee Relations Expertise

• Workplace Investigations

• Employment Law (Federal & Oregon)

• Executive Presence

• Conflict Resolution

• Critical Thinking

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• Sound Judgment

• Emotional Intelligence

• Organizational Consultation

• Change Management

• Data-Driven Decision Making

• Confidentiality & Professional Ethics

• Communication

• Project Management

• Trauma-Informed Practice

• Cultural Humility

Minimum Qualifications

• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certificationRequired(PHR/SPHR may be accepted as an equivalent, if approved).

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial Psychology, Social Work, or related fieldrequired;Master'sdegree preferred.

• Minimum six (6) years of progressive Human Resources experience with significant responsibility for employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management, and employment law.

• Demonstrated experience conducting complex workplace investigations and advising leaders on high-risk employee matters.

• Experience interpreting and applying federal and Oregon employment laws.

• Experience in behavioral health, healthcare, nonprofit, or similarly regulated environmentsstronglypreferred.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support reductions in force and reorganizations.

• Coordinate executive-level employee relations consultations.

• Partner withLegal onemployment claims and litigation support.

• Lead culture restoration efforts following significant workplace issues.

• Develop andmaintainHR policies and best practices.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

All of our job openings are located in Portland, Oregon, and the surrounding metro areas.