Human Resource Manager

Providence Housing Authority; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 83,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Housing Authority is seeking a senior HR professional to oversee recruitment, onboarding, policy development, and performance management across the agency. The role includes benefits administration, labor relations, and strategic planning support to align HR practices with organizational goals.

The position involves ensuring compliance with FMLA, LOA, and other regulations, plus HRIS administration and payroll oversight in a unionized environment.

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing recruitment and selection per agency policies.
• Experience coordinating onboarding including background checks.
• Ability to assist in creating/updating HR policies and handbooks.
• Experience implementing performance management, goal setting, evaluations, and PIPs.
• Experience maintaining benefits programs and conducting comparability studies.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of recruitment and selection of all agency personnel.
• Onboarding oversight including background investigations of prospective employees.
• Assist the Director with the creation and update of HR policies, including the Employee Handbook.
• Implementation and oversight of performance management including goal setting, evaluations, and PIP.
• Maintenance of competitive benefits packages and annual comparability study.
• Tracks reports on attendance, overtime, benefit utilization, and labor negotiations data.
• Collaborate with management on workforce planning and succession planning.
• Administration/oversight of FMLA, Workers' Comp, LOA, and Reasonable Accommodations; compliance with regulations.
• Administration/oversight of HRIS system.
• Payroll processing oversight and payroll billing preparation.
• Investigation of employee complaints and handling of disciplinary matters per union guidelines.
• Support development of bargaining strategies and labor relations programs.

Skills

HR management

Recruitment

Payroll oversight

Employee relations

Policy development

HRIS

Labor negotiations

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Salary Range: $92,610.34 To $92,610.34 Annually

Oversight of recruitment and selection of all agency personnel, recruiting the most qualified personnel to fill vacant positions in accordance with agency policies, bargaining agreement contracts, and/or Resident Recruitment Programs.

• Oversight of the onboarding experience including background investigations of prospective employees.
• Assist the Director with the creation and update of HR policies, including the update of the Employee Handbook.
• Implementation and oversight of performance management process including goal setting, evaluations, and professional development as well as the creation and implementation of performance improvement plans (PIP). Reviews and tracks all performance evaluations and PIPs for accuracy, detail, and completeness.
• Assists the Director with the maintenance of competitive benefits packages for the agency, including health, dental, vision, GLI, and retirement plans. Conducts annual review and comparability study of benefits.
• Tracks and produces written reports on attendance, overtime, benefit utilization, and other reports appropriate and necessary for labor negotiations to fulfill the mission of the Authority and the HR function.
• Collaborate with management to address workforce planning, succession planning, and organizational needs.
• Assists Director in Strategic Planning Process including tracking and reporting.
• Administration/compliance/oversight of FMLA, Workers Comp, LOA, and Reasonable Accommodations, as well as all federal, state, and local HR regulations.
• Administration/oversight of Human Resource HRIS System.

Payroll

• Oversight of payroll processing to ensure accuracy including payroll adjustments, special payrolls, OOG pay, overtime, etc.
• Oversight of preparation of weekly/monthly payroll billing.

Employee & Labor Relations

• Investigation of employee complaints, collection of data
• Handle disciplinary matters in accordance with union guidelines, grievances, and EEO complaints.
• Maintains positive labor relations and managerial effectiveness in a union environment. Meets regularly with union representatives to discuss labor-management issues and concerns.
• Assists with the development of bargaining strategies/collection of data to negotiate bargaining agreements.
• Assists with the development and administration of the labor relations program including grievances, progressive discipline, arbitration, terminations, and labor negotiations.