Human Resources Business Partner

gsu; Georgia; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Georgia State University in Atlanta seeks an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to lead HR initiatives across Human Resources Administration. You will provide full-cycle HR support for staffing, talent management, and employee relations while aligning with university strategic priorities.

The role demands collaboration with division HR Officers and leadership, delivering strategic recommendations, and driving HR excellence to enhance engagement and retention across the campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Human Resource Administration, or related field and at least five (5) years of HR experience.
• Certification as SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred.
• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day full life cycle generalist support for high priority HR actions related to the University Strategic Initiatives: Student Success, Research and Innovation, College to Careers, and Identity and Placemaking.
• Provide proactive strategic recommendations to University leadership and hiring managers for hiring and ongoing employment support.
• Provide consultation and resolution support to departments on Talent Acquisition issues, including facilitating conflict resolution meetings and making recommendations for future process improvements.
• Provide consultation and resolution support to departments on Classification and Compensation issues, including facilitating discussions with HRA Class and Comp unit leadership to evaluate unique concerns. Consult on reclassification, promotion, and other staff compensation changes.
• Work closely with management and employees to improve workplace relationships, build engagement, and increase productivity and retention. Provide regular in-depth assessments of potential personnel challenges and root cause analysis.
• Develop structured HR processes, including job aids and related documentation, related to staffing high priority positions. Provide guidance and training on such processes to College/Division HR Officers, Business Managers, and others.

Skills

Planning & Organizing

Communication

Results Oriented

Problem Solving

Strategic Orientation

Analytical Thinking

Negotiation & Influencing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, HR Administration, or related field

SHRM-CP / SHRM-SCP certification preferred

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Human Resources Business Partner

Human Resources Administration

Georgia State University

Georgia State University is a vibrant community in the heart of Atlanta. At Georgia State University (GSU), we value the unique skills, perspective, talents, and passion that each employee contributes to its learning community. To work at GSU is to accept an invitation to participate in the growth and development of the internal and external community we serve!

Georgia State University is seeking an experienced, highly collaborative Human Resources Business Partner focused on University strategic initiatives. The HRBP will serve as an HR lead in Human Resources Administration (HRA) providing full-cycle human resources support and serves as the initial point of contact for HR matters supporting new and ongoing positions/personnel actions in critical areas and University Strategic Initiatives.

In addition, this role will provide general guidance to division/college HR Officers on matters related to high priority HR actions. The HR Business Partner develops partnerships across HR Administration to deliver value-added service. The HR Business Partner is a key member of the Central HR team and reports directly to the Sr. Director, HR Business Partners.

A successful incumbent of this position will deliver high-quality experience, provide great internal and external customer support and deliver HR excellence. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: talent acquisition/recruitment, employment processing, class and comp, performance management, and employee relations.

WHAT MAKES GSU A GREAT PLACE?

• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship.
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide day-to-day full life cycle generalist support for high priority HR actions related to the University Strategic Initiatives: Student Success, Research and Innovation, College to Careers, and Identity and Placemaking.

• Provide proactive strategic recommendations to University leadership and hiring managers for hiring and ongoing employment support.

• Provide consultation and resolution support to departments on Talent Acquisition issues, including facilitating conflict resolution meetings and making recommendations for future process improvements.

• Provide consultation and resolution support to departments on Classification and Compensation issues, including facilitating discussions with HRA Class and Comp unit leadership to evaluate unique concerns. Consult on reclassification, promotion, and other staff compensation changes.

• Work closely with management and employees to improve workplace relationships, build engagement, and increase productivity and retention. Provide regular in-depth assessments of potential personnel challenges and root cause analysis.

• Develop structured HR processes, including job aids and related documentation, related to staffing high priority positions. Provide guidance and training on such processes to College/Division HR Officers, Business Managers, and others.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Planning and Organizing: Accomplishes goals through establishing priorities and organizing own workload to meet deadlines in a timely fashion. Manages time wisely and effectively prioritizes multiple, competing tasks. Plans, organizes, and actively manages meetings for maximum productivity.
• Communication: Effectively and persuasively expresses self verbally and in writing, using correct language and grammar in a professional, diplomatic, empathetic, and tactful manner. Establishes, monitors, and improves communication channels that foster open communications, upward, downward, and among peers. Matches the right medium (e.g., phone, email, etc.) to the message and uses good judgment in sharing information.
• Results Oriented: Influences events to achieve or exceed goals. Is dedicated to achieving outcomes without compromising core processes, values, or procedures. Conveys a sense of urgency to make things happen – wants results. Respects the need to balance short- and long-term goals. Has the energy/work ethic to maintain the pace required to produce company results.
• Problem Solving/Decision Making: Considers options and alternative courses of action to make rational and realistic decisions in a timely manner. Asks open-ended questions to gather information and listens carefully to response(s). Uses resources to gather collective ideas on issues to better arrive at a timely decision.
• Strategic Orientation: Able to contribute to the overall strategy and culture of the organization by committing to a course of action to achieve long-range goals and influence others to translate the vision into action.
• Analytical Problem-Solving & Decision Making: Able to research, analyze, identify viable options, draw sound conclusions, present findings, and make thoughtful recommendations considering overall risk and short-term and long-term impact.
• Negotiation & Influencing: Uses appropriate interpersonal & negotiation skills and techniques to gain acceptance for ideas, recommendations and/or solutions. Uses influencing strategies to gain genuine agreements; Seeks to persuade rather than force solutions or impose decisions or regulations.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Human Resource Administration, or related field and at least five (5) years of Human resources experience, including HR generalist responsibilities, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Preferred Requirements

• Certification as SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred.

• Master's degree preferred.

• Major in HR, Business, or related field.

• Recent HR work experience in a University System of Georgia institution or Georgia government agency.

• Recent experience conducting employee relations consultation, compensation analysis, and/or recruitment coordination and analysis.

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Human Resource Administration, or related field and at least five (5) years of Human resources experience, including HR generalist responsibilities, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

NOTE: Some positions are sponsor funded. If it is, it will be discussed during the interview.

NOTE: Some positions are sponsor funded. If it is, it will be discussed during the interview.