Human Resources | HR Generalist

Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese in Houston, TX is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to provide tactical and strategic consulting on people and organization development in support of business objectives.

The role includes policy interpretation, employee relations, investigations, performance improvement processes, and collaborating with leaders to drive HR plans that align with legal requirements and organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Five years of experience in Human Resources handling employee relations.
• Professional certification SHRM CP/SCP or HCI PHR/SPHR.

Responsibilities

• Provide tactical and strategic consulting on people and organization development aligned with business objectives.
• Support and counsel employees and leaders on routine employee relations issues including policy interpretation and performance improvement processes.
• Lead or coordinate investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations in line with policies and laws.
• Coach senior leadership to operate within policies, contracts, and regulations while driving HR initiatives.

Skills

Employment law knowledge

Communication skills

Discretion/Confidentiality

Analytical thinking

Consulting skills

MS Office

HRIS experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

SHRM CP/SCP or HCI PHR/SPHR

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Central - Houston, TX 77006Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeTravel Percentage: Up to 25%Job Shift: DayJob Category: Human ResourcesCatholic Charities is looking for the right people; people who wish to serve their community as a part of a family friendly organization doing good within the Houston-Galveston area. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees. People of all faiths helping people in need.

Join our team as a HR Generalist!The HR Generalist is responsible for contributing to the company’s performance by providing tactical and strategic consulting on people and organization development strategies in support of the business objectives. The HR Generalist will provide support and counsel to Catholic Charities employees and leaders on routine employee relations issues, including assisting with policy interpretation, the performance improvement process and related plans, investigations, and terminations.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

HR Plans and Strategic Partnership

• Drive the development of HR related strategies and ensure implementation and execution.
• Work with leaders to ensure plans are in line with functional business strategy and needs, reviewing as required and recommend changes to the VP of Human Resources.
• Contribute to HR projects and initiatives as nominated, bringing expertise, knowledge, and feedback.
• Contribute to the functional plans and objectives by working with business leaders to identify, prioritize, and build capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.

HR Policy, Compliance and Employee Relations

• Assist and guide managers and employees on a broad range of Human Resource policies, programs, and practices.
• Interpret and communicate policies and policy changes as required.
• Lead employee relations groups such as employee focus groups, improvement teams to ensure effective and positive relationships between leaders, managers, and employees.
• Act as a liaison between employees and HR on relevant HR activities such as disciplinary, grievance, benefits, leaves of absence and other employee related policies guiding and supporting both leaders and employees, in line with policies.
• Coach senior leadership on the requirements to operate within the existing policies, contracts, agreements, procedures, and local, state, and federal laws.
• Coordinate and carry out compliance with civil rights laws.

Organizational Development

• Serve as a change agent by influencing key stakeholders in support of organizational effectiveness and HR practices and principles.
• Provide support and guidance in re-structuring activities, such as redundancy policies, staffing, and outsourcing.
• Drive the development of HR related strategies and ensure implementation and execution.

Talent Development

• Follow the end-to-end performance management process including goal setting, continuous feedback, performance calibration sessions, performance discussion and development planning.
• Demonstrates a proactive approach to dealing with under performance by coaching leaders to identify individuals who are under performing and provides guidance in the performance improvement process to drive overall individual, team and business performance.
• Drive execution of leadership development programs and expectations to maximize workforce productivity.
• Ensure leadership development needs are appropriately met.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Make recommendations regarding wage, salary, and incentive decisions.
• Act as a liaison between HRIS, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to ensure the delivery of support to exceed internal client needs.
• Provide feedback to influence the continuous improvement of HR services and processes.
• Collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data from various data sources pertaining to workforce, to provide operational information for business problems.
• Ensure utilization of employee feedback surveys and monitor workforce (Onboarding, Exit Interview, Employee Engagement, etc.).

Other Duties

• Facilitate New Hire Orientation program.
• Coordinates and co-facilitates training programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• Five (5) years of experience in Human Resources handling employee relations
• Professional certification SHRM CP/SCP or HCI PHR/SPHR

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Familiarity with federal, state, and local employment laws, and best practices into conducting workplace investigations and developing policies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with ability to establish credibility and rapport at all levels of an organization.
• High degree of discretion and commitment to confidentiality.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate candor and poise to field difficult questions from teammates and leaders; ability to discuss difficult issues with candor and kindness.
• Strong consultative skills required to identify strategic objectives and to design/ lead of market-based solutions.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Experience working with HR Information Systems

Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer. We actively foster an environment that is free of racism, discrimination, bias, and harassment where all individuals are treated with dignity, safety, and respect. Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

The work you do will help us advocate for the vulnerable among us, a network of support services to people of all ages and from all walks of life and religious backgrounds.