Manager, Human Resources (H)

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Miami seeks an experienced HR professional to lead the HR support team, counsel leaders, and drive employee relations and organizational effectiveness. The role emphasizes policy guidance, enterprise-wide processes, and compliance with university policies and employment laws, with a focus on improving morale, retention, and performance across departments.

As a core member of the HR organization, you will partner with management, analyze data in the ERP system, and deliver insights

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant HR experience.
• Strong knowledge of operations, organizational development, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage HR support staff to ensure timely delivery of services.
• Counsel employees and managers on HR policies and procedures.
• Improve work relationships, morale, productivity, and retention.
• Conduct Work Environment Assessments to identify improvements.
• Investigate and resolve complex employee relations issues with evidence review.
• Summarize investigation findings and recommendations.
• Facilitate routine meetings with business units to support objectives.
• Ensure compliance with university policies and employment laws.
• Assist with restructuring, succession planning, and salary offers as needed.
• Maintain open communication with client groups about HR services.
• Enter and maintain HR data in ERP system.
• Generate and analyze reports to propose solutions.
• Coordinate processing and distribution of reports.
• Complete special projects including recognition programs and committees.
• Assess internal controls and train staff on policies.

Skills

Operational management

Organizational development

Financial oversight

Team leadership

Technical proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Job description

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• 1. Manages Human Resources support staff to ensure timely delivery of HR services.
• 2. Counsels and advises employees and managers on internal employee relations practices, procedures and overall organizational policies.
• 3. Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention.
• 4. Initiates, develops and executes Work Environment Assessments, to determine areas for improvement.
• 5. Conducts, manages and resolves complex employee relations issues, to include thorough and objective investigations, and a comprehensive review of evidence/documentation.
• 6. Summarizes investigation findings and recommendations.
• 7. Conducts routine meetings with respective business units, to include the general employee population, to assist clients in meeting/exceeding their strategic objectives. Recommends new approaches to affect continuous improvement.
• 8. Ensures all requested personnel actions are compliant with University policy and procedures, as well as adhere to established employment laws and guidelines. Provides the appropriate guidance to leadership staff.
• 9. Assisting with departmental restructuring, succession planning, job description development and revisions, as well as review and negotiation of salary offers, promotions, etc., for assigned clients.
• 10. Establishes and maintains open lines of communication, both verbal and written, with all client groups to effectively represent department services and provide HR services that meet client needs and facilitate change.
• 11. Organizes, inputs and ensures the maintenance of HR information into the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
• 12. Generates and analyzes a variety of reports to develop and recommend solutions, programs and or policies to the client base.
• 13. Facilitates the processing and distribution of reports as needed.
• 14. Completes special projects or assignments as required, which may include administering employee recognition programs, participation on committees, and coordination of special events etc.
• 15. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required

Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Operational Management: Optimizes day-to-day operations and processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Organizational Development: Ability to implement strategies to improve organizational effectiveness, engagement, and manage change.
• Financial Oversight: Knowledge of financial operations and management.
• Team Leadership: Ability to create and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment, build positive working relationships and work collaboratively with others.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and persuasively.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.

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The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation.

The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.