Senior HR Business Analyst — Benefits & Employee Relations

Bentonlinnhealthcenters; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 74,086 - 102,108; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave (holidays, vacation)

Wellness program

Employer-paid retirement contributions

Health, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

Benton County in Oregon is seeking an experienced HR professional to join our team as a Human Resources Analyst III. The role supports departments in recruitment, employee and labor relations, performance management, compliance, and policy administration, while also leading benefits and wellness initiatives.

You will train managers, address employee relations, oversee open Enrollment, and coordinate special projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, organizational development, or related field, plus 2 years of exempt HR experience with employee relations.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, organizational development, business, or related field; plus 3 years of exempt HR experience that includes employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Provide interpretation and advice on disciplinary procedures, employment law issues, employee benefits, recruitment and selection, and matters relating to policy and collective bargaining agreements.
• Serve as County/HR Department representative for responding to requests for information, grievances, BOLI complaints, etc.
• Advise and coach managers and employees on performance management/improvement and employee engagement.
• Investigate and address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, misconduct, or other employee concerns.
• Advise on compliance and processes related to ADA, FMLA and OFLA, and other regulations.
• Facilitate problem‑solving and conflict resolution activities.
• Oversee, plan, and coordinate County benefit programs, including program improvement and budget; answer questions and solve problems relating to claims, quality of care and coverage issues.
• Lead the Benefits and Wellness Committee; provide expert consultation in identification of and solutions for benefits‑related problems and identification of employee benefits packages, including development of wellness programs.
• Provide oversight of County Open Enrollment processes to meet payroll and insurance contract deadlines. Develop communication plans for health and wellness programs.
• Develop and deliver training on various employment laws and personnel policies, recruitment/interview process, and associated procedures and processes.
• Identify need for and manage human resource studies and projects. Collect data, analyze, and report on performance measures.
• Serve as back‑up to the other senior analysts in the areas of employee/labor relations, HRIS, etc.
• Assist with recruitment, performance management, HRIS, policy development and implementation.
• Serve as project manager for other special projects as assigned.
• Provide support and advice to managers throughout the grievance process.
• Compose, review and recommend revisions to reports, manuals, policies and collective bargaining agreements, as needed.
• Assist in developing bargaining concepts.
• Provide support to the collective bargaining team through professional and legal research.

Skills

Employee relations

Performance management

Recruitment

Policy administration

Legal compliance

Labor relations

Benefits administration

HRIS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, organizational development, business, or related field

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Benton County in Oregon is seeking an experienced HR professional to join our team as a Human Resources Analyst III. The role supports departments in recruitment, employee and labor relations, performance management, compliance, and policy administration, while also leading benefits and wellness initiatives.

You will train managers, address employee relations, oversee open Enrollment, and coordinate special projects.