HR Business Partner

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking an HR Business Partner at the City of Portland. In this senior-level role, you will partner with bureau leaders to enhance organizational effectiveness and manage complex HR issues, ensuring compliance with employment laws and fostering employee success.

Responsibilities:

• Provide training and coaching to Bureau/Office management regarding assessing, coaching, counseling, and developing employees; providing guidance to managers and supervisors on recognizing and rewarding performance; coaching and counseling managers, supervisors, and employees on resolving workplace issues; providing information about career development opportunities
• Conduct a variety of investigations on confidential and sensitive HR matters; reviewing complaints and determining appropriate investigative approaches and methodologies; performing fact-finding activities, developing interview questions; writing reports; presenting findings to management
• Advise assigned Bureau/Office management and making recommendations on HR issues, employee relations practices, discipline and corrective action; providing advice and guidance to ensure Bureaus/Offices comply with federal and state employment laws, rules, and policies, City code, policies, procedures, requirements, and goals
• Guide management and employees on the interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements; providing input into labor/management issues for collective bargaining purposes; participating in negotiations; participating in grievance resolution processes on behalf of Bureau/Office management; consulting with labor relations staff on interpretation and intent of collective bargaining contract language

Requirements:

• Experience applying the principles of Human Resources administration. Examples could include labor and employee relations, training, employee discipline and performance management, organizational development and workforce planning, recruitment and selection, classification, compensation, EEO/affirmative action
• Experience applying federal, state and local laws, regulations and court decisions applicable to areas of assigned responsibilities
• Experience communicating effectively orally and in writing, including preparing clear, concise, accurate and persuasive reports, correspondence, analytical studies and other written materials, presenting proposals and recommendations clearly and logically and providing employee training
• Experience understanding, interpreting, and applying administrative rules, laws, regulations and labor agreements
• Experience in change management, problem-solving, and conflict resolution
• Veteran documents to request for Veteran Preference (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc.)