HR Supervisor (7700U), BEARS Region - 35054 About Berkeley
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Departmental Overview
BEARS (Berkeley Educators and Administrators Regional Services) is not only the largest region, it supports the largest variety of personnel positions that make Berkeley such a fascinating place to work. The BEARS Region provides reliable, high-quality administrative support to faculty, academics, staff, student employees, and retirees in support of the UC Berkeley mission of teaching, research, and public service.
BEARS provides the following services:
Research Administration
BEARS helps UC Berkeley Faculty and Principal Investigators (PIs) focus on their groundbreaking and world-class research efforts by providing customized administrative and management support for research proposals, grants, awards, and contracts throughout various steps in the life cycle.
HR and Academic Personnel Support
The BEARS region provides administrative Human Resources and Academic Personnel Support (HR/APS) to the Berkeley campus, including support for hiring, appointments, separations, classifications and compensation, and performance management transactions. Our BEARS HR professionals strive to process status changes expediently. Human Resource Business Partners and Senior Human Resources Partners assist our campus clients with Employee and Labor Relations matters (in partnership with People & Culture), strategic planning and reorganizations, accommodations as required under ADA, performance management, layoffs, recruitments, and general management advice.
Purchasing and Reimbursements (P&R)
BEARS provides support to the UC Berkeley campus with Purchasing services as well as assistance with complex Travel and Entertainment (T&E) Reimbursements.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: May 17, 2022.
Responsibilities
Supervises a staff of HR Generalists who are responsible for managing relationships and coordinating HR service delivery to assigned client groups. Ensures that BRS HR internal communications are conducted in order to manage client requests to resolution. Partners with key department/unit contacts and tracks service nuances, policies and procedures to support development of unit-specific profiles/knowledge base materials. Provide strategic HR consultation, education, and support to client management to resolve the most complex and sensitive issues concerning staff and the organization. Assists assigned resources with work schedules and assignment of appropriate tasks including the delegation of client requests from the queue. Partners with key department/unit contacts and tracks service nuances, policies and procedures to support development of unit-specific profiles/knowledge base materials Supports implementation of methodologies to improve service levels, manage client perceptions, and build strong client relationships with client teams. Trains and instructs staff to perform assigned tasks. Responsible for creating a work environment that is inclusive.
Required Qualifications
Working knowledge of personnel policies and applicable laws and regulations. Has experience in handling employee relations cases in higher education environment. Has experience in handling labor relations cases in a higher education environment. Has working knowledge of and/or ability to learn the UCB campus HR information systems. Communicates effectively with a diversity of communication styles. Makes decisions regarding work assignments and scheduling of subordinates. Maintains an understanding of the unit goals and how this position supports those goals. Demonstrated ability to handle difficult or volatile situations/individuals effectively.
Education
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Preferred Qualifications
Licenses/Certifications
SHRM or other comparable organization certification/training as a Senior HR Business Partner and/or equivalent training or experience highly preferred.
Salary & Benefits
This is a full-time (40 hours/week), career position, eligible for full UC benefits. This is an exempt, monthly paid position. The annual salary is commensurate with experience. For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html