Human Resources Business Partner (HR Business Partner), IU Bloomington Human Resources

BL HUMAN RESOURCES (BL-HR-IUBLA)

Indiana University (IU) Bloomington Human Resources (HR) manages day-to-day HR operations and drives the implementation of strategic people initiatives for 26 departments, units, and schools across the IU Bloomington campus. As strategic business partners, we provide subject matter leadership and consulting designed to increase workplace productivity and to develop improved processes for attracting, developing, and retaining people with the required skills and aptitude to meet current and future business needs.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in higher education, we invite you to consider one of our HR Business Partner (HRBP) openings across campus. These roles support a variety of schools, departments, and units, offering the chance to work closely with leaders and employees on key priorities across the employee life cycle, organizational effectiveness, change management, and HR policy and practice. As we fill current and future openings, we welcome candidates whose experience, strengths, and interests align with supporting our teams and advancing the mission of the university. Areas of responsibilities may include employment and selection, classification and compensation, employee relations, and ongoing HR support in assigned unit(s).

General Responsibilities

• Utilizes and applies in-depth academic and staff HR body of knowledge and skills to provide tactical guidance for HR related matters like salary administration, hiring, training, and policy interpretation.
• Resolves and provides solutions for more complex employee relations issues with continued partnership, counsel, and support from Centers of Expertise (COEs).
• Provides HR support for academic personnel processes, including administration for academic leaves, policy review and consultation, visa-processing coordination, and facilitation of promotion and tenure procedures.
• Collaborates with other business partners and managers to improve and build effective relationships to improve employee engagement and identify "high priority" retention needs.
• Coaches leaders to help determine best solutions regarding policy interpretation, performance issues, workforce planning, change management, conflict resolution to ensure alignment and consistency across the university.
• Provides HR consulting and problem-solving solutions on issues to leaders and managers.
• Collaborates with HR COEs to roll out and support university-wide initiatives, ensure client's needs are understood and met, and deliver change management interventions.
  
  

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree.
  
  

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources.
  
  

Required

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 3 years of Human Resources or related progressively responsible experience.
  
  

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience working with enterprise HR systems.
• Salesforce CRM (HR console)
• PeopleSoft Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM) or similar applicant tracking systems
• Hyland OnBase or comparable document and records management systems
• Experience with HR transactions across multiple systems.
• Experience maintaining personnel records or supporting hiring processes.
  
  

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Preferred

• SHRM-CP/PHR within 1 year.
  
  

Skills

Required

• Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
• Effective conflict management skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates project management skills.
• Develops and delivers effective presentations.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
• Strong working knowledge of multiple human resources disciplines including talent acquisition, employee relations, compensation practices, compliance with federal and state laws.
• Possesses detailed knowledge of Federal, State, and Local employment laws/regulations.
• Consulting acumen.
• Developing coaching skills.
  
  

Preferred

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a high-volume, detail-sensitive environment.
• Proficiency navigating multiple HR systems and managing system-based workflows.
• Strong data accuracy with the ability to audit and validate information across systems that support the employee life cycle.
  
  

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

Up to $65,000 per year based upon experience

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
  
  

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Human Resources

Job Family: HR Generalist/HRBP

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