University of Washington Looking for HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER at Seattle, WA Full Time

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

Hall Health Center (HHC) has the opportunity with a newly added Human Resources Manager position to oversee and coordinate human resources functions, and to provide expertise and support to its leaders and employees in many areas including hiring and interviewing, performance management, complaints resolution, employee orientation and ongoing training, labor relations, and leave and accommodation management.

Hall Health Center on the UW Seattle Campus is an AAAHC-accredited outpatient facility with almost a hundred staff members providing high quality health care to UW students, faculty, staff, retirees, and others in the greater Seattle community. Of the 63,000 patient visits annually, two thirds are by students and one third by faculty, staff, retirees, and others in the greater Seattle community. The primary mission of Hall Health is to support student success by providing excellent access to high quality comprehensive care.

Hall Health embraces diversity as a core value and commits to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals of many social, economic, cultural, ideological, racial, ethnic, gender, sexuality, and ability ??back grounds. We respectfully engage in difficult conversations about equity, privilege, and unconscious bias. We honor global, multicultural perspectives and uphold social justice values. Clinicians from marginalized communities and those who have demonstrated commitment to caring for patients from underserved communities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Hall Health Center is an essential service of the University of Washington and will remain open during UW closures for severe weather, natural disaster, or other emergency condition. All HHC staff members are considered essential employees and are expected to report to work as usual in such events.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Human Resources Operations

Recruitment and Hiring: manage the recruitment, hiring and orientation of staff through the end-to-end process; serve as the designated hiring manager for unit leaders; support the development of position descriptions; conduct compensation analysis in partnership with the Chief Financial Officer, unit leaders and central HR Compensation Office; and support candidate interviews, hiring and onboarding. Integrate current onboarding processes with a streamlined guide.

Workday Operations: submit and manage the necessary Workday transactions to facilitate all aspects of recruitment, hiring, compensation, time and absence, position management and termination.

Policies: provide significant functional support in the development, implementation and interpretation of HHC policies, programs, goals and objectives; serves as the conduit with UW HR to learn and implement policy changes.

Employee Relations

Employee relations: serve as a resource to managers and staff about UW Payroll and Personnel policies and procedures, working with UW HR when appropriate. Includes but not limited to performance management, and complaint resolution and reviews.

Management-Labor Relations: stay apprised of labor contract agreements in order to provide information and guidance to supervisors and managers to ensure consistent application of contract terms and conditions; may participate on contract negotiation efforts.

Professional Development and Training

Leadership training: develop and manage an internal HR training for HHC leaders, in consultation and coordination with Executive Director and Chiefs

Staff development: support employees’ professional development and training program, in consultation and coordination with leadership. (5%)

As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree preferably in Human Resources or a related field.

Four years or more of increasingly responsible human resource experience OR equivalent combination of experience/education.

Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Technical proficiency using word processing, email and the internet.

Proven high level of discretion, judgement and tact.

Demonstrated behaviors that support the UW Medicine Service Culture Guidelines.

Ability to maintain a professional demeanor while dealing with highly sensitive and confidential issues in a timely manner.

Ability to function successfully in a multi-cultural and high volume environment.

Ability to provide rapid response to employees and other internal clients.

Ability to prioritize and reprioritize tasks based on the issues and needs that arise during any given day, especially in the event of urgent and sensitive situations.

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working in human resources in a higher education institution.

Experience working in human resources in a unionized environment.

This position will be 80-100%FTE

Application Process:
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Workforce Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your “My Jobs” page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.