BL HUMAN RESOURCES (BL-HR-IUBLA)

IU Bloomington Human Resources (HR) manages day-to-day HR operations and drives the implementation of strategic people initiatives 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.

The core mission of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (PBS) at Indiana University in Bloomington is to unlock the mysteries of the human brain and behavior, and to prepare students to apply that knowledge to improve the lives of people around the globe.

As a part of the College of Arts and Sciences (The College), PBS is a highly multidisciplinary department, with faculty and students carrying out research ranging from molecular neuroscience to artificial intelligence.

More information about the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Manages the day-to-day HR operations for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Program in Neuroscience, and the Cognitive Science Program supporting faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate student employees across academic, research, and administrative functions.
• Partners with leadership in the day-to-day operations of human resource management and works to strengthen engagement, streamline processes, and enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Manages and coordinates HR activities for staff and academic employees throughout the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, position changes, promotions, transfers, leaves, and separations for faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate student employees. Partners with hiring managers and academic leadership to assess staffing needs, develop recruitment strategies, facilitate hiring processes, and ensure appropriate documentation and approvals.
• Coordinates employment-based immigration processes for applicable faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and Academic Non-Employees (ACNPs), including preparing and processing visa-related documentation and collaborating with appropriate university offices to support timely processing and continued employment authorization.
• Provides HR support for academic personnel processes, including academic leaves, policy interpretation and consultation, visa coordination, and facilitation of promotion and tenure procedures.
• Initiates, processes, and monitors HR transactions, including eDocs and ePTO administration, and serves as a backup payroll processor to ensure accurate and timely completion.
• Advises department and program leadership on employee relations, performance management, staff development, policy interpretation, organizational needs, change management, and complex personnel matters, including corrective action.
• Advises supervisors and department/program leadership on compensation, position classification, salary equity, job design, organizational structure, and workforce planning. Reviews position and compensation requests, analyzes internal equity and relevant workforce data, and collaborates with IUHR partners to develop recommendations aligned with institutional guidelines and operational needs.
• Collaborate with university partners to implement university-wide HR initiatives, represent the needs of supported units, and facilitate effective communication and change management.
• Identifies opportunities to improve HR processes, communication, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness across supported units.
• Serves as Staff Appointee on the PBS Grievance Committee and Department Leader Appointee on the PBS Staff Awards Committee.

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.
• Collaborate with other business partners and managers to improve and build effective relationships to improve employee engagement and identify "high priority" retention needs.
• Coach 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.
• Collaborate 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

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

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Preferred

• SHRM-CP/PHR within 1 year from date of hire.

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

• Strong working knowledge of the principles of human resources.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and practical application and experience in Word, Excel and database software as well as email.
• Sound critical thinking and good judgement to resolve issues and provide solutions.
• Ability to collaborate and build effective relationships
• Ability to coach, mentor, and guide stakeholders through change.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to work under tight deadline pressure.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriate exercise of need-to-know practices.
• Knowledge of university policies and procedures.

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 based on education, skills and 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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