HR Business Partner Job Listing at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii (Job ID JR-04642)

Description

Job Posting Title

HR Business Partner

Employee Type

Regular

Recruiting Start Date

05-16-2024

Work Year

12

Job Exempt?

Yes

Recruiting End Date

Open Until Filled

Aloha mai!  Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools.  If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!

Job Summary

Consults with leaders to provide HR counsel, resolve complex employee relations issues, and improve work relationships and environment. Providing guidance on people and workforce strategies, the HRBP supports the business unit in achieving organizational goals and strategic initiatives. The HRBP forms intentional cross-functional partnerships within HR to deliver value-added services and solutions to enhance management and employee experiences across the organization. 

Essential Responsibilities

Consultation

• Serves as the primary HR point of contact for the department with line and senior management, providing HR guidance and interpretation.  

• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions). 

• Consults managers in formulating and executing proposed adjustments for new hires, promotions, and transfers, ensuring alignment with organizational policies and best practices. 

• Partners with managers to facilitate team-based interventions to promote high performance E Ola! Culture. Provides individual coaching as needed. 

Collaboration & Influence

• Partners with management (and other HR partners) to align people strategies with unit goals, as well as the overarching organization's mission, identifying skills/talent needs for short-, mid-, and long-term success. 

• Collaborates with Talent Management to provide strategic guidance to leaders on goal setting, coaching, and the creation of individual performance development plans. Designs interventions, trainings, and programs to address employee development needs. 

• Delivers training on a variety of topics to diverse audience. 

Data Analysis & Problem Solving

• Analyzes data to gain insights into workforce trends, engagement, and performance metrics. Engages with others, cross-functionally and collaboratively to make connections, test, and fortify data-informed insights and feedback to utilize in client engagements to address issues, formulate strategy or approaches. 

• Utilizes data and insights to inform problem-solving and enhance manager effectiveness, designing responses, remedies, and programing, accordingly.

Employee & Labor Relations

• Collaboratives with leaders to identify root causes of complex employee issues and develop targeted remedies.  

• Diagnoses and addresses complex employee relations issues by conducting thorough and unbiased investigation, working with management on effective conflict resolution. 

• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed. 

• Ensures fair and consistent application of policies and procedures to prevent breaches of federal, state, or local regulations. 

HR Initiatives & Special Projects

• Leads HR projects and initiatives aimed at advancing people strategies (e.g., reorganizations, workforce planning, succession planning), which involves conducting needs assessments, planning, engaging stakeholders, and implementing change management plans. 

• Drives organizational change through effective communication, training, and modeling during transitions. Participates in evaluation and monitoring of programs to ensure objectives were met. 

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications - An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the requirements listed.

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or related field. 

• Minimum 5 years of applicable experience. 

• Understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulations, including but not limited to those pertaining to employment, discrimination, ADA, wage & hour, etc. 

• Thorough knowledge of HR disciplines (i.e., employee relations, performance management, policy administration, workforce planning). 

• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills. 

• Excellent organization and time management skills to handle competing priorities. 

• Proficiency in technology and use of office applications. 

• Must be able to uphold the highest level of confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry certification (PHR, SHRM) 

• Experience in an educational setting. 

• Experience as a manager or supervisor. 

• Experience working with a unionized workforce.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently sits, perform desk-based computer tasks and grasp light or fine manipulation, talk or hear.

• Occasionally stand and/or walk, write by hand, and lift and/or carry, push and/or pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.

• Rarely twist, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, climb, reach or work above shoulder, or grasp forcefully.

Working Conditions

• This position may involve traveling to various locations, including neighbor islands to conduct business.

• Work is conducted in an office environment and may require work to be conducted in non-standard workplaces.

• Work is typically conducted Monday through Friday at normal business hours.

• Ability to work evenings and weekends. 

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required. The incumbent may be expected to perform other duties as assigned.

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Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please contact us at hr@ksbe.edu or 808-534-8040 if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.  Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Compensation Benefits

Based on the compensation range provided below, salaries are commensurate with job-related experience, skills and competencies, education, internal equity, length of work year, and other organizational needs.

At Kamehameha Schools (KS), we recognize that compensation is just one facet of a fulfilling employment experience. Our commitment lies in fostering a positive work environment and equipping employees with the necessary resources to excel every day. Our Total Rewards Program embodies KS's dedication to the physical, mental, and financial well-being of our employee ʻohana. Explore our comprehensive Benefits Summary for more information.

Pay Range

107,800.00 - 154,000.00 Annual

Primary Location

Kapalama Campus

City, State

Honolulu, Hawaii

Additional Locations

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