Labor Relations Officer

Department:
University Human Resources

Oregon State University Human Resources is seeking one or more Employee & Labor Relations Officers. These are full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty positions. Appointment may be as an ELR Officer 1 or ELR Officer 2 depending on qualifications. As an Employee and Labor Relations (ELR) Officer or Senior ELR Officer, you’ll be part of an ELR team that supports multiple employee types at OSU, including academic faculty, professional faculty, sworn police officers and public safety employees, classified staff, graduate assistants and supervisors of these employee populations.

You’ll also work closely with representatives from four collective bargaining agreements. You will work closely with the representing unions and will provide expert advice and recommendations that support policy, laws, regulations, and collective bargaining agreements. You’ll establish internal program compliance mechanisms for program consistency and collaborate with other HR professionals. You’ll report to an Associate Director for ELR who supports your professional growth and helps you learn the unique context of higher education.

• Support program reviews and recommend process improvement to internal operations and controls, as well as internal service delivery.
• Collaborate with HR Centers of Expertise and other stakeholders on the oversight and administration of human resources administrative processes and activities.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for employee and labor relation matters pertaining to assigned employee groups.
• Support program reviews and recommend process improvement to internal operations and controls, as well as internal service delivery. Collaborate with HR Centers of Expertise and other stakeholders on the oversight and administration of human resources administrative processes and activities.
• Key fact-finder in employee performance and/or departmental compliance.
• Measure the conduct or report against university policy, known best practices, processes, departmental policies, procedures, rules, laws, collective bargaining agreements and other measures.
• Recommend resolutions to leadership that are consistent with past practice and reflective of the level of the finding, if any, and of the incident or conduct.
• When assigned, serve as a negotiation team member, acting as alternate for a negotiation team, and/or serving as a note taker.
• May develop bargaining proposals, assist with preparation for mediation/arbitration/fact finding, and act as an expert witness for administration.
• Support strike coordination with the AD-ELR.
• Conduct fact‑finding relating to grievance and/or legal actions filed by represented graduate assistants, sworn police officers, and classified employees.
• Collaborate, when asked, with the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access, the Office of Audit Services, the Office of University Compliance, Office of General Counsel, and others relating to similar actions or filings.

• Bachelor’s degree, and two years of professional level Human Resources experience or strongly transferable work experience.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to anticipating, understanding, and responding to customer needs, whether in person, by telephone, or email, in a positive, confidential, and sensitive manner.
• Flexibility, adaptability and a willingness to contribute to the success of the team or department goals.
• Strong oral communication skills.
• Prior experience or strong transferable skills in coaching supervisors/employees on performance management matters.
• Ability to analyze complex and sensitive issues and situations, identify alternative solutions, forecast consequences of proposed…