Director of & Labor Relations

Type:
Full Time - 12 Months Management Confidential

Position ID: 203219

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Onondaga Community College, located in Syracuse, NY, is a college of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York State. Onondaga County is our sponsor. We offer two-year degree programs that serve as transfer opportunities to baccalaureate degree programs at four-year campuses or for direct entry to the workforce. We also offer certificate programs that can generally be completed in one year.

Onondaga is a diverse educational learning community. We are committed to creating and maintaining an atmosphere where individuality is not only recognized - but encouraged - to contribute to the fabric of the campus environment. We continue to serve the educational and economic development needs of the region and proudly boast more than 40,000 alumni.

BROAD FUNCTION

The Director of Employee Labor Relations participates in overall strategic planning, including conducting comprehensive analyses and developing recommendations to improve quality, increase efficiency, and strengthen the institution's talent and employee resources necessary to execute the College's Strategic Plan. The Director is responsible for administering and overseeing employee relations, labor relations, contract negotiations, contract administration, and in collaboration with the Human Resource management team, executes and implements procedures that support continuous improvement of effective and consistent human resources policies and practices.

This role will alsolead the College's employee engagement strategy by planning and implementing programs and initiatives that strengthen employee satisfaction, campus climate and culture, and retention, while promoting the mission and values of the College.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, direct and oversee the employee and labor relations functions within Human Resources, including contract administration and contract negotiations. Serve as the advisor for addressing employee issues and concerns relative to collective bargaining agreements.
• At the direction of the President Human Resources, lead and manage contract negotiations on behalf of the College and all of its bargaining units. Serve as the President's representative for all aspects of collective bargaining. Research and manage all aspects of the employment contracts, working in collaboration with Financial Services and other applicable units of the College, to define the impact of positions and actions and advise the President and College Administration accordingly.
  
  Maintain historical records and systematic references relative to administration of the contracts.
• Oversee the effective administration of all collective bargaining contracts for faculty, professional administrators, and represented staff, ensuring interpretation, understanding and adherence to the provisions of the contracts according to the requirements contained therein. Advise College Administration and management according to the interests of the College.
• Collaborates with the Vice President of Human Resources regarding the administration of employee compensation, payroll, and benefits functions to administer and implement collective bargaining agreements, participate in collective bargaining negotiations, and dispute resolution processes.
• Coordinate grievance procedures for college cases; develop responses and manage appeals process while effectively communicating emerging labor relations issues with management and/or union representatives.
• Advise and collaborate with management regarding all aspects of human resource policy and work practices. Research and prepare…