NRDC is looking for an experienced, motivated, and proactive Human Resources Partner to provide strategic HR consulting, as well as tactical HR guidance and support, to assigned internal client groups. The HR Partner works with executives, managers and team members as not only an HR subject-matter expert and a people champion, but also a change agent and a strategic partner. Together with management, the Senior Partner works on setting priorities, driving values, and delivering business results.
The HR Partner carries out responsibilities in several functional areas of HR, including workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, employee relations, and policy interpretation / application. The HR Partner collaborates with other HR SMEs in the areas of talent acquisition, talent management, employee relations, communications, and compensation to customize HR solutions to meet client needs.
Responsibilities
Under the guidance of the Director, the HR Partner:
- Provides strategic guidance and tactical support to leaders on talent-related initiatives, including business unit restructures, workforce planning and succession planning; incorporates change management guidance and principles into work plans
- Identifies training and development needs for client groups and individual leaders; partners with Talent Management SMEs to develop, implement, and measure solutions aligned to business objectives
- Communicates with and educates clients — both managers and team members — on HR activities, processes, policies, and practices, ensuring that clients are well-informed of all HR initiatives. Communicates feedback, themes, learnings, and recommendations from clients back to the HR team
- Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to managers, including coaching, mentoring, counseling, career development, and disciplinary actions
- Leads and or supports rollout of annual HR cycle deliverables within client groups, including performance management, goal setting, and annual recognition
- Manages and resolves employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations in collaboration with the Employee Relations & Compliance Director
- Collaborates with clients to understand their needs and partners with other HR SME’s including Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Analytics, Compensation, and Communications to customize solutions
- Analyzes trends and metrics to gain insights and makes proactive recommendations to improve HR solutions
- Serves as a key contributor to organization-wide HR projects, including proactive, comprehensive project and stakeholder management
- Provides coaching and feedback to HR Generalists
- Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees to reduce legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance, partnering with the Employee Relations & Compliance Director as needed