Position Information
Position Information
Posting Number
S-4009
Position Number
34330
Type of Recruitment
External
Position Title
DIRECTOR / FACULTY EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Position Summary
The duties of this position consist of directing and conducting basic employee relations activity with university faculty, to include, but not be limited to, collaborating with senior university officials regarding faculty collective bargaining issues, serving as a member of the administrative collective bargaining team, developing, researching, and maintaining data for collective bargaining, providing contract interpretation and ensuring compliance with the bargaining contract, making recommendations related to potential exceptions to bargaining contract provisions or to university policy, advising academic departments and deans regarding departmental processes and bylaws, working directly with faculty union leaders to resolve complaints/concerns, conducting grievance investigations, and making recommendations for resolution of grievances. This position is also responsible for preparing for arbitration and providing general guidance to senior university officials relating to faculty employee relations.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in liberal arts, business, management, information systems or a related field.
Five years of professional experience specifically with employee relations issues.
Demonstrated proficiency in both oral and written communication.
Strong organizational skills, as well as the demonstrated ability to work with a diverse clientele, and within a unionized environment.
Demonstrated competence in utilizing personal computers and computerized information systems.
Ability and willingness to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships throughout campus.
Demonstrated leadership, management and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge of labor and employee relations laws, including those defining disability status.
Preferred Qualifications
Juris Doctor degree or other related advanced degree.
Applicable work experience in higher education, including familiarity with academic policies and procedures in higher education.
Demonstrated quantitative skills.
Familiarity with HR and Financial computer systems (SAP preferably).
Duties & Responsibilities
Engages with faculty, staff, senior administrators daily, and outside parties on occasion, with regard to faculty bargaining contract issues.
Provides interpretation of bargaining contract terms/conditions/definitions.
Provides the faculty union leadership with various reports, as required by the bargaining contract.
Establishes a schedule of regular meetings with faculty union leadership.
Monitors the regular meetings between faculty and their academic supervisors and provides reports of these meetings to the various academic deans.
Ensures that the personnel files for all faculty are properly maintained.
Develops, researches, and maintains data relevant to faculty issues and ensures accurate archiving of prior contractual issues.
Establishes and maintains contacts at other universities.
Reviews all academic department Bylaws, suggesting revisions to language of Bylaws as needed.
Serves as inquiry officer and/or investigator of all complaints registered against faculty members.
Moderates disputes and attempts resolution of disputes.
Helps with management of the formal grievance resolution process.
Functions as a coordinator for reviews of disability claims/issues within the Academic Division.
Functions as an administrator for faculty and graduate assistant leaves, including those arising out of a collective bargaining agreement (e.g. FMLA, Parental Leave, Sabbatical Leave).
Represents the office and the division on various university committees.
Conducts research on a variety of projects integral to departmental operations.
Originates correspondence concerning faculty employee relations and other academic matters.
Assists with the review of faculty employment applications, where necessary.
Performs other similar and related duties as assigned.
Supervision Exercised
None.
Message to Applicants
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
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Employee Group
Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level
Pay Range
$90,000 - $110,000 per year
Division
Academic Affairs
Department
Faculty Personnel Services
Position Status
Regular
Position End Date
Employment Status
Full-Time
FTE
1.00
Position Type
12 month
Weekly Work Schedule
Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI
About the Department
Faculty Personnel Services is a community of dedicated and experienced Human Resource Professionals devoted to supporting the academic mission of the University by managing the employment relationships between CMU's 1400+ faculty employees and the University.
FPS staff works to expertly, and humanely, serve the needs of CMU faculty in the course of their employment. We are committed to promoting a safe and equitable work environment and establishing and communicating sound policies and practices that treat employees fairly.
From new hire orientation, through probation, reappointment, the complexities of fixed term faculty employment, promotion, tenure, and sabbatical, FPS partners with administrators and faculty to find solutions to the many challenging and rewarding aspects of academic employment at Central.
As part of the Academic Division, FPS provides advice, support, training, and professional education to the academic community. Our core constituency includes the president, provost, deans, department chairpersons, their staffs, and most importantly, our faculty and graduate assistants.
We also serve as strategic partners to Office of Civil Rights and Institutional Equity, General Counsel, Athletics, Student Affairs, and work with the staff Human Resources' office to establish a community of HR expertise for the university community.
Posting Ends
Open Until Filled
Yes
