Boston University

DIRECTOR OF LABOR RELATIONS, Human Resources, Labor Relations

Boston University • $120K — $150K *
Boston, MA 02115In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expertise in all aspects of labor relations required.
  • Preferred Juris Doctorate degree.
  • Deep understanding of the NLRA in both represented and non-represented settings.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of employer and employee rights under NLRA and labor laws.
  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant labor and employment experience.
  • Experience as chief negotiator for a large organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the University's Labor Relations function.
  • Provide labor relations direction to Operations and Academic divisions.
  • Negotiate labor contracts as the lead negotiator.
  • Drive strategic and administrative initiatives within labor relations.
  • Interface regularly with the National Labor Relations Board and other external entities.

Benefits

  • Supportive academic environment promoting professional growth.
  • Opportunity to lead in a complex, dynamic setting.
  • Engagement with high-level labor relations entities.
  • Impact on policy and institutional direction.
  • Collaboration with diverse teams across the university.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Provides leadership of the University's Labor Relations function in support of the Employee and Labor Relations Directorate. Provides labor and employee relations direction, support and expertise to the University's Operations and Academic divisions. Lead negotiator for certain labor contracts and will help direct and to drive the strategic and administrative initiatives with respect to the labor relations function for the University community, including routine interface with internal partners and external entities such as the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, the American Arbitration Association, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service on behalf of the University.

Required Skills

Expertise in all aspects of labor relations is required. Juris doctorate is preferred. In depth, substantive knowledge of the NLRA with respect to represented and non-represented employee settings is required, as well as a full understanding of all of the rights of the employer and employee with respect to the NLRA, and other major labor and employment laws governing large, private institutions of higher education.

Ten years of relevant labor and employment experience, including experience as the chief negotiator for a large business enterprise is required.

About Boston University

Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian but maintains its historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campus in Newbury, Vermont, before moving to Boston in 1867. The university now has more than 3,900 faculty members and nearly 33,000 students, and is one of Boston's largest employers. It offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees through 17 schools and colleges on two urban campuses. BU is a member of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education and the Association of American Universities.
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10,000 employees
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Education, Government & Non-Profit
* Ladders Estimates

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