Human Resources Business Partner Job at Denison University
Provide specialized consultation, manage the immigration and visa process, and assist international faculty and staff; assist in the development and delivery of employee orientation and other workshops; and maintain international employee university-managed databases.
Essential Job Functions
Immigration and Office of the Provost Consultation
- Provide comprehensive support and consultation to employees and departments on immigration and visa requirements and processes while ensuring compliance with various laws.
- Facilitate the processing of appropriate immigration documents of non-resident alien professional employees at the university.
- Coordinate with Legal Counsel, Provost Office, and external counsel for guidance to ensure adherence to compliance on processing and maintenance of H-1B and other visas, including forms, reports, and publications.
- Advise HR partners and other university stakeholders on immigration matters and provide subject matter expertise.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Office of the Provost to provide leadership consultation and assist in resolving workplace relations matters, including performance coaching.
- Responsible for executing policies, procedures, and oversight of immigration standards for hiring international professional employees (i.e., H1b, O-1, TNs, Permanent Resident applications).
ADA
Accommodation and Workplace Relations Consultation
- Consult on accommodation programs, options, relevant ADA, disability, and other leaves, and work with cross-functional partners and teams on risk mitigation.
- Oversee complex workplace relations matters and perform thorough case management with implementation, tracking accommodation transitions, and follow-up.
- Communicate with appropriate medical providers, employees, managers, and HR partners to seek clarity of issues and follow up on certified limitations.
- Maintain required documentation and provide metrics and data to university leadership as required.
- Provides guidance to management on FMLA and ADA obligations and best practices. Advises employees on their FMLA and ADA rights and guides the application process. Collaborates with the Total Rewards team to review and process FMLA claims and ADA accommodation requests.
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and university policies, including but not limited to FLSA, NLRB, FMLA, ADA, FCRA, Form I-9, sick leave, etc.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of Human Resources experience with knowledge of immigration practices and an understanding of or responsibility for managing ADA processes while working with employees and cross-functional partners
Key Attributes:
Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of Human Resources experience with knowledge of immigration practices and an understanding of or responsibility for managing ADA processes while working with employees and cross-functional partners
Key Attributes:
- Knowledge of HR and departmental processes, techniques, and methods.
- Understanding Federal, State, and Local laws and ordinances governing personnel and employment practices.
- A deep sense of empathy for the employee experience, including an awareness of the social and cultural context that shapes that experience.
- Exceptional judgment, integrity, and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive matters.
- Demonstrated ability to build trust and rapport with participants in an investigation and inspire confidence in the investigations function; serve as an escalation point and/or manage complex investigations.
- Strong personal ethics and integrity; makes an effort to do the right thing and is comfortable managing sensitive information.
- Ability to push back when asked or encouraged to deviate from a process or use sound judgment.
- Strong communication skills; interpersonal, oral, and written.
- Agility in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
- Aptitude to use data analysis and problem-solving.
- Knowledge to quickly recognize and analyze irregular events.
- High level of professionalism and being exceptionally organized, timely, and accurate.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred -
Three years of demonstrated experience developing and implementing processes and procedures to enhance HR or Disability Management Certification.
Physical Demands
Office environment which may include: sitting, standing, walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Contact(s)
Human Resources
Contact Phone/Extension
Contact Email
hr@denison.edu
Open Date
12/22/2022
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Position is open until filled. Candidates applying before January 10, 2023 will be assured full consideration.
Additional Information
In our ongoing efforts to support the health of our community and continue to operate our campus safely, Denison requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 including a booster within the timeline guidance recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unless a Denison-authorized exemption is approved prior to the first date of employment. For more information and resources regarding this policy as a condition of employment, please visit
https://denison.edu/campus/covid19
Denison University Background Check Statement
The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment.
Denison University EEO Statement
Denison University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism ( IDEA ) at Denison Forward .
To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually strive to attract and hire candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences and identities. Denison fosters a campus community that recognizes the value of all persons regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender expression and identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and antiracism ( IDEA ) at Denison Forward .
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (740)587-6299 or by email at
HR@denison.edu
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