Employee Relations & Equal Opportunity

Manager

The Ideal CandidateThe University of Redlands is seeking an Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager with outstanding leadership and management skills to advance the commitment to human resources within the organization. The Manager must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of personnel laws and have the ability to deliver highly professional consultative services in a thriving and evolving organization. Certification and experience in conducting Title IX investigations is strongly desired. The successful candidate must have a clear understanding of recent Title IX developments, regulatory and enforcement guidance, and legislative initiatives. The successful candidate will be able to conduct and manage complex and sensitive workplace complaints and investigations as well as have the ability to be responsive and accessible. The new Manager will maintain a high level of tact when conducting confidential investigations and be able to work with minimal supervision.

The successful candidate should also have well developed interview, research, and analytical skills and be proficient with personal computer operations, primarily using word processing and spreadsheet applications. The ideal candidate will have experience in an educational setting; familiarity with ADP HRIS and Maxient student conduct software plus.

The ideal candidate will also need to have a record of success that emphasizes a career history that supports the ability to:

• Manage with an open and approachable personal style;

• Excel in interpersonal relationships including being a gifted communicator, both orally and in writing;

• Be seen as innovative and creative with an entrepreneurial approach to personnel management and service delivery;

• Be considered a consensus builder and facilitator;

• Embrace the leadership of a robust organization with a high level of integrity and honesty; a professional recognized for his/her efforts and sought out by others throughout the organization;

• Be pragmatic and a forward-thinking manager with the ability to understand technical issues and offer sound, objective decision-making to the Director of Human Resources;

• Display an engaging personal style with a results-oriented approach; a calculated risk-taker willing to step out beyond the norm; and

• Coach, inspire, and mentor employees University-wide to reach and achieve goals.

In addition, the top candidate will have extensive knowledge of applicable state and federal employment and labor laws and governmental compliance requirements is required, including but not limited to, EEOC, FLSA, ADEA, Title VII, Title IX, ADA, FMLA, and NLRA.

Education and ExperienceThis position requires sufficient education, training, and/or work experience that will enable the incumbent to perform the essential functions of the position. A typical way to qualify would be:

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, business administration, public administration, or a closely related field. A Master’s degree or JD is preferred.

Experience: A minimum of five years of related experience.

The CompensationThe salary for the Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is dependent upon qualifications and will be based upon the selected candidate’s experience and salary history. The University of Redlands will provide a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Further details are available through the recruiting firm of Ralph Andersen & Associates.

To Be ConsideredInterested candidates are encouraged to submit early in the process. Review of resumes will begin upon submittal of completed information. The position is open until filled with a first review date of Friday, November 11, 2016. Interested candidates should apply electronically by submitting a compelling cover letter, comprehensive resume, and salary history to apply@ralphandersen.com.

This is a confidential process and will be handled accordingly throughout the various stages of the process. References will not be contacted until mutual interest has been established. Finalist interviews will take place in early December 2016. The new Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is expected to join the University of Redlands in January 2017 or at a mutually agreeable date.

Confidential inquiries and questions regarding this career opportunity should be directed to Mr. Gary Peterson at (916) 630-4900.

The University seeks candidates who have experience working with students from diverse cultural and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply for this position.

Visit Us Online www.redlands.edu

• Recruitment Services Provided by Ralph Andersen & Associates

The OpportunityThe University of Redlands is conducting a regional search for the position of Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager (Manager). This is an extraordinary career opportunity to join the University of Redlands, Human Resources Department to facilitate employee relations, conduct investigations, manage compliance activities related to University policy and state and federal laws, oversee performance management, and conduct employee and supervisor coaching. Ideal candidates will be highly skilled in labor and employee relations and committed to the principle that equal employment opportunity at the University of Redlands must be granted to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, medical condition, or disability as required by applicable federal laws.

About The University of RedlandsThe University of Redlands is a private, independent liberal arts university centrally located in the heart of Southern California. Founded in 1907 and situated East of Los Angeles in the Inland Empire, the beautiful University of Redlands campus is within easy traveling distance of snow skiing, hiking, and climbing to the north, some of the world’s best beaches to the south, Palm Springs and Joshua Tree to the east, and the urban culture of Los Angeles to the west.

Ranked 12th among regional universities in the West by U.S. News & World Report, the University of Redlands serves approximately 5,000 students in its primarily undergraduate residential College of Arts and Sciences, as well as its School of Education and School of Business, which offer graduate programs at eight locations across Southern California in addition to the main campus. The University offers 50 undergraduate programs as well as graduate programs in business, communicative disorders, education, geographic information systems and music.

Several classes are taught in energy-efficient “green” buildings, and many University of Redlands’ students help the environment by participating in events or working on the University’s sustainable garden that grows and sells fresh vegetables to the food management provider on campus. The Redlands community is often noted for its “big town with a small-town feel,” and when it comes to University

The PositionIn many cases, the Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is the face of the Human Resources Department interacting with staff, faculty, students, and visitors.

The Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is an at-will position reporting to the Director of Human Resources. The primary purpose of this position is to manage and respond to employee relations inquiries, conduct investigations, recommend corrective actions, and perform related activities. Primary responsibility includes the investigation of Discrimination and Harassment policy, Title IX, Title VII, and other informal and formal complaints that require investigation and follow through.

Specific duties of the Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager include:

• Provides counsel and guidance on matters such as the interpretation of policy and practices, performance management, terminations, conflict resolution, and disciplinary action; works closely with the Human Resources Director and General Counsel on all employment risk matters.

• Partners with Campus Diversity and Inclusion to extend comprehensive efforts to facilitate equity, access, and inclusion and to build a diverse and inclusive campus community.

• Assists management with maximizing employee performance and engagement; coaches managers to provide them with supervisory techniques and tools; assists managers in developing action plans to address performance issues and conducts periodic visits with departments to provide proactive employee relations support.

• Serves as an internal resource for managers, staff, and faculty to ensure that they have an understanding of University employment policies, procedures, and practices and can apply them correctly; ensures compliance in all areas of Human Resources that are subject to local, state, and federal laws, including California law updates and developments.

• Serves as the primary investigator for most Title VII, Title IX, or other related complaints involving employees of the University, and serves as an investigator non-employee matters when needed.

• Assists in the development of a comprehensive strategy to assist the University in recruitment, promotion, and retention of individuals from diverse backgrounds.

• Creates, maintains, and utilizes employee relations databases to record and analyze data and process or close files for a wide variety of issues.

• Stays abreast of all rules and regulations, and ensures that the University remains labor compliant in regards to its internal relations; documents, investigates, and resolves related incidents or directs escalated issues to the appropriate individual and/or area.

• Coordinates and conducts training for all supervisory staff, managers, administrators, and other employees on compliance topics, policies, and procedures; prepares and recommends changes to University policies and procedures; reviews University policies and procedures for legal compliance and assists with disseminating compliance-related policies and procedures to employees.

• Works closely with the University’s Title IX Coordinator and General Counsel regarding compliance efforts with regard to Title IX and the interface with other state and federal employment laws and regulations.

• Manages terminations for employees University-wide; analyzes exit data, identifies trends, and makes recommendations to improve morale and retention; conducts exit interviews as needed.

• Assists in the management of unemployment insurance functions on behalf of the University; provides back up in the processing of all related paperwork; attends unemployment insurance hearings as needed.

• Supports efforts of search committees to fill administrative, staff, and faculty vacancies, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations; assists search committees in ensuring that a rich and diverse pool of applicants is developed in conjunction with the Human Resources Manager for Recruitment; reviews advertisements for employment and works with hiring areas to identify appropriate websites and publications in which to place employment advertisements.

academics, this notion is also apparent, with small class sizes and an 11-to-1 student-teacher ratio providing students with leadership and interactive opportunities.

The University of Redlands (the Bulldogs) has more than 20 varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division III Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The University’s diversity and value of inclusiveness and community makes for an exceptional academic experience.

Human Resources DepartmentThe Human Resources Department provides a variety of services to University staff, faculty, students, and the general public. Primary service areas including: benefits; compensation; employee relations; Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA); management and employee consultation; policy development, communication, interpretation, and compliance; records and payroll management; recruitment; retirement; training and development; and workers’ compensation. The Human Resources Department prides itself on exceeding expectations for the highest level of service provided to all operating departments. The Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is a key member of the Human Resources Management Team that embraces a philosophy that aggressively services the operating departments and assists them in achieving their unique goals and objectives.

The OpportunityThe University of Redlands is conducting a regional search for the position of Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager (Manager). This is an extraordinary career opportunity to join the University of Redlands, Human Resources Department to facilitate employee relations, conduct investigations, manage compliance activities related to University policy and state and federal laws, oversee performance management, and conduct employee and supervisor coaching. Ideal candidates will be highly skilled in labor and employee relations and committed to the principle that equal employment opportunity at the University of Redlands must be granted to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, medical condition, or disability as required by applicable federal laws.

About The University of RedlandsThe University of Redlands is a private, independent liberal arts university centrally located in the heart of Southern California. Founded in 1907 and situated East of Los Angeles in the Inland Empire, the beautiful University of Redlands campus is within easy traveling distance of snow skiing, hiking, and climbing to the north, some of the world’s best beaches to the south, Palm Springs and Joshua Tree to the east, and the urban culture of Los Angeles to the west.

Ranked 12th among regional universities in the West by U.S. News & World Report, the University of Redlands serves approximately 5,000 students in its primarily undergraduate residential College of Arts and Sciences, as well as its School of Education and School of Business, which offer graduate programs at eight locations across Southern California in addition to the main campus. The University offers 50 undergraduate programs as well as graduate programs in business, communicative disorders, education, geographic information systems and music.

Several classes are taught in energy-efficient “green” buildings, and many University of Redlands’ students help the environment by participating in events or working on the University’s sustainable garden that grows and sells fresh vegetables to the food management provider on campus. The Redlands community is often noted for its “big town with a small-town feel,” and when it comes to University

The PositionIn many cases, the Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is the face of the Human Resources Department interacting with staff, faculty, students, and visitors.

The Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is an at-will position reporting to the Director of Human Resources. The primary purpose of this position is to manage and respond to employee relations inquiries, conduct investigations, recommend corrective actions, and perform related activities. Primary responsibility includes the investigation of Discrimination and Harassment policy, Title IX, Title VII, and other informal and formal complaints that require investigation and follow through.

Specific duties of the Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager include:

• Provides counsel and guidance on matters such as the interpretation of policy and practices, performance management, terminations, conflict resolution, and disciplinary action; works closely with the Human Resources Director and General Counsel on all employment risk matters.

• Partners with Campus Diversity and Inclusion to extend comprehensive efforts to facilitate equity, access, and inclusion and to build a diverse and inclusive campus community.

• Assists management with maximizing employee performance and engagement; coaches managers to provide them with supervisory techniques and tools; assists managers in developing action plans to address performance issues and conducts periodic visits with departments to provide proactive employee relations support.

• Serves as an internal resource for managers, staff, and faculty to ensure that they have an understanding of University employment policies, procedures, and practices and can apply them correctly; ensures compliance in all areas of Human Resources that are subject to local, state, and federal laws, including California law updates and developments.

• Serves as the primary investigator for most Title VII, Title IX, or other related complaints involving employees of the University, and serves as an investigator non-employee matters when needed.

• Assists in the development of a comprehensive strategy to assist the University in recruitment, promotion, and retention of individuals from diverse backgrounds.

• Creates, maintains, and utilizes employee relations databases to record and analyze data and process or close files for a wide variety of issues.

• Stays abreast of all rules and regulations, and ensures that the University remains labor compliant in regards to its internal relations; documents, investigates, and resolves related incidents or directs escalated issues to the appropriate individual and/or area.

• Coordinates and conducts training for all supervisory staff, managers, administrators, and other employees on compliance topics, policies, and procedures; prepares and recommends changes to University policies and procedures; reviews University policies and procedures for legal compliance and assists with disseminating compliance-related policies and procedures to employees.

• Works closely with the University’s Title IX Coordinator and General Counsel regarding compliance efforts with regard to Title IX and the interface with other state and federal employment laws and regulations.

• Manages terminations for employees University-wide; analyzes exit data, identifies trends, and makes recommendations to improve morale and retention; conducts exit interviews as needed.

• Assists in the management of unemployment insurance functions on behalf of the University; provides back up in the processing of all related paperwork; attends unemployment insurance hearings as needed.

• Supports efforts of search committees to fill administrative, staff, and faculty vacancies, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations; assists search committees in ensuring that a rich and diverse pool of applicants is developed in conjunction with the Human Resources Manager for Recruitment; reviews advertisements for employment and works with hiring areas to identify appropriate websites and publications in which to place employment advertisements.

academics, this notion is also apparent, with small class sizes and an 11-to-1 student-teacher ratio providing students with leadership and interactive opportunities.

The University of Redlands (the Bulldogs) has more than 20 varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division III Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The University’s diversity and value of inclusiveness and community makes for an exceptional academic experience.

Human Resources DepartmentThe Human Resources Department provides a variety of services to University staff, faculty, students, and the general public. Primary service areas including: benefits; compensation; employee relations; Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA); management and employee consultation; policy development, communication, interpretation, and compliance; records and payroll management; recruitment; retirement; training and development; and workers’ compensation. The Human Resources Department prides itself on exceeding expectations for the highest level of service provided to all operating departments. The Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is a key member of the Human Resources Management Team that embraces a philosophy that aggressively services the operating departments and assists them in achieving their unique goals and objectives.

Employee Relations & Equal Opportunity

Manager

The Ideal CandidateThe University of Redlands is seeking an Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager with outstanding leadership and management skills to advance the commitment to human resources within the organization. The Manager must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of personnel laws and have the ability to deliver highly professional consultative services in a thriving and evolving organization. Certification and experience in conducting Title IX investigations is strongly desired. The successful candidate must have a clear understanding of recent Title IX developments, regulatory and enforcement guidance, and legislative initiatives. The successful candidate will be able to conduct and manage complex and sensitive workplace complaints and investigations as well as have the ability to be responsive and accessible. The new Manager will maintain a high level of tact when conducting confidential investigations and be able to work with minimal supervision.

The successful candidate should also have well developed interview, research, and analytical skills and be proficient with personal computer operations, primarily using word processing and spreadsheet applications. The ideal candidate will have experience in an educational setting; familiarity with ADP HRIS and Maxient student conduct software plus.

The ideal candidate will also need to have a record of success that emphasizes a career history that supports the ability to:

• Manage with an open and approachable personal style;

• Excel in interpersonal relationships including being a gifted communicator, both orally and in writing;

• Be seen as innovative and creative with an entrepreneurial approach to personnel management and service delivery;

• Be considered a consensus builder and facilitator;

• Embrace the leadership of a robust organization with a high level of integrity and honesty; a professional recognized for his/her efforts and sought out by others throughout the organization;

• Be pragmatic and a forward-thinking manager with the ability to understand technical issues and offer sound, objective decision-making to the Director of Human Resources;

• Display an engaging personal style with a results-oriented approach; a calculated risk-taker willing to step out beyond the norm; and

• Coach, inspire, and mentor employees University-wide to reach and achieve goals.

In addition, the top candidate will have extensive knowledge of applicable state and federal employment and labor laws and governmental compliance requirements is required, including but not limited to, EEOC, FLSA, ADEA, Title VII, Title IX, ADA, FMLA, and NLRA.

Education and ExperienceThis position requires sufficient education, training, and/or work experience that will enable the incumbent to perform the essential functions of the position. A typical way to qualify would be:

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, business administration, public administration, or a closely related field. A Master’s degree or JD is preferred.

Experience: A minimum of five years of related experience.

The CompensationThe salary for the Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is dependent upon qualifications and will be based upon the selected candidate’s experience and salary history. The University of Redlands will provide a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Further details are available through the recruiting firm of Ralph Andersen & Associates.

To Be ConsideredInterested candidates are encouraged to submit early in the process. Review of resumes will begin upon submittal of completed information. The position is open until filled with a first review date of Friday, November 11, 2016. Interested candidates should apply electronically by submitting a compelling cover letter, comprehensive resume, and salary history to apply@ralphandersen.com.

This is a confidential process and will be handled accordingly throughout the various stages of the process. References will not be contacted until mutual interest has been established. Finalist interviews will take place in early December 2016. The new Employee Relations and Equal Opportunity Manager is expected to join the University of Redlands in January 2017 or at a mutually agreeable date.

Confidential inquiries and questions regarding this career opportunity should be directed to Mr. Gary Peterson at (916) 630-4900.

The University seeks candidates who have experience working with students from diverse cultural and/or socio-economic backgrounds. Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply for this position.

Visit Us Online www.redlands.edu

• Recruitment Services Provided by Ralph Andersen & Associates