Human Resources Manager

The Human Resources Manager plays a critical role in advancing OMSI's people and culture strategies, ensuring alignment with the organization's mission, values, and strategic goals. This position is responsible for leading core HR functions including employee relations, performance management, HRIS administration, recruiting, and employee engagement and retention. The HR Manager advises and coaches managers and staff on performance management and reviews, conducts misconduct investigations, and oversees grievance and disciplinary processes, ensuring fair and consistent application of policies.

Employee Relations:

• Provides guidance and recommendations to leaders on performance management and reviews, communications, policy interpretation, and employment agreements;
• Conducts impartial misconduct investigations and manages grievance and disciplinary processes;
• Coaches managers and staff to build skills in performance management, conflict resolution, and effective communication, fostering a more engaged and accountable workplace;
• Serves as primary advisor on employee concerns, conflicts, and workplace issue.

Performance Management:

• Fosters a collaborative team environment and actively creates a culture of inclusion, equity, continuous learning and improvement, and responsiveness to internal and external feedback;
• Leads and optimizes performance management processes and review cycles;
• Partners with leaders to support setting clear, measurable goals aligned to business priorities;
• Coaches' managers on feedback, evaluations, and performance conversations;

Recruiting:

• Serves as the organization's recruiting subject matter expert on talent acquisition, providing guidance on talent acquisition practices, candidate experience, and hiring processes.
• Partners with the VP of People and Culture, and peer Human Resources Manager to advise on recruitment best practices, helping ensure hiring decisions are consistent, effective and equitable;
• Leads the evaluation, optimization, and administration of recruiting systems, tools, policies, and processes to improve efficiency, compliance, and outcomes.

Engagement & Retention:

• Serves as a member and advisor to OMSI's Rewards and Recognition committee, ensuring committees work aligns with OMSI's values and organization wide initiatives.
• Collaborates with the People and Culture team (Human Resources and Volunteer Engagement) to design and implement initiatives and engagement practices that align the people function with OMSI's strategic plan, vision, and values;
• Leads the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of new hire orientation and onboarding programs, ensuring employees are welcomed, equipped for success, and connected to OMSI's culture, values, and expectations from their first day of employment

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 5 years Human Resources experience with:

• Human Resources coordination/administration experience, with an emphasis on HRIS, Staff Engagement, Payroll, Recruiting, Employee Relation, and Performance Management;

• Demonstrated experience working effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and talents in professional work environments;

• Experience managing budgets and utilizing appropriate accounting or tracking systems;

• Examples of effective utilization of tracking systems or tools in an office environment;

• Examples of effective time management and organization in an office environment;

• Track record of establishing or contributing to system and processes improvements.

• Minimum of 3 years in employee relations, with an emphasis on employment investigation;

• Experience in navigating and handling conflict management.

PREFERENCES:

• Experience with change management initiatives;
• Examples of developed facilitation and presentation skills;
• Experience working with volunteers.