Title: Senior HR Business Partner

Employee Classification:

Department: Human Resources

Salary Range: $ 72,372.00

Who we are:

We are not-for-profit: St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.

We are a respected employer: For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community, expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.

We make an impact in the community: Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students. More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation. STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouri’s four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.

We value Diversity, equity & inclusion: STLCC is committed to fostering an atmosphere of appreciation for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or class.

What you get:

Benefits package [for full-time employees]: STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans options that are no cost to the employee - including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision, AD&D, ST LT disability insurance.

Opportunity to grow: Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.

Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] + their dependents. Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional development allotment.

Work/life balance: Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package, including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.

Commitment to wellness: STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors, employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.

The basics of this position:

The Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) plays a pivotal role within the Human Resources Team, driving departmental goals by providing invaluable insights. This position collaborates closely with departmental heads to comprehend their business plans and strategically align HR activities to bolster and refine them. Operating across all HR disciplines, the Senior HRBP engages with staff, managers, and leadership to uphold the college's best practices and objectives, focusing on key areas such as performance management, employee relations, talent management, retention, compensation management, organizational development, and inclusion. Serving as a strategic partner, this role offers effective HR operational services and advice to business center leaders, managers, and staff to fortify the delivery of the College's strategic plans and organizational objectives.

What you'll do:

Strategic Partnership:

• Collaborate with departmental leaders to comprehend business plans and align HR activities accordingly to support and enhance them.
• Provide expert HR guidance and support to the assigned business unit across all areas of HR to uphold the college's best practices and objectives.

HR Liaison and Campus Collaboration:

• Serve as the HR liaison across campuses to understand the HR needs of various locations and share findings with other areas of HR.
• Collaborates with other areas of HR such as Total Rewards, Learning and Development or Recruiting to address strategic business needs of the assigned business unit.
• Lead projects within HR and/or business unit to address the college’s strategic people needs.

Policy Work and HR Data Analysis:

• Offer skilled input into a wide range of HR policy work, including
• Manage complex employee and labor relations cases, ensuring valuable HR data and reporting for informed decision-making.

Talent Management and Development:

• Provide guidance on restructuring, workforce planning, succession planning, and reclassifications.
• Gather and analyze relevant data to identify gaps and priorities in talent management, performance management, and employee engagement.

Employee and Labor Relations:

• Act as an employee champion, leadership coach, strategic partner, and change agent to improve work relationships, build morale, increase productivity, and retention.
• Provide guidance and assistance on employee and labor relations issues, policy interpretation, communication, conflict resolution, and performance management.
• Serves as a key liaison during union activities such as collective bargaining or grievances.

Continuous Improvement and Compliance:

• Partner with HR Specialists and HR Service Center to ensure life cycle transactions are managed in an organized and consistent manner using appropriate tools and resources.
• Stay updated with HR best practices and collaborate with HR Specialists and HR Service Center to make recommendations for compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Utilize surveys, interviews, and other studies to research HR policies and employment issues, making recommendations for changes.
• Document, update and maintain internal operating procedures and work instructions.

Leadership and Training:

• Coach and train managers in their communication, feedback, recognition and interaction with employees.
• In partnership with Learning and Development develops and implements competency, capacity-building and tailored training programs within assigned business unit and at times for entire college or HR department.
• Attend HR and business unit meetings on any campus as needed.

Education, experience, and other requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field with a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible HR experience.
• Previous experience working with multiple labor unions preferred.
• SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or PHR certification is a plus.
• Physical requirements: normal office environment, ability to sit, stand, and operate office equipment. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Other: Ability to be flexible to work outside of normal business operating hours when project demands.

Preferred Qualifications: