HR Business Partner

Human Resource Business Partner

This position serves in a leadership role providing strategic direction, vision, and guidance in the integration of the Human Resource strategies, operations, and services to advance and align strategy and structure with talent to achieve organizational goals. This role serves as a key trusted advisor to the assigned entity's executive leadership team by aligning the people strategy with the business objectives while driving engagement and retention. The HR Business partner will be responsible for understanding the current and future people related issues and challenges of the organization and collaborating with other human resources functional areas to develop and deliver solutions.

Major Responsibilities :

• Translates business strategy and organizational needs into contemporary organizational performance solutions.
• Collaborates with leaders in understanding and shaping business requirements and translating those into specific human resource actions and initiatives.
• Participates in strategic discussions with key internal and external partners and develop innovative and forward looking people related initiatives.
• Collaborates with the Director, HR Strategic programs, and HR Centers of Expertise (COE) to monitor external environment and define future workforce requirements as well as identifying and articulating assigned entity's Human Resources needs to stakeholders and develop programs and processes in ways that bring value to the business.
• Ensures appropriate Human Resource information is provided to business leaders which will support the successful alignment of Human Resource operations, programs, and services across the system.
• Accountable for developing, fostering, and maintaining an effective Human Resource relationship with assigned business leaders.
• Determines appropriate measures / metrics needed to provide on-going assessment of change management and process / performance improvement in determining effectiveness on overall business impact.
• Mentors and coaches leaders by providing performance assessment, coaching, guidance and feedback on professional development and quality performance.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws / regulations; the UMass Memorial Compliance Program and Code of Conduct; as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.
• In addition to the above, standard management level responsibilities may include directing and supervising assigned personnel, conducting performance appraisals, scheduling, and training. Makes decisions on hiring, transfers, firing, budget, and departmental goals. Carries out entity and system level strategy, fosters a culture of continuous improvement, and promotes the standards of respect. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies and all health and safety programs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications :

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are : Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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