About the Role
The Employee Relations Partner performs a variety of duties to promote employee welfare by resolving interpersonal conflicts, supporting positive team culture, and promoting employee development and well-being. They interview employees and discuss personnel, employee relations, and work-related problems that adversely affect morale, health, and productivity. This person also evaluates and resolves employee relations, work-related problems, and meets with management to determine appropriate action. An Employee Relations Partner explains and provides advice to managers and supervisors about policies, regulations, and procedures, and need for compliance.
Responsibilities
- Manage a comprehensive employee relations and conflict resolution program.
- Lead employee investigations including issues involving policy violation, misconduct, or interpersonal conflict.
- Maintain a record of all investigations, communications, and counseling in various cases using proper documentation standards.
- Develop and complete required reports.
- Support managers struggling with their team’s performance through coaching, guidance on progressive counseling, and timely monitoring.
- Support and execute remediation efforts with staff from gentle coach up to and including delivering written warnings and terminations.
- Utilize strong coaching skills, provide advice, support and assistance to organizational managers by interpreting SFAF policies and procedures.
- Document employee relations and other personnel matters & procedures.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of progressive human resources or employee relations experience.
- Ability to multitask and manage fluctuating workload while handling confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Experience with employment law principles and conducting/advising on investigations of highly sensitive and nuanced workplace issues.
- Knowledge of the leave requirements and other legal protections afforded by the FMLA, ADA, and other applicable laws.
- Proven successful experience investigating Equal Employment Opportunity and other employment-related complaints.
- Proven successful interpersonal communication skills with individuals and teams at all levels, demonstrating flexibility and consideration across various styles of communication, fostering effective working relationships, maintaining confidences, and exercising sound judgment and discretion especially in dealing with sensitive, high risk, and complex legal and HR issues and situations.
- Ability to present recommendations logically and persuasively.
- Ability to gather, document in a timely manner, analyze, and synthesize key insights gleaned from Investigation data and analytics.
- This position will have access to protected health information (PHI) and may only access, use or disclose the minimum information necessary to perform their designated role.
Skills
- Refined interpersonal and organizational skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, ADP, ASANA and other HR systems.
- Interpreting policies and regulations
- Demonstrated working knowledge of applicable employment laws, policies and procedures.
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $95,000 - $106,000
Benefits
- Combined PTO/Sick Time Off of 27+ days for the first two years of employment, 32+ days after two years of employment.
- 403(b) Plan
- SFAF matches employee contributes (1 to 1) up to 3% of Salary.
About the Company
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) envisions a future where health justice is achieved for all people living with or at risk for HIV.
- Our mission is to promote health, wellness, and social justice for communities most impacted by HIV through sexual health and substance use services, advocacy, and partnership.
- We need passionate advocates for social change that embody our five key values: Justice, Dignity, Courage, Leadership, and Excellence.
Equal Opportunity
- The San Francisco AIDS Foundation is an Equal Opportunity employer.
- We actively seek applications from people living with HIV/AIDS, people with disabilities, women, LGBTQ individuals and people of color.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
