Reporting to the Director of Human Resources of University Administration, we are seeking a HR Generalist who will serve as the primary point of contact for employees across University Administration. This position provides human resources support and consultation in a range of areas including performance management, employee relations, employee development, and risk management. It interprets and applies HR and area policies and procedures while also maintaining alignment of programs and services with the strategic and operational needs of the organization. Collaborates routinely with divisional and school HR oces to manage ongoing work. Embraces and advances the university’s HR mission of attracting, developing, retaining, and engaging a high-performing workforce in support of excellence in the university’s mission, while promoting diversity, equity, civility, and respect.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Employee Relations (50%)

• Serves as a knowledgeable resource to university leaders, managers, and employees in the communication, interpretation, and application of HR programs, policies, and practices.

• Helps create and sustain a positive work environment by promoting and demonstrating employee relations practices that appropriately balance organizational and individual needs.

• Effectively triages organizational opportunities and challenges, understands the range of possible responses, and selects appropriate responses.

• Knows when to escalate things or engage others for help. Works with leaders, managers, and employees to effectively resolve various issues.

• Provides appropriate consultation and coaching to help address issues promptly.

• Works with managers and employees to ensure that more formal steps like progressive counseling and performance improvement plans are used appropriately and effectively.

• Uses working knowledge of employment law and university policy to ensure compliance.

• Provides appropriate guidance to managers and employees.

• Ensures appropriate and accurate documentation.

• Coordinates provisional and annual performance review processes.

• Provides related training and coaching on process.

• Monitors time and attendance for employees through the E210 system.

• Ensures that records accurately capture time used – particularly in cases involving some type of leave.

Talent Management (30%)

• Promotes and reinforces the organization’s desired culture, core values, and behavioral expectations through modeling, communication, and coaching.

• Participates in processes intended to improve the overall effectiveness of departments and leads key components of engagement activities for UA.

• Leverages assessment tools with employees and managers in on-boarding, coaching, career planning, dispute resolution, and team-building.

• Effectively partners with compensation colleagues and consultants on changes in support of the organization’s goals, objectives, and values.

• Consults on salary adjustments and classification changes.

• Recruitment – Partners with HR colleagues in administration of the talent acquisition process (sourcing, recruiting, screening, hiring, etc.)

Other HR Programs, Projects & Tasks (20%) Risk Management & Compliance

• Uses knowledge of employment law and university policy to ensure compliance and minimize financial, reputational, and other risk to client area, university, and to the institution.

• Supports projects focused on one or more facets of HR. This may involve improvement of existing programs or processes or creation of new ones.

• Collects and analyzes relevant data and uses metrics to evaluate performance and evaluate contributions to the achievement of both UA’s and the university’s goals and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or other related field.

• Three years of progressive experience in a professional human resources capacity

• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree and/or professional HR certification highly preferred.

Classified Title: HR Generalist

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PC

Starting Salary Range: $53,800 - $94,400 Annually (Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M-F/8:30-5:00

Exempt Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/Eastern High Campus

Department name: ​​​​​​​Employee and Labor Relations

Personnel area: University Administration

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.