Director Academic Collective Bargaining

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Posted: 17-Feb-24

Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Salary: Open

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Other Staff/Administrative
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 2092

Job Description:

• Acts as the Director of Labor Relations and Contract Administration as defined in the Agreement between Western Michigan University and the WMU American Association of University Professors (WMU-AAUP) and in a similar capacity with the Teaching Assistants Union (TAU) and Professional Instructors Organization (PIO).
• Represents the University in its relations with the WMU-AAUP, TAU and PIO.
• Implements the existing Agreements between Western and the WMU-AAUP, TAU and PIO. This includes assisting with and/or adjudicating Step One grievances, Step Two grievances and assisting chairs, deans, the provost and the president on disciplinary actions.
• Responsible for timely resolution of all formal complaints brought by faculty, part-time instructors and graduate assistants under the Agreements; intervenes and helps to moderate and/or resolve disputes on an informal basis.
• Provides pertinent information and guidance to chairs, deans, the provost, the president and other University administrators, managers, and supervisors in contract interpretation, conflict resolution, and other administrative matters.
• Organizes the negotiation efforts and participates as part of the negotiating team in contract negotiations with all three academic bargaining units. Makes recommendations on the composition of Western's negotiating team.
• Maintains Academic Labor Relations webpage and Academic Affairs Master Calendar.
• Designs administrative strategies for achieving, maintaining and fostering positive relationships with faculty, part-time instructors and graduate assistants; undertakes the tactical operations for implementing those strategies.
• Collaborates (daily) with senior academic administrators on any/all issues related to faculty, part-time instructors and/or graduate assistants; including, but not limited to, employment, compensation, leaves of absence, and/or termination.
• Recommends new policy, revises existing policies.
• Serves as principal advisor and resource for the provost and academic affairs in conflict resolution.
• Resolves or recommends resolution of specific issues as assigned by the provost.

Short Job Description:

• Earned master's degree from an accredited institution.
• Familiarity with faculty personnel matters, including appointment, tenure and promotion
• Familiarity with higher education academic labor unions.
• Knowledge of labor and employee relations laws.
• Five or more years of relevant professional experience, specifically in human resources, faculty relations or other directly associated fields of employee relations management.
• Strong organizational, management, leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated interest, skills and experiences in working with diverse groups.
• Demonstrated excellence at both verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collective bargaining environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to confidentiality, discretion and judgment with highly sensitive information.

Job Ref: S648P

Job Reply URL: 2092

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One of the top-100 public universities in the United States, Western Michigan University is committed to being learner centered, discovery driven and globally engaged. Founded in 1903, what was once Western Michigan College became Michigan's fourth public university in 1957. Since then, WMU has undergone dramatic growth in size and stature. Today, the University offers more than 240 academic programs to students pursuing degrees through the doctoral level. More than 20 percent of its 25,000 students are enrolled in graduate course work, studying in disciplines ranging from atomic physics and graph theory to medieval literature and blind rehabilitation. Of 101 graduate offerings available, 30 lead to a doctoral degree.
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