Senior HR Business Partner

The University of Memphis, United States

Updated: 8 days ago
Location: Memphis, TENNESSEE
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Posting Information


Posting Number SAECC3791
Advertised Title Senior HR Business Partner
Campus Location Main Campus (Memphis, TN)
Position Number TBD
Category Staff (Hourly/Monthly)
Department Human Resources
Minimum Position Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of six (6) years of HR experience, preferably in a university environment.
Special Conditions
The department is especially interested in candidates with a working knowledge of primary HR disciplines – compensation, employee relations, staffing, benefits, compliance/regulatory and organizational/employee professional development, as well as change management knowledge and experience and project management experience. SHRM certification preferred.
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
May need to work beyond normal work schedule.
Posting Date 04/12/2024
Closing Date
Open Until Screening Begins Yes
Hiring Range $55,000 to $63,000 per year (depending on certification)
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time: Benefits Eligible
Working Conditions
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Additional Working Conditions
Special Instructions to Applicants
Screening begins Friday  April 19, 2024 and will occur each Friday until the position is filled.
All applications must be submitted online at workforum.memphis.edu.
Applicants must complete all applicable sections of the online application to be considered for a position. Please upload a cover letter, resume, and reference list after completing your application, if required by the system. Required work experience is based on full-time hours. Part-time work experience will be prorated as listed.
Candidates who are called for an interview must notify the Department of Human Resources in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.
Is this posting for UofM employees only? No
Positions Supervised
May supervise staff based on role and responsibility.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Communication – Strong commitment to customer service excellence. Builds strong relationships with all levels of employees. Ensures communication with customers, both internal and external, exudes service excellence
Ethical Practice – Trustworthy; maintains the confidentiality of information; personal credibility in keeping personal conversations with others in strict privacy
Adaptability – Can effectively handle a variety of complex and difficult problems or tasks at once. Consistently reliable and dependable. Delivers on commitments on a timely basis.
Results-Oriented – Has an extremely strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting the work done; works through issues. Develops clear, challenging, but achievable goals and expectations for all initiatives, projects, and meetings.
Logical Reasoning – Ability to make decisions. Pays attention to details. Analyzes existing information to develop appropriate approaches and solutions to complex issues. Takes personal responsibility for the quality and content of their work.
Additional Position Information
Benefits of Employment (Applies to full-time, non-police employees only)





Job Duties


Duties & Responsibilities
Single point of contact for designated University departments. Participates in departmental management and staff meetings and interacts with all employees in assisting them with any HR related issues or concerns. Communicates university wide HR initiatives and secures buy-in from customers. Develops champions for HR initiatives. Seeks feedback on all HR processes, procedures and initiatives and recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to HR leadership in efforts to continually improve service and efficiency to the departments they service. Leads change management initiatives for successful implementation. Analyzes trends and metrics for their specific campus areas of responsibility.
Duties & Responsibilities
Assists the department with their workforce planning needs and leads departmental succession planning process. Conducts recruitment efforts for all exempt and nonexempt staff and temporary employees. Creates and monitors job postings and advertisements. Maintains updated organizational charts. Conducts market analysis and provides compensation recommendations. Assists employees with career-pathing and monitors their progress.
Duties & Responsibilities
Provides benefits and retirement counseling, enrollment assistance, claims resolution, reports changes and communicates with employees on new benefits and/or changes to existing plans and coverages. Provides guidance on Workers’ Compensation issues. Manages the overall leave process for their area of responsibility.
Duties & Responsibilities
Responds to employee relations issues in accordance with policies, procedures and university practices. Performs employee relations counseling sessions, conflict resolution meetings, thorough complaint investigations, and develops the Investigative Report. Interacts with the Associate Director for Employee Relations and Compliance to maintain consistency throughout the University in the application of discipline prior to meeting with the employee’s supervisor to determine appropriate discipline. Represents management in investigating, answering and settling grievances, by arranging grievance hearings between personnel, supervisor and management. Performs stay and exit interviews with employees to develop engagement programs that increase employee retention. Coordinates the performance management process and the completion of performance evaluations, departmental goals and employee’s professional development plans.
Duties & Responsibilities
In collaboration with the department’s manager/supervisor, identifies necessary trainings based on the department’s needs and the employees’ learning and professional development needs. Facilitates and/or coordinates needed training sessions with HR’s Engagement, Learning and Development area. Promotes and maintains compliance with federal, state and local employment and benefits laws and regulations.
Duties & Responsibilities
Performs other duties as assigned.

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