Complex Human Resources Manager Jobs in Kentucky

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The incumbent is responsible for the success of employee relations at the DNC. An ideal Human Resource Manager is a self-starter who will approach the role with a commitment to collaboration and empathy, confidentiality, and discretion, while maintaining flexibility. This position will play a key role on the HR team by leading internal investigations and employee issues in a timely and sensitive manner.

Additionally, this role is responsible for the day-to-day partnership with the DNC employee union, including the vision, strategy, management, training and planning of labor relations initiatives for the DNC. The successful incumbent will develop and maintain a positive working relationship with the bargaining unit committee and union representatives, while tracking and monitoring relevant union data.

• Develop, maintain, and implement employee relations strategies with the HR Director
• Manage implementation and execution of processes designed to identify and resolve issues before they reach critical mass;
• Manage and facilitate structured and timely training for new managers ensuring newly hired and newly promoted managers know their new responsibilities.
• Maintain a developmental manager training and coaching sessions for managers at the DNC.
• Provide support to the HR Director and Deputy HR Director as needed for audits
• Conduct investigations and prepare reports in collaboration with the HR Director, legal team, and other appropriate leadership;
• Manages and track leaves, administer FMLA and Reasonable accommodations process.
• Collaborate with managers and supervisors in employee relations best practices and strategies for addressing problems and grievances through proper questioning and risk assessment and the application of HR knowledge, such as relevant policies, procedures, collective bargaining agreements and applicable law, to provide consultation that reduces risk and builds a positive work environment for all;
• Ensuring labor law posters are up to date
• Collaborating and supporting the team in HR initiatives like annual performance reviews and open enrollment.
• Supports the HR Director and Deputy HR Director on all federal, state and local compliance issues (filing, reporting, registration, tax issues)
• Work with multiple team departments and staff members with differing points of view while maintaining confidentiality of highly sensitive subject matter;
• Cultivate a strong partnership with the DNC employee union at all levels.
• Support the Director of HR on interpreting and applying applicable labor and employment laws, regulations, and standards at the federal and state level, in consultation with the COO and legal team;
• Responsible for all bargaining unit related reporting and data;
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with any collective bargaining agreements in effect;
• Develops and conducts necessary collective bargaining agreement or union related training;
• Oversee the grievance process, tracking timelines of the grievance administrative regulation, and attends or is available to attend grievance hearings and meetings when applicable, including arbitrations;
• Other duties as assigned to support the department and the DNC's mission.

• Bachelor's degree or 3-4 years of transferable experience in Employee Relations and HR operations
• Passion for electing Democrats up and down the ballot;
• Effective and empathetic communicator, especially during difficult conversations;
• Innovative problem solving and conflict resolution skills;
• Management experience with strategic labor relationships is helpful;
• Ability to effectively establish trust and rapport;
• Ability to deliver challenging information effectively;
• Solutions oriented team-player;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times;
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively build partnerships with staff and leadership
• Ability to create and facilitate easy to understand training guides and materials
• Experience with maintaining and manipulating data;
• Sound judgment, enthusiasm, can-do attitude, diplomacy, with the ability to be proactive
• Professional experience in a human resources, including 3-5 years in employee relations; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities or equivalent professional experience;
• SHRM or PHR certificate preferred but should not prevent interested candidates from applying.

The Human Resources Manager position may be required to travel.

The starting salary for the Human Resources Manager position is $85,000, on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on weekends.

Due to federal campaign finance rules, only U.S. citizens or U.S. green card holders are eligible for this role. See 52 U.S.C. 30121; 11 C.F.R. 110.20(i).

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

• Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave
• Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents; 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee
• Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase
• Up to a 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan
• Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents