What are the responsibilities and job description for the Labor Relations Consultant position at Planet Professional?
Senior Consultant, Labor Relations
Contract to perm
Onsite in Providence, RI
Must Haves:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5 years of employee relations & labor relations experience
- 3 years working in a unionized environment
- Knowledge of federal and state labor law
- Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills
Preferred:
- Healthcare preferred
- JD
Senior Consultant, Labor Relations
The Senior Consultant, Labor Relations will support leadership in all functions of Employee & Labor Relations. This position will work under the department of Employee & Labor Relations (ELR) leadership and in collaboration with hospital leadership to provide strategic consultation during the course of negotiation of collective bargaining agreements.
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources,
- Employee/Labor Relations Required;
- Master's or Juris Degree Preferred
- Minimum 5 year of experience working in Employee Relations of which at least 3 years in a unionized environment
- Extensive knowledge of labor and employment law both Federal and State; working knowledge of the National Labor Relations Act.
- Union operating experience and familiarity with the collective bargaining grievance process, problem resolution, and experience in union contract negotiations are a must.
- Solid understanding of organizational policies, procedures, and practices as well as current state and federal labor and employment laws.
- Understanding of HR and other corporate functional departments and ability to draw on their resources as appropriate.
- Ability to build and maintain successful relationships with all levels of the organization, achieve credibility, and influence outcomes.
- Demonstrated problem solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills. Ability to resolve, manage, and communicate complex issues to all levels.
- Can independently manage system wide projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple project commitments in addition to day-to-day responsibilities.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create, facilitate, and execute formal communication, presentations, and training programs in response to business partner needs.
- Strong customer-service orientation. Effective in operating in a collaborative, matrixed environment.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision; understands when to escalate issues.
- Strong conflict resolution skills are required as well as excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
Salary : $50 - $60
