Senior Human Resources Business Partner – Workplace Relations

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October 30

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Human Resources (HR)

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Oxfam America

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Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

Oxfam America is a global organization dedicated to fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. It operates with a mission to create an equal future where nobody lives in poverty. Oxfam offers lifesaving support during crises and advocates for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action. It addresses various global emergencies and issues, including humanitarian responses, women's rights, and corporate accountability. As a non-profit, Oxfam America engages in research, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing to maximize its impact on social change across more than 80 countries.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 1942

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Act as the primary HR point of contact for union-related matters. • Serve as a management official on the collective bargaining negotiating team, contributing to strategy development and representing organizational interests. • Develop and deliver training for managers and staff on contract interpretation, grievance procedures, and labor relations best practices. • Advise and coach managers on navigating labor agreements and responding to workplace concerns. • Lead the organization’s response to contract grievances, prepare written responses and facilitating resolution with union partners. • Collaborate with legal counsel to ensure consistent application of collective bargaining agreements and promote constructive union-management collaboration. • Ensure HR policies and practices are applied consistently and in compliance with applicable laws and internal standards. • Serves as the team’s risk coordinator by monitoring internal and external environment for risks and proactively develops mitigating strategies. • Collaborate with the Director of HR Operations and Chief People Officer on sensitive personnel issues and organizational risk. • Serve as the lead investigator for workplace investigations, including harassment, discrimination, and misconduct allegations. • Support safeguarding investigations in alignment with donor requirements and organizational protocols. • Develop and deliver training to managers and staff on compliance requirements, employment law updates, and workplace expectations. • Partner with business unit leadership to translate organizational goals into integrated people strategies and HR initiatives. • Serve as a trusted advisor on performance management, workforce planning, succession, and employee engagement. • Coach and guide managers on team development, organizational effectiveness, disciplinary actions, and change management. • Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to support equitable and effective hiring, onboarding, and internal mobility. • Help advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) across talent practices, policies, and culture initiatives. • Monitor and analyze HR metrics and trends in collaboration with internal stakeholders to inform decision-making, enhance employee experience, and identify areas for continuous improvement.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and extensive professional experience. • 7-10 years; including a minimum of 5 years of direct experience in the area of expertise and 3 years of management experience. • Demonstrated expertise in labor relations and experience working in a unionized environment. • Demonstrated expertise in understanding and applying employment laws and HR best practices. • Proven ability to manage complex employee relations, build trust across levels, and exercise sound judgment. • Commitment to OUS mission and values, including equity, feminist leadership, and anti-racism.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Paid time off • Remote work options