Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is seeking an HR Generalist to provide comprehensive human resources advisement for school directors and senior management, including consultation on talent management, employee relations, performance management and coaching, and leave of absences. The generalist will also project manage special activities such as engagement, training, and communications. The generalist serves as a trusted adviser and subject matter expert to coach employees and managers on sensitive work-related issues.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Talent Management - 30%

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of School and University policy, culture and values, and promotes and reinforces these values through modeling, communication and coaching.

• Partner with Carey’s Executive Director of HR and HR team to implement solutions and meet goals around attracting, engaging, retaining, and developing talent.

• Partner with leaders at the business school to review and enhance organizational structure.

• Partner with various functions within University Human Resources (i.e. Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Organizational Development) to execute on deliverables and business-specific HR strategies.

• Work in partnership with University HR recruiting staff and School hiring managers to recruit and onboard talent.

• In consultation with Compensation team, provide guidance and make recommendations on appropriate starting salaries and promotional salaries for staff to ensure maintaining balance of equity.

• Provide coaching and development feedback to managers and employees.

Employee Relations - 40%

• Manage employee relations issues and advise management on performance management, coaching, termination and disciplinary processes. Make recommendations to resolve complex employment-related matters and know when to escalate or engage others.

• Help create and sustain a positive work environment by promoting and demonstrating employee relations practices that appropriately balance organizational and individual needs.

• Work to ensure workplace issues are properly identified, reported, investigated and resolved.

• Use working knowledge of employment law and university policy to ensure compliance related to recruiting and employment, performance management, compensation, Family & Medical Leave (FML), disability and timekeeping. Provide appropriate guidance to managers and employees. Ensure appropriate documentation and data integrity within SAP HRIS and other recordkeeping systems.

• Conduct exit interviews and maintain exit procedures for employees leaving the school.

Project Management for HR Programs - 30%

• Project manage and execute on internal projects and programs, including school-wide HR communications, engagement activities, onboarding activities, manager training, and recognition efforts.

• Actively evaluate existing programs and engages in continuous improvement of systems and processes or creation of new programs.

• Process relevant data changes on behalf of employees within SAP.

• Collect and analyze relevant data to make recommendations for decision-making.

• Maintain and protect confidential data with great discretion, judgment, and professionalism.

• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional interpersonal, coaching, and communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to interact with all levels of University employees.

• Client service and solutions-based orientation.

• Learning agility and tolerance for ambiguity and change. Able to coach managers in leading change.

• Commitment to inclusive leadership.

• Ability to effectively de-escalate and mediate complex situations with managers and employees.

• Strong organizational skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

• Able to support the full employee life cycle. Knowledge of principles and procedures for HR strategic and functional areas, especially employee relations and employee development. Additional familiarity with compensation and leave administration preferred.

• Knowledge of relevant federal, state and local laws and regulations.

• Ability to exercise independent judgment and act on decisions on a daily basis.

• Ability to develop positive working relationships across the school and university community.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Project management skills and proven ability to prioritize and drive programs to implementation.

• Analytical and data management skills.

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office Suite and HR database software; SAP experience preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or other related field.

• Three years of progressive experience in a professional human resources capacity

• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years of progressive experience in human resources; Demonstrated employee relations and/or leave administration experience strongly preferred.

• Experience advising senior leaders strongly preferred.

• Professional certification or Masters degree preferred.

Classified Title: HR Generalist

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PC

Starting Salary Range: $53,800 - $94,400 Annually ($85,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: 8:30 - 5 pm, M-F

Exempt Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/JH at Harbor East

Department name: ​​​​​​​Human Resources

Personnel area: Carey Business School

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.