About Baltimore City Community College
Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College’s campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland. BCCC serves over 7,500* students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body.

* Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.
Requisition Number: 2024-146
Posting Start Date: 11/26/2024
City: Baltimore
State: MD
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Additional Documentation: YES
Compensation: $90,000 – $105,000+
Asst. Dir of HR- Employee & Labor RelationsDescription/Job Summary

The Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is seeking an Assistant Director Employee and Labor Relations who will be responsible for handling labor relations across the College. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Human Resources, this position will manage BCCC’s labor relations programs, including contract administration, grievance resolution, and fostering positive relations with labor unions. The role involves strategic planning and ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations. The Assistant Director implements and evaluates the college’s labor relations initiatives across divisions to ensure compliance with workplace agreements, rules, and policies. The Assistant Director will serve as an advisor to BCCC’s executive leadership on complex labor relations matters and bring positive resolutions while maintaining productive working relations.

Responsibilities/Duties

Labor Relations

• Responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive employee relations program for faculty and staff.
• Interprets and communicates collective bargaining agreements.
• Advises management on collective bargaining agreements during and outside of negotiation periods.
• Develops proposals and counterproposals for collective bargaining.
• Coordinates employee and union grievance procedures. Assists in the grievance process by interpreting collective bargaining agreements.
• Coordinates with human resources staff to align College policies, practices and collective bargaining agreement(s).
• In conjunction with legal counsel, serves as the College’s representative at PERB hearings.
• Stays up to date on local, state and federal laws and regulations affecting collective bargaining.
• Serves as labor relations subject matter expert and provides advice and counsel across BCCC to address and resolve complex labor relations matters in a timely manner.
• Partners with AVP of HR regarding the administration and interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, ensuring compliance with their terms and conditions.
• Manages the grievance process, including conducting investigations, facilitating grievance hearings, supporting timely and appropriate resolution of labor issues, and working with management and union officials to resolve issues while mitigating risk to BCCC.
• Develops and implements labor relations training strategies/courses across BCCC to ensure managers and supervisors have guidance on labor relations issues, contract administration, and effectively managing relations with union representatives.
• Serves as a member of BCCC’s collective bargaining team during negotiations, to develop negotiating strategy, prepare proposals, support negotiations in collaboration with Legal, HR and Operations, and ensure final CBA language aligns with BCCC goals.
• Analyzes labor relations data, trends, and metrics to provide insights and recommendations to senior management. Prepares reports and presentations as needed.

EEO and Compliance

• Ensures organizational compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, including wage and hour laws, and employment, as well as leave management.
• Develops and implements HR policies and procedures that align with legal requirements.
• Has a strong understanding of all HR disciplines, including employment law (FMLA, EEO, ADA, FLSA) and immigration regulations.
• Advises on employment matters, including employee discipline and termination.
• Oversees adherence to wage and hour laws, including overtime, minimum wage, and record-keeping requirements.
• Monitors legislative and regulatory changes affecting HR compliance, ensuring the College remains compliant with all relevant laws.
• Partners with in-house and external counsel on pre-litigation employment matters, administrative claims, EEOC, wage claims and audits.
• Partners with internal audit and manages responses to external audits or investigations.
• Manages and handles HR records compliance functions, such as employment verifications, audit responses, data collection mandates, legal requests, and open records requests.
• Regularly audits data systems and personnel files, reviews quality control dashboards to support data and records integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Required Skills

• Excellent verbal / written communication and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to influence outcomes with patience, follow-through, professionalism and confidentiality.
• Ability to facilitate diverse groups and lead others in collaborative efforts.
• Able to work in a partnership environment and cooperatively with labor organizations.
• Experience in drafting and writing contractual language.
• Ability to influence change and compliance, in a highly matrixed and decentralized environment.
• Knowledge of employment/labor laws, regulations, case law and their application.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, labor relations, business administration or related field.

Experience:

• Five (5) years of experience in labor relations, including significant experience in collective bargaining, contract administration, and counseling management.
• Comprehensive understanding of all HR disciplines, including employment law (FMLA, EEO, ADA, FLSA).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in human resources, labor relations, business administration or related field or Juris Doctor (JD).
• Previous experience in a higher education environment.
• Specialized experience in handling grievances, negotiations, employment- employee relations, and employment law.
• NPELRA certification.
• SHRM/PHR Certification or IPMA Certification.
• Experience in public sector collective bargaining.

Details

Benefits

State Benefits Guide

Benefits: BCCC is both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency. As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition waiver and remission. This is in addition to medical, dental, vision, retirement, 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, and more. Contractual Staff may be eligible for select benefits as well.

BCCC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Applicants needing accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process should request the accommodation from The Office of Human Resources office by contacting us at 410-209-6007.

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