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Northeastern Illinois University EEO Officer and Deputy Director Employee and Labor Relations in Chicago, Illinois
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Employee and Labor Relations:
Listens to employees, assesses situations and guides individuals toward effective problem resolutions and options.
Develop, design, deliver and evaluate a range of training programs regarding mediation, negotiation, and other related skills sets to promote constructive communication, conflict resolution and collaborative problem solving.
Consult with department leaders, managers and administrators to establish coordinated efforts to minimize the costs of workplace conflict; develop resources and tools to aid University constituents in fostering a culture ofrespect, collaboration and problem resolution.
Works proactively with management, leadership and union contacts to address employee concerns and conflicts; supports building administration with employee disciplinaryprocesses.
Consults with legal and senior leadership to interpret employment laws, (FLSA, EEOC, etc.) for application to specific employee relations situations.
Equal Opportunity:
Receive, review and investigate complaints of discrimination or harassment.
Manage reports involving students, faculty, staff, and third parties from receipt to resolution. Provide search committees with hiring guidance, EEO search compliance information and track searches.
Develop action-oriented programs/activities to address affirmative action goals and diversify the workforce based on current composition andavailability.
ADA:
Oversee the case management and coordinate the accommodation process for all University employees,includingworkingwith the employee, management, HR colleagues, vendors, work location, and other stakeholdersasnecessary.
Support the initiation and management of the interactive process with employees, managers, HR, along with applicable stakeholders.
Provide support and guidance while performing activities related to short term and long-term accommodations for employees at work or returning to work for medical-based accommodations, including review and consistent treatment of extension of leaves of absence as anaccommodation.
Act as liaison between employees, management, Payroll, Benefits, Facilities and other departments/systems asappropriate.
Educate employees and HR on complicated aspects of return to work, accommodations, and complexcaseprocesses.
Assists leadership with FMLA/LOA requests.
Data Tracking, Reporting and Records:
Manage and continue to improve the Universitys records retention and disposal program.
Counsel employees on compliance with the State Records Act and assist with the filing of recordsdestructionrequeststo the state.
Maintain an up-to-date case management database, organizing and tracking all reports.
Monitor activity to track for patterns and systemic concerns and any barriers to reporting. Assists with regulatory reporting requirements and inquiries.
Performs other duties as assigned.