Place of Business:
Texas Retirement System of Texas

Position Description:

The Employee Relations Specialist sits in a central role to support the internal foundation of relationships that connects employees to each other. We are looking for a dynamic, supportive human resources professional to oversee employee relations throughout our agency.

This position is being posted at two levels. The applicant selected will be offered the role that aligns with their education and experience

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

Employee Relations

• Provides support to management and employees on employee relations policies, procedures, and programs.
• Advises managers on employee relations matters to include assessing root causes, determining appropriate strategies for addressing problems, and coaching and supporting managers through execution of identified actions, including corrective actions as appropriate.
• Recognizes potential statute violations in the workplace and leads or participates in investigations of such matters.
• Conducts objective and thorough climate assessments and internal investigations of grievances and complaints, as directed.
• Interprets historical, current, and projected data to identify problems, causes, and areas for which procedural or system changes to positively influence agency culture are indicated.
• Advises management and employees on TRS policy.
• Creates and conducts engaging training related to agency policies, federal/state laws, rules and regulations.
• As needed, receives, reviews, and processes unemployment claims and participates in unemployment hearings.

Employee Relations Support

• Prepares or assists in the preparation of human resources reports to include gathering, compiling, and analyzing data.
• Assists with and prepares/presents information related to employee relations matters.
• Prepares and presents information related to employee relations matters. (Sr.)
• Maintains employee relations files and ensures that the TRS records retentions standards are met.
• Conducts exit interviews and maintains reporting related to information received from exit interviews.
• Assists in planning, developing, reviewing, revising, and implementing human resources processes and activities related to employee relations activities.
• Provides back-up support to department staff.

Performs related work as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources or closely related field.
• High school diploma or equivalent and additional full-time directly related human resources generalist experience may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.

Required Experience

• Three (3) years of full-time directly related, progressively responsible experience in coordinating employee relations activities, providing advice and consultation to all levels of management on employee relations issues.
• Five (5) years of full time directly related, progressively responsible experience in coordinating employee relations activities, providing advice and consultation to all levels of management on employee relations issues. (Sr.)
• Experience conducting internal employee relations investigations, which includes writing investigation reports.

Employee Relations Specialist - $67,000 - $96,000

Sr. Employee Relations Specialist - $81,000 - $107,000

Salary: 

Employee Relations Specialist - $67,000 - $96,000 

Sr. Employee Relations Specialist - $81,000 - $107,000

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Place of Business:
Texas Hospital Association

Basic Function:

We're looking for a detail-oriented individual who will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day administration of the THA 50+ Retirement Plans with over $1 billion in assets in 3 trust accounts. This role will be responsible for processing pension payments, managing benefit distributions, reconciling trust accounts, and providing exceptional support to plan participants.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accurately review and complete required retirement plan payment request forms prepared by third-party for all participants terminating employment, retiring, deceased, disabled and in-service withdrawals for the participating hospitals in the THA Retirement Plan system.
• Resolve participant inquiries and support pension annuitants.
• Collaborate with the Retirement Plan Manager, third-party administrators, and VP to ensure timely and accurate completion of work.
• Provide direct support to plan sponsors, including hospital payroll and HR staff by assisting with questions about the plan.
• Input and track plan contributions and expenses using QuickBooks.
• Reconcile trust account statements monthly.
• Attend quarterly board meetings and prepare minutes for approval.
• Assist with annual plan audits by preparing and coordinating required information.
• Research and recover overpaid funds related to outstanding checks and participant records.
• Review and edit plan communication materials.
• Prepare and process various plan-related expenses such as legal and consulting.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, Finance or Human Resources degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of retirement plan regulations. Including ERISA, IRS and DOL regulations.
• Two-five years’ work experience in fast paced office environment. Must be highly organized, resourceful and have a strong attention to detail.

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality. Demonstrate excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong Critical thinking skills
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take initiative, self-manage, and meet deadlines. Ability to manage multiple assignments.
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and solve problems.
• Excellent MS Word and Excel Skills required.
• QuickBooks skills preferred.
• Position involves hybrid in-person and work-from-home work model.

Compensation: up to $75,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.