Employee Relations and Compliance Manager

The YMCA⠀of Greater⠀New York⠀is here⠀for all⠀New⠀Yorkers⠀— to⠀empower⠀youth,⠀improve⠀health,⠀and⠀strengthen⠀community.⠀Founded in⠀1852,⠀today, the⠀Y serves a⠀diverse⠀population⠀of more⠀than half⠀a million⠀New⠀Yorkers⠀who learn,⠀grow, and⠀thrive⠀through⠀programs⠀and⠀services⠀at our 24⠀branches.⠀Community⠀is the⠀cornerstone⠀of the Y.⠀Together;⠀we connect⠀active,⠀engaged⠀New⠀Yorkers to⠀build⠀stronger⠀communities.

To⠀help⠀fulfill⠀our⠀mission,⠀we⠀cultivate⠀a culture⠀of⠀learning,⠀leading,⠀and⠀collaboration⠀to enhance⠀community⠀impact.⠀Through⠀our⠀talented⠀staff and⠀“LEAP”⠀career⠀framework⠀(Leadership,⠀Empowerment,⠀Accountability,⠀Personal⠀Growth),⠀we are⠀committed⠀to a⠀people-first⠀approach⠀that⠀fosters⠀trust,⠀inclusion,⠀growth,⠀and⠀development⠀for⠀all.

The⠀YMCA of⠀Greater⠀New York⠀is seeking⠀an⠀Employee⠀Relations⠀&⠀Compliance⠀Manager⠀responsible⠀for⠀providing⠀Human⠀Resources⠀support to⠀the⠀Association⠀Office and⠀all⠀branches⠀with⠀employee⠀relations,⠀training,⠀and⠀compliance⠀with⠀government⠀regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Respond to⠀a high⠀volume of⠀calls from⠀staff to⠀resolve⠀issues⠀regarding⠀Human⠀Resources⠀policies,⠀conflict⠀resolution,⠀performance⠀concerns⠀and⠀terminations.
• Investigate⠀and⠀resolve⠀all⠀complaints⠀promptly.
• Research,⠀design,⠀and⠀present⠀relevant⠀Association-wide⠀training⠀programs⠀in all⠀areas of⠀Employee⠀Relations.
• Ensure⠀compliance⠀with all⠀state and⠀federal⠀discrimination⠀and⠀employment⠀regulations/laws.
• Assist⠀with⠀updating⠀the⠀Employee⠀Human⠀Resources⠀Guide to⠀ensure key⠀employment⠀policies⠀and⠀expectations⠀are clear⠀and⠀communicated/disseminated⠀to all⠀employees.
• Develop⠀metrics to⠀strategically⠀inform and⠀measure⠀employee⠀relations⠀efforts.
• Work⠀with⠀Senior⠀Executive,⠀Employee⠀Relations⠀and SVP,⠀Human⠀Resources⠀to review⠀and⠀approve⠀legal⠀position⠀statements⠀for⠀presentation⠀to the⠀EEOC and⠀NY⠀Division⠀of Human⠀Rights.
• Proactively⠀identify⠀potential⠀concerns⠀and⠀address⠀them with⠀the Senior⠀Executive,⠀Employee⠀Relations⠀and SVP,⠀Human⠀Resources,⠀as⠀necessary.
• Uphold⠀association⠀policies,⠀demonstrate⠀ethical⠀behavior⠀and⠀demonstrate⠀the⠀YMCA’s⠀core⠀values.
• Actively⠀participate⠀in and⠀support⠀trainings,⠀designated⠀meetings⠀and⠀special⠀events.
• Complete⠀various⠀projects⠀assigned⠀by the⠀Senior⠀Executive,⠀Employee⠀Relations⠀and SVP,⠀Human⠀Resources.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀a related⠀field or⠀equivalent⠀work⠀experience.
• Minimum⠀of three⠀(3) years⠀progressive⠀Human⠀Resources/Employee⠀Relations⠀experience.
• Working⠀knowledge⠀of Federal⠀and State⠀Employment⠀laws.
• Ability⠀to quickly⠀establish⠀productive⠀and⠀credible⠀working⠀relationships⠀with all⠀levels of⠀staff.
• Exceptional⠀troubleshooting⠀and⠀problem-solving⠀skills.
• Strong⠀interpersonal,⠀verbal,⠀and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills.
• Excellent⠀organizational⠀skills⠀with a⠀strong⠀attention⠀to⠀detail.
• Ability⠀to work⠀independently⠀and in a⠀collaborative⠀environment.
• Strong⠀commitment⠀to⠀“internal⠀client”⠀and⠀customer⠀service⠀principles.
• Proficient⠀in⠀Microsoft⠀Word,⠀Excel, and⠀database⠀spreadsheets.