Labor Relations Consultant IV

• Practices⠀self-development⠀and⠀promotes⠀learning⠀in others⠀by⠀proactively⠀providing⠀information,⠀resources,⠀advice,⠀and⠀expertise⠀with⠀coworkers⠀and⠀customers;⠀building⠀relationships⠀with⠀cross-functional⠀stakeholders;⠀influencing⠀others⠀through⠀technical⠀explanations⠀and⠀examples;⠀adapting⠀to⠀competing⠀demands⠀and new⠀responsibilities;⠀listening⠀and⠀responding⠀to,⠀seeking,⠀and⠀addressing⠀performance⠀feedback;⠀providing⠀feedback⠀to others;⠀creating⠀and⠀executing⠀plans to⠀capitalize⠀on⠀strengths⠀and⠀develop⠀weaknesses;⠀supporting⠀team⠀collaboration;⠀and⠀adapting⠀to and⠀learning⠀from⠀change,⠀difficulties,⠀and⠀feedback.
• Completes⠀work⠀assignments⠀and⠀supports⠀business-specific⠀projects⠀by⠀applying⠀expertise⠀in subject⠀area;⠀supporting⠀the⠀development⠀of work⠀plans to⠀meet⠀business⠀priorities⠀and⠀deadlines;⠀ensuring⠀team⠀follows⠀all⠀procedures⠀and⠀policies;⠀coordinating⠀resources⠀to⠀accomplish⠀priorities⠀and⠀deadlines;⠀collaborating⠀cross-functionally⠀to make⠀effective⠀business⠀decisions;⠀solving⠀complex⠀problems;⠀escalating⠀high⠀priority⠀issues or⠀risks as⠀appropriate;⠀and⠀recognizing⠀and⠀capitalizing⠀on⠀improvement⠀opportunities.
• Conducts⠀Union⠀relations⠀activities⠀and⠀initiatives⠀under⠀guidance⠀by⠀collaborating⠀with Union⠀officials;⠀serving as⠀a point of⠀contact to⠀union⠀representatives;⠀creating⠀reports⠀and⠀information⠀for⠀sharing⠀Union⠀relations⠀strategies;⠀designing⠀committees;⠀developing⠀strategies⠀and⠀methods⠀for⠀addressing⠀joint⠀interests;⠀implementing⠀labor⠀relations⠀plans;⠀developing⠀and⠀maintaining⠀positive⠀relationships⠀with union⠀leadership;⠀assuming⠀leadership⠀role in⠀joint L/M⠀endeavors;⠀and⠀conducting⠀impact⠀bargaining⠀resulting⠀from the⠀effect of⠀business⠀decisions⠀on terms⠀and⠀conditions⠀of⠀employment⠀or⠀negotiated⠀provisions.
• Negotiates,⠀implements,⠀and⠀administers⠀collective⠀bargaining⠀and labor⠀agreements⠀under⠀guidance⠀by⠀ensuring⠀alignment⠀with⠀Region and⠀Business⠀Unit⠀objectives;⠀preparing⠀information⠀for⠀management;⠀reviewing⠀industrial⠀labor⠀relations⠀programs⠀to ensure⠀compliance;⠀conducting⠀wage and⠀economic⠀forecasting⠀and⠀trending;⠀developing⠀contractual⠀language,⠀wage⠀schedules,⠀and⠀costing⠀reports;⠀analyzing⠀and⠀developing⠀proposals⠀and⠀economic⠀recommendations;⠀implementing⠀negotiated⠀provisions;⠀coordinating⠀and⠀training⠀management⠀negotiating⠀teams;⠀compiling,⠀researching,⠀and⠀preparing⠀negotiation⠀data⠀(i.e.,⠀surveys,⠀costing⠀materials);⠀developing⠀bargaining⠀strategy;⠀and⠀assisting⠀in the⠀management⠀of labor⠀job⠀actions⠀(i.e.,⠀work⠀stoppages,⠀picketing,⠀leafleting).
• Supports⠀the⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of the⠀Regions⠀and⠀National⠀Labor⠀Relations⠀strategy⠀by⠀accounting⠀for⠀federal⠀and state⠀laws,⠀including⠀the⠀National⠀Labor⠀Relations⠀Act;⠀accounting⠀for⠀long-term⠀labor⠀implications⠀of⠀business⠀decisions;⠀ensuring⠀alignment⠀of⠀Regional⠀and⠀National⠀strategies;⠀ensuring⠀alignment⠀of plans⠀and⠀initiatives⠀with⠀strategy;⠀providing⠀LR⠀consultation⠀regarding⠀Human⠀Resources/business⠀unit⠀implications;⠀collaborating⠀with HR⠀and⠀business⠀leadership⠀to ensure⠀understanding⠀of⠀strategy;⠀and⠀providing⠀on-going⠀consultation⠀on⠀decision-making⠀forums⠀(i.e., LMP⠀Oversight⠀Committee,⠀Negotiation⠀Teams).
• Manages⠀and⠀integrates⠀case⠀handing⠀and⠀resolution⠀of⠀grievances⠀under⠀guidance⠀by⠀engaging⠀in dispute⠀resolution⠀as⠀appropriate;⠀minimizing⠀liability;⠀responding⠀to⠀union/management⠀issues;⠀supporting⠀legal⠀counsel⠀during⠀arbitration/mediation;⠀consulting⠀with⠀stakeholders⠀on⠀grievances,⠀investigations,⠀and⠀disputes;⠀evaluating⠀issues for⠀contractual⠀violations;⠀and⠀recommending⠀remedies⠀to⠀grieving⠀parties.

• Bachelors⠀degree in⠀Human⠀Resources,⠀Business,⠀Social/Behavioral⠀Science,⠀Education,⠀Public⠀Administration,⠀Liberal⠀Arts, Law,⠀or related⠀field and⠀Minimum⠀five (5)⠀years⠀experience⠀in human⠀resources,⠀business⠀operations,⠀consulting,⠀legal, or⠀a related⠀field,⠀including⠀at least 3⠀years⠀labor⠀relations⠀experience⠀in a⠀unionized⠀environment.⠀Additional⠀equivalent⠀work⠀experience⠀in a⠀directly⠀related⠀field may⠀be⠀substituted⠀for the⠀degree⠀requirement.⠀Advanced⠀degrees in⠀the areas⠀listed⠀above may⠀be⠀substituted⠀for years⠀of⠀experience.

Kaiser⠀Permanente⠀is an⠀equal⠀opportunity⠀employer⠀committed⠀to a⠀diverse⠀and⠀inclusive⠀workforce.⠀Applicants⠀will⠀receive⠀consideration⠀for⠀employment⠀without⠀regard to⠀race,⠀color,⠀religion,⠀sex⠀(including⠀pregnancy),⠀age,⠀sexual⠀orientation,⠀national⠀origin,⠀marital⠀status,⠀parental⠀status,⠀ancestry,⠀disability,⠀gender⠀identity,⠀veteran⠀status,⠀genetic⠀information,⠀other⠀distinguishing⠀characteristics⠀of⠀diversity⠀and⠀inclusion,⠀or any⠀other⠀protected⠀status.