• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $95,000 - $110,000

Position Summary

The Manager of Labor Relations will work with the Labor Relations team to ensure that the strength and quality of relations with represented employees advance the University's overall strategic goals and reflect sound principles of human resources management. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring the consistent interpretation of the various Collective Bargaining Agreements, as well as promoting a positive relationship with the bargaining unit employees and the bargaining units. The Manager, Labor Relations will administer labor relations matters in accordance with labor and employment law, regulatory requirements and University policy.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource and point of contact to management and local HR on issues that arise in the workplace by interpreting, applying, and administering University policies and labor contracts. 
• Ensures legal/contractual compliance throughout the University while maintaining positive relations between the University and the bargaining units.
• Handles grievances and ensures consistency with the application of disciplinary actions.
• Assists in the development of labor strategy; participates in union negotiation.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams (Benefits, Payroll, HR Client Managers) to accurately and timely resolve grievances.
• Tracks and maintains all relevant issues for grievance resolution and contract negotiations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 4 years of progressive experience in labor relations.  

Preferred Qualifications

• JD or LLM degree preferred. Experience within a multi-union environment is strongly preferred.  

Other Requirements

• Knowledge of labor and employment law is essential.

• Working knowledge and application of applicable laws and government regulations including those pertaining to labor law.           

• Advanced communication skills both oral and written required.

• Strong negotiating and decision-making skills, including working with ambiguity, resolving complex problems, and having composure in difficult situations.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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