Contract and Labor Relations Analyst

DESCRIPTION

Scope of the project:
Develops and maintains data base of all labor contracts across the program; prepares reports as needed and maintains master bargaining calendar for contracts nationwide. Provides skilled support to a variety of leadership groups responsible for the strategic direction of National Labor Relations and the Labor Management Partnership. Provides data and database development, maintenance and production support to track and monitor National Labor Relations and Labor Management Partnership issues and related activities; and produce meaningful reports and assists leadership in keeping current with assignments arising from numerous involvements in order to support the advancement and/or resolution of these issues and related activities. Provides skilled support in managing the logistics of various leadership meetings to include supporting group facilitators and leaders in scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and related materials, interpreting group discussion and charting key discussion points with particular sensitivity to political climate within the group, and in producing accurate, properly formatted and comprehensive documentation and executive reports of meeting discussions, agreements, assignments, and communication plans and materials including various presentations. May be assigned to facilitate small groups.

Top skills needed to succeed in this position:
The candidate will need to have moderate knowledge of Access, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, will need to read HR-type data and create reports for national leaders, after some analysis and collaboration with LR team, and good writing and editing skills. Help prepare executive summaries for national leadership.

Daily responsibilities:
Database management, support in managing various meetings

Top personality characteristics:
GOOD WORK ETHIC, FLEXIBLE, TEAM PLAYER

Work Experience:
5 years of progressively responsible project management, coordination, and/or analytical work in labor relations or human resources to include in-depth knowledge of labor relations strategies and a working knowledge of labor contracts. Previous contract negotiations experience preferred.

Education/Training:
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Social Sciences or related field, graduate degree in labor relations or related field preferred. Equivalent or related experience may be considered as a substitute for educational requirement.

Customer & Industry Knowledge:
Knowledge of national labor relations activities and trends required.
Knowledge of interest-based negotiations and labor management partnerships required.

Functional/Technical Knowledge keeps current with contract negotiations and settlements.
Independent decision making and judgment is required to interpret and analyze data, and makes decisions of a technical and complex nature using specialized knowledge and skills.
Excellent communication and staff support skills including report generation, meeting documentation, communications and presentation development, meeting facilitation and project management.

HOURS: M-F 8:00 - 5:00 pm