Duke University Health System (DUHS) Job Descriptions
Duke Job Postings
To see if there are current openings for any of the job descriptions listed on this web site, please search Duke Jobs.
HR BUSINESS PARTNER
Job Title: HR BUSINESS PARTNER
Job Code: 5660
FLSA: E
Job Level: G1
Revised Date: 04/21/2025
Supervisory Responsibility: No
General Description of the Job Class
The HR Business Partner's role is to provide strategic partnership in four primary areas: workforce planning, talent and culture strategy, business operations and risk management, and employee relations. The HR partner is responsible for training, communicating, and executing Human Resources strategy, policy, and programs for their supported unit(s). The role delivers HR services that address the unique needs of their operational unit(s) in alignment with overall HR strategies.
The role provides professional HR advisory services by creating a respectful and trusting relationship with managers, leaders, and employees in their supported unit(s).
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Provide consultative and strategic direction to leaders (generally directors and below).
Collaborate across stakeholder groups to ensure consistency in department function or specific initiatives regarding the talent force.
Collaborate with the Center of Expertise on solutions to critical workforce planning trends and needs on behalf of the entity/service line. Consult, offer solutions, and escalate complex cases to Sr. HRBP as needed.
Partner with stakeholder groups to align talent solutions with operational priorities, forecast future workforce needs to align with business goals, and provide analytics insights to aid informed decision making.
Partner with stakeholder groups to develop effective strategies for leveraging talent, drive culture strategies that match business priorities, create retention strategies, and aid with succession planning and internal mobility.
Provide consultative support to directors and below to execute total rewards strategy and identify operation risks related to compliance and mitigation strategies.
Proactively partner to drive change initiatives, guide leaders through employee relations issues and create strategies to mitigate future issues. Offer support to employees and managers regarding performance concerns and improvement strategies. Escalate complex employee relations issues to Sr. HR business partners.
Participate in and manage projects that cross multiple areas.
Maintain working knowledge of all applicable policies and procedures. Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation. Ensure regulatory compliance pertaining to employment and HR matters.
Partner with stakeholders to understand challenges during intake/scoping discussions. Identify possible solutions.
Make HR operational level decisions impacting specific departments.
Maintain a working knowledge of employee relations and handle cases of moderate complexity.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Work requires skills that are generally acquired through the completion of a Bachelor's degree in Human Resource, Business Administration, or related field.
Experience
3 years of strategic partnership experience in Human Resources or a combination of education and experience sufficient to meet to the relevant experience and competencies provided below. Excellent leadership, strategic planning, and interpersonal skills. Proficiency in data analysis and program evaluation.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
N/A
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
N/A
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Duke University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
