ELR Analyst I, Office of Human Resources

Department

Employee & Labor Relations | Office of Human Resources

Florida State University, recognized as a Forbes Best-in-State Employer, is a place where purposeful work and public impact meet every day. The ELR Analyst I plays a central role in how FSU supports its workforce, manages complex employee matters, and strengthens the practices that allow the University to operate with stability, fairness, and sound judgment. This position helps shape the systems, partnerships, and decision-making that support FSU's mission at scale. You will advise leadership on sensitive issues, and contribute to a workplace where employees are supported and equipped to do their best work.

Responsibilities

About This Role

Recently named a Forbes Best-in-State Employer, Florida State University is a place where public service, sound governance, and people-centered leadership come together every day. The ELR Analyst I plays a critical role in supporting that work by providing expert consultation on complex employee and labor relations matters that directly impact the University's ability to function effectively and responsibly.

Serving as a trusted advisor within the Office of Human Resources, this position partners closely with university leadership and management to resolve sensitive workplace issues, protect institutional integrity, and promote effective people management practices across the institution.

Why This Role Matters

How an institution responds to employee concerns, performance issues, and labor relations challenges shapes trust, accountability, and organizational effectiveness. The ELR Analyst I helps ensure that workplace decisions are consistent, legally sound, and aligned with University policy and collective bargaining agreements.

By guiding leaders through complex employee situations, conducting high-stakes investigations, and supporting labor relations processes, this role directly contributes to a stable, compliant, and well-managed work environment—one that allows FSU's teaching, research, and public service mission to advance without disruption.

What You'll Do

As a member of the Employee & Labor Relations team, the ELR Analyst I provides high-level consultation, analysis, and project leadership across several core areas:

Employee Relations Consultation & Case Management

• Provide guidance and coaching to managers at all levels on employee performance, conduct, and behavioral concerns.
• Conduct highly complex and sensitive employee relations investigations.
• Prepare thorough investigative reports and deliver sound, legally defensible recommendations for corrective action, up to and including termination.
• Analyze documentation and relevant data to support informed, compliant decision-making.
• Partner with leadership to mitigate organizational risk and resolve issues effectively.

Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining Support

• Support the administration of collective bargaining agreements and labor relations activities.
• Assist with grievance processing, contract interpretation, and labor-management matters.
• Conduct research related to contract administration and ensure compliance with agreement-related initiatives and special projects.

Employee Relations Programs & Training

• Assists with the University's employee performance evaluation processes.
• Develops and facilitates training on employee and labor relations topics, including workplace conduct, performance management, and disciplinary processes.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of experience in human resources, employee relations, or a related field

or

• A high school diploma or equivalent, and the same experience totaling six (6) years

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience handling complex employee relations investigations, including performance issues, misconduct, and disciplinary actions in a higher education or large, decentralized organization.
• Working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements and experience supporting grievance processes or labor-management activities.
• Strong understanding of applicable federal and state employment laws and their practical application in an institutional setting.
• Experience advising leaders on risk mitigation and sensitive workplace decision-making.
• Proven ability to prepare clear, well-documented investigative reports and recommendations.
• Experience developing or delivering training related to employee relations, performance management, or workplace conduct.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority matters with discretion, sound judgment, and attention to detail.

Other Information

Working at Florida State University

Employees at Florida State University are part of a mission-driven academic and professional community where work has purpose and impact. Founded in 1851, FSU is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida and one of the nation's elite research universities.

The work of Employee & Labor Relations helps sustain the organizational foundation that allows FSU's people—faculty, staff, and administrators—to do their best work in service of students and the public good.

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What We're Looking For

Who Thrives in This Role

This role is ideal for an experienced employee and labor relations professional who exercises strong judgment, discretion, and critical thinking. You are confident navigating complex and sensitive matters, able to balance compliance requirements with thoughtful, people-centered solutions, and skilled at building trust with leaders and colleagues across the institution.

Success in this role requires professionalism, emotional intelligence, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate clearly—often in high-stakes situations—while maintaining confidentiality and integrity.

What a Typical Day Looks Like

No two days are the same. One day may involve advising leadership on a difficult employee relations issue, reviewing investigative findings, or preparing disciplinary documentation. Another may focus on facilitating training, supporting the performance evaluation processes, or assisting with labor relations research. The work is dynamic, complex, and essential to maintaining a well-functioning University workplace.

University Information

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there's the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow's news!

Learn more about Florida State University and our campuses.

Anticipated Salary Range

The salary is commensurate with experience.

FSU Total Rewards

FSU offers a robust Total Rewards package. Visit our FSU Total Rewards website to learn more about our Compensation, Benefits, Wellness, Recognition, and Employee Development programs.

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How To Apply

If qualified and interested in a specific job opening as advertised, apply through the FSU Careers site (jobs.fsu.edu). If you are a current FSU employee, apply through myFSU Self Service.

Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include all work history up to ten years, and education details even if attaching a resume.

Considerations

This is an A&P position.

This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Organization

Working at Florida State University

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University — with the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation, Doctoral/Research University-Extensive — offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida, championship athletics, and prime location in the heart of the state capital.

Combining traditional strength in the arts and humanities with recognized leadership in the sciences, Florida State University provides unmatched opportunities for students and faculty through challenging academics, cultural discovery and community interaction.

Underlying and supporting the educational experience at Florida State University is the development of new generations of citizen leaders, based on the concepts inscribed in our seal: Vires, Artes, Mores — Strength, Skill and Character.

Epitomized by recently named Rhodes Scholars Garrett Johnson and Myron Rolle — elite athletes and scholars committed to public service — and Joseph O'Shea — a campus and community leader as well as a top scholar — Florida State's 40,000 students are dedicated to academic excellence and providing leadership in our complex world.

Florida State University's 16 colleges offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs, including medicine and law, covering a broad array of disciplines critical to society today. Each year the University awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees.

With its impressive breadth of leading graduate, professional and undergraduate programs, Florida State University is a demanding, intellectually stimulating, yet warm and caring environment for students and faculty. Recognized nationally for its commitment to diversity, Florida State University is a national leader in the number of doctorates awarded to African-American students and in the graduation rate of African-American undergraduates. Its College of Medicine and College of Law are ranked in the nation's Top 10 for Hispanic students.

Florida State University's arts programs — dance, film, music and theatre — rank among the finest in the world, offering an arts education comparable to leading conservatories. Its creative writing program is ranked among the nation's best and is home to the most consistently honored and published student body in the United States. Florida State is responsible for governance of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and associated arts programs, one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation.

Other programs consistently included in the top public university list include physics, chemistry, political science, psychology, criminology, public administration, library science, information, human sciences, business and law.

At the Ph.D. level, interdisciplinary programs draw on notable research faculty strengths that transcend the traditional disciplines, including neuroscience, molecular biophysics, computational science, materials science and research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory—home to the world's most powerful magnets.