Serve as the departments initial point of contact for employee relations concerns. Conduct initial intake and consult with employees regarding employee relations issues, including conflict with coworkers or management, personal issues, available resources, and questions about policy. Provide referrals to other university offices as needed.Work collaboratively with HR leadership on complex employee relations cases.Consult with supervisors and managers on employee relations issues and recommend solutions based on policies/procedures. Conduct department investigations and work with employees/ managers to understand perspectives and guide them toward resolution. Consult with other university offices as needed.Process formal corrective action letters, including reviewing and editing letters, working with department management, and ushering letters through the approval process to ensure timely submittal to employees. Identify trends and provide feedback to leadership. Track and retain completed letters in employee file. Document all consultations, referrals, and corrective actions processed. Lead and coordinate employee relations meetings and provide updates regarding pending employee relations cases. Provide employee relations metrics to leadership as needed.Develop and facilitate trainings for UHD supervisors, managers, and directors on employee relations topics including performance appraisals.Review exit interviews to identify trends and provide feedback to unit/managers. Provide guidance to managers when writing performance appraisals. Review less-than-satisfactory evaluations and work with manager to identify next steps.Maintain knowledge of UT, federal, and state laws/policies. Respond to open records request. Other duties as assigned.