Snr HR Consultant 12 month FTC , Disability Leave Services

Please note this role is 12-month fixed-term contract (FTC).

The Sr. Accommodation Consultant (SAC) serves as a liaison between business lines the Disability Leave Services (DLS) team outsourced vendor partners and employees. The SAC provides individual case management for sensitive accommodation/ workplace adjustments and disability life events. The individual manages all aspect of workplace adjustments including the development and implementation of regional processes and procedures to achieve optimal employee productivity and experience.

The SAC is experienced in answering questions related to accommodations understanding the employees situation responding to changing circumstances and needs and paving the way for a connected and trusted case management experience. The individual in this role must possess self-management skills a desire to share knowledge and an ability to translate business needs and goals into human resource capabilities producing favorable results for the company and employees. The individual will be a subject matter expert for accommodation related matters. This individual has proven ability to communicate analyze and critically think along with a customer service focus that employees and program stakeholders expect from Amazon.

Key job responsibilities
- Pursue return-to-work management and collaboration with leave case managers and disability vendors to ensure effective administration of the program
- Provide consultation and coaching regarding accommodation matters to designated regional HR partners managers and employees
- Provide information referral and support to employees with medical conditions or disabilities (both occupational and non-occupational) supervisors Human Resources and other partners at an escalated level to support Amazons employee retention efforts
- Operate as an advocate for the accommodations process by providing on-going consultative support to site stakeholders and accommodation specialists with a focus on problem solving and creative solutions
- Facilitate escalated communication between stakeholders employees with disabilities
- Coordinate with DLS Management and Legal on escalated issues as appropriate
- Manage sensitive cases such as Behavioral Health conditions
- Assist Human Resources and department supervisors in identifying essential and marginal functions of employee positions
- Conduct job site analyses as needed
- Assist employees in understanding their restrictions and limitations and their legal rights and responsibilities
- Maintain strict confidentiality in verbal and written communications
- Maintain knowledge on legislation and national state and local issues affecting access for employees with disabilities
- Document and maintain up-to-date case records and notes of appropriate and accurate information on the computer database
- Assess business units training needs and/or group training sessions as appropriate
- Provide professional opinion and actions taken on behalf of disabled employees in formal grievances arbitration depositions and other forums as requested
- Adhere to internal SLAs and quality standards
- Maintains a caseload of up to 80 cases on average. Caseload may fluctuate during periods of high volume such as peak prime day and new site launches
- Ability to travel as appropriate (up to 50% of the time)

- Bachelors degree in a related field
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel and PowerPoint)
- Experience in Human Resources or related field
- Relevant experience providing support to employees on benefits and interacting human resources or employee relations functions and stakeholders
- Proficient in spoken and written English (CEFR C1/C2)

- Understanding of the Equality Act
- Experience with end-to-end ownership of major project deliverables
- Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines or experience in a fast-paced high-tech company
- Evidence of ability to work with all levels of business
- Evidence of ability to prioritize manage and complete work/projects with tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Evidence of ability to build strong relationships and influence others while working in a cross functional environment
- Excellent customer service and communication skills both verbal and in writing
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic growing environment with minimal direct supervision

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