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Associate Director, Academic Labor Relations

Cambridge, MA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Direct contract administration and labor relations for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) at Harvard, serving as the primary liaison for the HAW-UAW collective bargaining agreement.

Role type

Associate Director, Labor Relations

Builds

Contract administration, grievance resolution, and labor dispute management for academic workers

Domain

Higher Education / Labor Relations

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

collective bargaining agreement interpretation, grievance and disciplinary management, contract negotiation, labor contract analysis, personnel policy knowledge, federal labor law knowledge (NLRA, FLSA, FMLA, ADA), data management

Preferred skills

higher education experience, advanced federal labor law knowledge

Technologies

none stated

Responsibilities

Serve as primary FAS point of contact for HAW-UAW contract guidance; assist managers in the grievance process; facilitate contract-related disciplinary investigations; manage FAS information and data requests to/from HAW; serve as a bargaining team member for future negotiations; provide guidance for contingency planning regarding labor disruptions; represent FAS in University-wide committees regarding contract management.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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