Temporary Human Resources Associate

Position Summary

With general supervision, the Human Resources Associate provides comprehensive support and proactively facilitates daily operations of the Human Resources Business Partner team by executing Human Resources (HR) policies and procedures, initiating resource planning, and maintaining interdepartmental communication. Partners with HRBPs to provide support to clients by building credible and trusted relationships with business leaders. Provides support for human resource transactions including document management, HRIS entry, recruitment, employee relations, performance management, and special projects.  This role is positioned within a highly functioning HR team with a focus on relationships, culture, talent development, data interpretation, goals, and initiatives. The Human Resources Associate is responsible for ensuring HR departmental operations run smoothly by effectively delivering maximum value to the organization as a whole.

Essential Functions:

• Performs supportive and routine tasks to support Human Resources Business Partners (HRBPs) and client groups.
• Partners with HRBPs and leaders to support business goals as necessary.
• Collaborates with HRBPs and leaders in researching and compiling information and metrics to facilitate HR strategy and support HRBP client groups. 
• Facilitates employee changes including but not limited to job titles, pay rates, schedules, supervisory organizations, separations, stipends, contract worker (CWR), and federal work study (FWS) requests.
• Acts as the first point of contact for employee queries on policy related topics.
• Responds in a timely manner and provides updates, as needed, to internal and external customer inquiries.
• Coordinates employee onboarding in conjunction with Talent Acquisition, the HR Business Partner, and the hiring manager.
• Assists with employee relations and corrective action process, including reviewing exit surveys and conducting exit interviews.
• Assists with recruitments including reviewing and editing job descriptions, submitting job descriptions for compensation grading, submitting job requisition requests, approvals, and offers.
• Coordinate personnel and HRIS transactions, data requests, reports, and corrections with HR COE’s.
• Manages People Meeting requests including preparing requests on the agenda, completing tools for compensation analysis, reviewing resumes, and following up with leaders and Talent Acquisition on approvals.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources.
• Ensure employee files and records are accurate and stored in an appropriate electronic format.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining trackers, processing documents, and other electronic materials to support client groups.
• Assists with special, bi-annual, and annual projects.
• Provides guidance and training to HR Service Center Specialists on specific HR Associate and client group tasks.
• Presents the attendance guidelines on boarding training materials to covered staff during their department orientation training.
• Supports the annual performance evaluation process by answering questions from client groups, reviewing performance evaluations and providing guidance to leaders, approving performance evaluations in the system.
• Enhance employee satisfaction by resolving issues promptly.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Human Resources Management, or related field, required.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience as a Human Resources professional required.
• PHR/SHRM-CP preferred.
• Experience in providing service to a remote workforce preferred.
• Experience in higher education preferred.
• Experience working in a technology-driven enterprise preferred.
• All skills, abilities and education will be considered for minimum qualifications.

Competencies/Technical/Functional Skills:

• Working knowledge of Federal, State and local employment laws and human resource principles, practices and processes. 
• Ability to organize documents and workflow.
• Accepts personal accountability, proactively seeks resolution for personal limitations head-on; and supports honesty and respect towards others, the company and oneself.  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to effectively maintain relationships with faculty, staff, and leadership. 
• Ability to actively listen to clients’ circumstances, issues, expectations and needs using patience, attentiveness and positivity, and attention to details.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to appropriately communicate with a wide range of individuals of constituencies in a diverse community. 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with a proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and frequently changing priorities. 
• Proactive self-starter, taking full ownership of HR initiatives and promptly implementing solutions while continuously updating key business stakeholders on progress.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software related to Human Resources Information Systems. 

Location: Remote

Travel: No Travel Required

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Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies.  Absent exceptional circumstances, candidates will be offered a salary within this range for this position. The minimum salary will be offered based on the minimum exemption threshold based on state of residency. Base pay is one component of National University’s total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.  For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit benefits.nu.edu. For Part-time benefits, please click here.

Compensation Range:

National University is committed to maintaining a high-quality, diverse workforce representative of the populations we serve. National University employs more than 5,000 faculty and staff and serves over 41,000 students. We are united in our mission to meet the global education demands of the 21st Century and are dedicated to creating a supportive academic and work environment that allows students, faculty and staff to develop their interests and talents while experiencing a sense of community and a commitment to diversity. With programs available both online and at our many campus locations, National University is a leader in creating innovative solutions to education and meeting the needs of our diverse student population, including adult learners and working professionals.

National University offers an opportunity to work in an innovative environment that supports diversity.

National University (NU) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant per applicable federal, state and local laws. At NU, a diverse mix of highly talented, innovative and creative people come together to make the impact of a lifetime for each of our student learners. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, education, and admission at National University. We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, color, ancestry, age, family care status, veteran status, marital status, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and other legally protected group status.