HR Specialist for Staff and Students

Job Summary

The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning is seeking a human resources specialist to manage various HR activities for staff and students. Reporting to the chief of staff, this role involves providing HR support, managing hiring processes, overseeing onboarding/offboarding, and planning community-building activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support to staff, students, and faculty and resolve a wide variety of concerns
• Manage the hiring process for staff and student positions using the university's applicant management system
• Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes and ensure new employees complete all mandatory university training
• Serve as the I-9 compliance officer
• Manage the GSI appointment process, including preparing and posting positions, forwarding resumes, and conducting GSI orientations
• Plan the annual calendar of community building activities and meetings for staff and execute all logistics
• Oversee the annual personal development process for staff, review and update the template annually, and ensure staff and their managers complete the process
• Create and update templates for workflows, draft policies, and proactively identify process improvement opportunities
• Coordinate with SSC to process PAR transactions, including new hire appointments, changes, annual salary adjustments, and additional payments
• Oversee time reporting for staff and temporary employees, answer questions regarding proper time reporting codes, run queries for missing time or approvals, and follow up, troubleshoot payroll errors
• Assemble and maintain all employee personnel records, in compliance with legal requirements and university protocols
• Aid the HR manager for faculty affairs with promotion and tenure and faculty search tasks, as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 2-3 years human resource and customer service work experience
• Data entry experience with an HR information system such as PeopleSoft

Modes of Work

The work requires both onsite and offsite work. An employee has an expected recurring onsite presence. On occasion, the employee may be required to work onsite more frequently if necessitated by unit leadership or their designee and/or the job requirements.

Additional Information

• The salary for this position is $55,000-$60,000. Factors used to determine salary include experience, knowledge, and skills for the position.
• Benefits include generous time off, retirement plan with two-for-one matching contributions after the first year, many choices for comprehensive health insurance, life insurance, long-term disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.

Our Shared Values

We aim to create a community of mutual respect and trust where everyone's backgrounds, identities, and views are represented without any threat of bias, harassment, intimidation, or discrimination.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.