Human Resource Consultant

The Opportunity

Providing solutions in an efficient and customer-focused model, Human Resource Services (HRS) strives to enhance the employment experience and satisfaction of Washington State University (WSU) faculty and staff through clear communication, outreach, engagement, and support. Enhancing workplace satisfaction and sustainability of the University, fostering a positive and engaging experience to the WSU system.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive human resource (HR) advice and counsel to leadership, management, faculty, and staff on a wide range of employment practices, procedures, and policies.
• Serve assigned areas within WSU, utilizing knowledge of laws, policies, regulations, and procedures to support HR employee relations.
• Work closely with assigned leadership and management to foster a collaborative and productive workplace through open communication and promoting best practices in areas such as managing corrective and disciplinary actions, conducting personnel investigations, resolving performance challenges, addressing workplace concerns, supporting training and development efforts, and guiding performance management.
• Contribute to program or policy development and organizational analysis.
• Contribute to other matters related to human resource management.

Requirements

• HR Consultant 1: Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and three (3) years of professional human resource experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• HR Consultant 2: Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and four (4) years of professional experience as a human resource generalist. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Qualifications

• Experience handling complex employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, conducting investigations and reporting findings, corrective and disciplinary actions, and compliance with labor laws.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting, explaining, and applying state and federal laws, rules, policies and procedures, including labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and contracts.
• Experience interacting with large groups and individuals at all work levels.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and the application of appropriate flexibility in response to issues and opposing points of view.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following areas: labor relations, recruitment, classification, compensation, Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Professional certification from a recognized human resource/personnel association.
• Human Resource experience in a higher education setting.

About Human Resource Services

HRS provides comprehensive human resource services to support the employment experience and satisfaction of Washington State University (WSU) faculty and staff. HRS fosters a positive and engaging workplace through clear communication, outreach, engagement, and support.

Location

This position is based on the WSU Pullman campus in Pullman, Washington.

Additional Information

This is a full-time (100% FTE), permanent position. Overtime eligibility will be determined based on final salary placement. Monthly Salary HR Consultant 1 (HRC1): $5,250 - $6,750 | Commensurate with education and experience. HR Consultant 2 (HRC2): $6,250 - $8,000 | Commensurate with education and experience. In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver.

Required Qualifications

• HR Consultant 1: Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and three (3) years of professional human resource experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• HR Consultant 2: Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and four (4) years of professional experience as a human resource generalist. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following areas: labor relations, recruitment, classification, compensation, Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Professional certification from a recognized human resource/personnel association.
• Human Resource experience in a higher education setting.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility

Not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Background Check

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Time Type

This position is Full time.