Senior HR Generalist

About the role

The Senior HR Generalist manages a variety of human resource activities, provides strategic guidance on human resource activities, and manages complex human resource–related issues.

Responsibilities

• Labor & Employee Relations
  • Provide guidance to supervisors on performance management practices and issues.
  • Recommend interpretation of collective bargaining agreement language and corrective actions to performance issues under administrative supervision.
  • Infrequently participate in contract negotiations.
  • Serve as a resource to lower-level staff.
  • Facilitate accommodations and conflict resolution efforts.
  • Resolve supervisor/employee conflicts requiring intervention or consultation.
• Leave Management
  • Manage unit-wide FMLA, PLFA, and other managed leave categories.
  • Develop and implement related guidelines and process improvements.
  • Counsel and resolve complex or sensitive issues related to leave.
  • Inform and advise staff on complex regulations/policies relating to leave usage.
• Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
  • Independently coordinate search, hiring, and onboarding processes for roles at all levels in all employment categories applicable to the unit.
  • Communicate with applicants and new hires, facilitating interview, hiring, and onboarding processes including work authorization.
  • Communicate and implement search procedures aligned with best practices and compliance needs; advise search committees and hiring managers.
  • Contribute to overall hiring plans, providing guidance on search strategies aligned with talent needs (e.g., multi-level searches, search timing).
  • Align recruitment and advertising efforts with unit and university branding efforts.
• HR Compliance & Policy
  • Ensure adherence to HR policies and legal requirements through tracking, training, and internal reviews.
  • Develop and implement internal compliance strategies.
  • Provide expertise on HR policies and legal requirements.
• Appointments Management
  • Manage employee appointments and records, and the interaction between multiple types of appointments to ensure accurate pay and employee status information.
  • Enter routine and non-routine data; pull routine and non-routine reports; develop new reports as needed.
  • Ensure accuracy of input data; resolve any discrepancies; consider long-term data retention and data integrity.
  • Participate in appropriate systems testing and provide feedback.

Work Schedule, Travel, or Other Job Expectations

Eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Administration, Management, Organizational Administration, Public Administration, Labor Relations, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Three (3) years (36 months) of work experience performing professional-level human resources duties.

Appointment Information

This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 5020 – Human Resource Associate position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after September 29, 2026.

Salary Information

The budgeted salary for the position is $65,000 to $72,000 per year.

Work Schedule

The expected work schedule is Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm or 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Work Location

Onsite at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus on a full-time basis with an option to work hybrid.

Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for any type of sponsorship for work authorization.