HR Generalist

Title: HR Generalist

Employee Classification: HR Generalist

Campus: University of North Texas - System Administration

Division: SYS-Human Resources

Sub Division-Department: SYS-Human Resources

Department: SYS-Human Resources-910600

Job Location:

Salary:

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and University of North Texas Health at Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.

We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people‑first values‑based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities.

We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.

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The UNT System Human Resources Department is one department made of a team of teams that supports various constituencies and component institutions within our UNT System Enterprise while working together to achieve the vision of becoming an enterprise that is values‑driven and customer‑focused with an emphasis on excellence, curiosity, and innovation. There are exciting things on the horizon, and we are looking for experienced and innovative HR professionals to join our journey.

Bachelor's degree in related field and one (1) year of human resources experience; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training and experience.

• Working knowledge of applicable federal and state laws relating to human resources, affirmative action and EEO
• Working knowledge of MS Office suite Skill in using office computer information systems to organize, store, manipulate and retrieve data
• Effective communication skills both orally and in writing
• Critical thinking skills Ability to plan, organize and effectively manage multiple assignments
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Focused on providing a high level of customer service and follow through

• Partners with university departments, managers, and employees to provide consultation and support to designated business units to implement customer‑facing business and people solutions that enable accomplishment of business unit objectives and align with university culture.
• Administers human resources programs that includes managing payroll change requests, emergency leave requests, maintaining personnel file documents, and flexible work arrangement requests.
• Develops and facilitates training including new hire orientation.
• Provides assistance in coordination of employee recognition events and other campus‑specific programs.
• Coordinates documents and responds to fulfill public information requests. Queries and compiles data, conducts research and data analysis, and develops reports on various human resources functions.
• Partner with HR specialists in benefits, compensation and talent acquisition to deliver integrated HR solutions.
• Serves as a purchasing card holder to process procurement transactions and provides backup support for front‑desk operations.
• Maintains an effective level of business acumen, institutional knowledge and literacy regarding business units, including core business,…