HR Business Partner​/Senior HR Business Partner

Overview

Title: HR Business Partner/Senior HR Business Partner

Employee Classification: HR Business Partner

Campus: University of North Texas - System Administration

Division: SYS-Human Resources

Sub Division-Department: SYS-Human Resources

Department: SYS-Human Resources-910600

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: $63,800.00

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 the University of North Texas Health Science Center 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.

Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values System.edu.

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.

The Human Resources Department at the University of North Texas System is seeking to hire a Human Resources Business Partner to join our team. This role serves as a strategic HR partner, fostering strong relationships across departments to support employee engagement, retention, and organizational effectiveness. It leverages HR data to inform decision-making, ensures policy compliance, and guides departments through change management and process improvements.

The position also supports professional development, compensation and classification strategies, and contributes to HR program enhancements. Through cross-functional collaboration and independent project management, it ensures seamless HR service delivery aligned with university goals.

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration or related field and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in HR or related field; or any equivalent combination of education, experience and training.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources management; of human resources programs such as employment, compensation, classification, employee relations, benefits, workers compensation, or organizational development; and of federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing personnel activities.
• Skill in oral and written communication, in conducting interviews, in using computers and human resources related software applications, in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing, and in problem solving.
• Ability to explain policies and procedures to staff and the public; to maintain confidential and sensitive information; to develop and analyze human resource processes; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with applicants, employees, and the general public; to communicate effectively; and to plan, assign, and/or guide the work of others.
• Skill in using office computer information systems to organize, store, manipulate and retrieve data.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Ability to plan, organize and effectively manage multiple assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment, with frequently changing priorities.
• Focused on providing a high level of customer service and follow through.

The preferred candidate will possess the following additional qualifications:

• PHR/SPHR or SHRMCP/SCP Certification
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Higher Education experience
• To be considered for the classification of Senior HR Business Partner, you must meet these additional qualifications
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• Bachelor's degree in Human…