Human Resources Associate

Job Description

Why Iowa PBS!

Iowa PBS is Iowa's statewide public broadcasting network, serving communities across the State with trusted broadcast services, education, outreach, and locally produced content that informs, inspires and connects Iowans. Our work enriches communities by promoting lifelong learning, inspiring civic participation, and providing universal access to high-quality public media. The success of Iowa PBS is driven by the talented professionals behind every program and broadcast.

As our most valuable resource, our employees bring our mission to life every day. When you join Iowa PBS, you'll contribute to work that serves communities across the state while growing professionally in a supportive, collaborative, and purpose-driven workplace.

Iowa PBS is seeking a detail-oriented and service-focused Human Resources Associate to join our Business Office team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering human resources and payroll services that support our employees and ensure smooth day-to-day operations. This position coordinates core HR functions, processes bi-weekly payroll, supports compliance and reporting requirements, and serves as a resource for managers and staff across the organization.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with supervisors to prepare and update Position Descriptions Questionnaires (PDQs) for Permanent positions, coordinating approvals with the Department of Administrative Services-Human Resources Enterprise (DAS-HRE).
• Manage recruitment activities using the State of Iowa hiring systems, including posting vacancies, coordinating applicant materials, maintaining recruitment files in compliance with State of Iowa and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements.
• Support the full employee lifecycle, including new hire, transfers, and separations, ensuring required documentation is completed accurately and on time.
• Coordinate and facilitate new employee orientation of all new and transferring staff.
• Manage and support FMLA, Workers’ Compensation, and OSHA reporting.

• Process payroll transactions in Workday, including hires, terminations, promotions, transfers, and employee data changes.
• Monitor employee time reporting to ensure accurate submission and approval of timesheets each pay period.
• Review overtime and work reporting to ensure proper documentation and coding.
• Create and maintain costing allocations to ensure payroll expenses are charged correctly.
• Review preliminary and final payroll journals, initiate corrections as needed, and maintain required payroll certification records.
• Stay current on payroll procedures, policy and union agreements to ensure accurate and compliant payroll processes.

• Maintain human resources and payroll records in accordance with Iowa PBS policies, and state and federal laws.
• Serve as the training liaison with DAS - Performance & Development Solutions (PDS), Assisting staff with identifying and enrolling in appropriate training opportunities.
• Support the development and reporting of the AA/EEO plan, FCC EEO reporting, and other compliance-related documentation.
• Assist supervisors with accessing and interpreting workforce and payroll data for decision-making.
• Participate in special projects and provide backup support for other Business Office functions as needed.
• Represent Iowa PBS at career fairs and outreach events.
• Works with Excel, Word, Google Docs/Sheets, Basecamp and other digital tools.

• Experience in human resources, payroll, or administrative support.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information.
• Comfort working with HRIS and payroll systems (Workday experience preferred).
• Ability to collaborate effectively with managers, employees, and external partners.
• A service-oriented mindset and interest in supporting a mission-driven organization.

In addition to meaningful public service work, Iowa PBS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including:

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance options
• IPERS retirement plan with employer contributions
• Paid time off
  , including vacation, sick…