HR Generalist

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HR Generalist

The Administrative Services Unit (ASU) is a shared service model within the Office of Human Resources. ASU provides comprehensive and innovative human resources (HR) services to both administrative and academic divisions across campus. The units supported by the ASU consist of more than 2,000 employees across all appointment types, (i.e., faculty, limited appointee, academic and university staff, employee in training, graduate assistant, and student) from a variety of different funding sources.

Reporting to the HR Manager, the HR Generalist is responsible for a broad range of HR functions, providing support across key HR activities, including the following:

• Provide consultation to departments, units, and programs supported by ASU.
• Responds to and resolves employee inquiries by providing accurate information, guidance, and support on HR-related matters.
• Coordinate, process, and audit recruitment, titling, compensation, and other HR transactions and personnel record changes throughout the employee lifecycle for an assigned portfolio, ensuring accuracy, compliance with established policies and procedures, and adherence to service-level expectations.
• Provide administrative support for general HR, compliance monitoring, project planning and implementation, training, and other related HR needs including representing ASU at workshops, meetings, and training sessions.
• Provide backup HR support for departments, units, programs, and employees outside of assigned portfolio.

• Provides consultation, performs analytics, and/or maintains personnel files, communications, and materials for work unit through various mediums
• Executes and audits work transactions and changes adhering to established policies and procedures to meet anticipated deadlines
• Receives, responds to, and resolves employee questions and problems
• Represents unit/program at institutional workshops, informational meetings, and training sessions
• Contributes to the development, implementation, interpretation, and revision of work unit Human Resources policies and procedures according to institutional and legal rules and regulations

• Located within the Office of Human Resources, the Administrative Services Unit (ASU)

• The minimum annual (12 months) starting salary for the position is $65,000 but is negotiable based on experience, qualifications, and internal parity considerations.
• This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. Please review the summary of benefits for more information.

• Previous HR experience supporting multiple functional areas of HR, including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management, compensation, payroll, and related HR administrative processes.
• Demonstrated ability to engage, support, and collaborate effectively with a diverse workforce representing a variety of employee groups, occupational areas, and organizational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities, triage tasks, and adapt to frequent interruptions while meeting deadlines.
• Effective oral, written, and non-verbal communication skills with internal and external customers.
• Excellent customer service skills, including…