HR Generalist Senior

Job Summary

The mission of the University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is to catalyze, support, and safeguard U-M research. To that end, our team is constantly striving to foster new research, build partnerships, and provide support to our researchers in order to realize our vision of research that serves the world.

OVPR oversees numerous units conducting research as well as units focused on providing services and support to U-M researchers. OVPR is seeking a human resource generalist senior, reporting to the Director of Human Resources, to join our HR team which assists with facilitating best practice human resource procedures across OVPR and provides high level administrative support in human resources.

Interpret and provide guidance to managers and employees on application of University and department policies and procedures.

Serve as liaison with other offices including the Shared Service Center, University Human Resources, Payroll and other resources as appropriate.

Develop position descriptions and assist with classification and compensation assessments.

• Prepare Regents Communications.

Manage academic administrative appointments in OVPR and its reporting units, including establishment and monitoring of appointments and collaboration with home academic units to enact needed changes.

Contribute to management of OVPR's standardized processes for hiring team activity, including providing oversight and training for the use of specific materials and tools.

Provide direct support, including application review and assessment, to a limited number of hiring teams depending on the role being filled.

Review hiring requests, analyze salary information to determine compensation, and develop offer letters.

Provide performance management guidance to managers related to performance, misconduct, and other employee relations matters.

• Conduct exit interviews with departing staff members.

Manage compliance with Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), including notifications, and communicate with supervisors and staff members regarding the use of FMLA and appropriate exception time codes in accordance with University and federal guidelines.

• Maintain OVPR's HR internal control policies and documentation, and manage annual review of HR internal control practices across OVPR.

Assist with OVPR-wide processes such as staff performance evaluations, the salary merit increase program, and remote work agreements.

Manage effort certification activities to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Monitor compliance with various training requirements.

Contribute to development and implementation of new division-wide HR practices, improvement plans and other key initiatives.

• Coordinate and assist with planning of training resources for OVPR and its reporting units on a wide variety of HR issues, including workshops and presentations by content experts.
• Support research faculty appointment and promotion processes on behalf of OVPR's reporting units, including assistance with compilation of new appointment and promotion casebooks, and management of the unit-based promotion review process.
• Collect, analyze and summarize HR data to assist in strategic and informed decision-making.
  
  Assist with monitoring the need for appointment changes or adjustments.
• Partner with other OVPR HR staff to provide back-up and/or direct support for the following tasks:

  • Initiate HR transactions for OVPR and reporting units.
    
    Review and approve HR transactions from units reporting to OVPR.Ensure HR data in M-Pathways is current and accurate.

  • Manage the recruitment and hiring processes for regular and temporary staff, research faculty, GSRAs and Postdocs, including interview support.

  • Monitor appointments including identifying the…