Senior HR Generalist

University Housing provides an essential element of the Illinois experience, with hundreds of employees across seven units working together to build and maintain safe, healthy and welcoming homes for our residents. We value the many diverse voices, opinions, experiences and identities of the Illinois community, and our commitment to diversity, equityand inclusion is woven into each of our interactions, programs and decisions.

Business services keeps University Housing running smoothly.

Staff work on payroll, budget planning, accounting, purchasing, labor relations, policy interpretation, labor contract administration, project management and more. Employees within business services manage the entire lifecycle of an employee including hiring, onboarding and the exit process.

The Senior HR Generalist manages a variety of human resource activities, provides strategic guidance on a variety of human resource activities, and manages complex human resource related issues.

• Labor & Employee Relations
  • Provides guidance to supervisors on performance management practices and issues.
  • Recommends interpretation of collective bargaining agreement language and corrective actions to performance issues under administrative supervision.
  • May infrequently participate in contract negotiations.
  • May serve as a resource to lower-level staff. Facilitates accommodations and conflict resolution efforts. Resolves supervisor/employee conflicts requiring intervention or consultation with either party.
• Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
  • Responsible for independently coordinating search, hiring, and onboarding processes for roles at all levels in all employment categories applicable to the unit, including recruitment efforts.
  • Communicate with applicants and new hires, facilitating interview, hiring, and onboarding processes.
  • Communicate and implement search procedures aligned with best practices and compliance needs, advising search committees and hiring managers.
  • Contribute to overall hiring plans, providing guidance on search strategies aligned with talent needs (e.g., multi-level searches, search timing).
  • Responsible for aligning recruitment and advertising efforts with unit and university branding efforts.
• Leave Management
  • Responsible for overall unit management of FMLA, PLFA, or other managed leave categories. Develop and implement related guidelines and process improvements.
  • Counsel and resolve complex or sensitive issues related to leave. Informs and advises staff on complex regulations/policies relating to leave usage.
• Job Classification & Analysis
  • Assists with the development of internal-to-unit classification strategies.
  • Provides expertise on job analysis and evaluation.
  • Identify out-of-scope duties and recommend title changes based on overall responsibilities, as appropriate
• Compensation & Benefits
  • Reviews internal pay equity and recommends adjustments as needed.
  • Recommends compensation amounts for temporary/additional pay circumstances.
  • Informs employees of all available benefit offerings and uses expertise to direct employees to benefits of specific value to their individual circumstances.
  • Acts as a resource to lower-level staff members on compensation and benefits topics.
• HR Compliance & Policy
  • Ensures adherence to HR policies and legal requirements through tracking, training, and internal reviews. May develop and implement internal compliance strategies.
  • Provides expertise on HR policies and legal requirements.
• Organizational Culture & Development
  • Leads or supports the delivery, planning, and development of training, development, and culture initiatives. Contributes to future program planning based on…