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University of Massachusetts Amherst SACL-HR Specialist/Analyst (Hybrid Opportunity) in Amherst, Massachusetts
SACL-HR Specialist/Analyst (Hybrid Opportunity)
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Work type: Staff Full Time
Location: UMass Amherst
Department:SACL Shared Services
Union:Non-Unit Exempt
Categories: Human Resources, Student Affairs & Services
About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
Job Summary
Working under general supervision of the Director of SACL Human Resources & Administrative Officer, the SACL-HR Specialist/Analyst is primarily responsible to supporting the business functions of SACL-HR Matrix including collecting, compiling, and analyzing various HR metrics, directly advising SACL-HR Leadership in matters related to staffing/optimization of personnel, and managing the Graduate Student Employment across SACL, including working with SACL Leadership on staffing optimization of the graduate student workforce.
Essential Functions
Collect and compile HR metrics and data from a variety of sources including the human resource information system (HRIS) and payroll outputs, management, and employee surveys, exit interviews, employment records, government labor statistics, competitors’ practices, and other sources.
Analyze and advise on data and statistics for trends and patterns with attention to recruitment, hiring practices, motivation, turnover, right-sizing/optimization of personnel, and compliance with employment laws and regulations. Suggest business function and personnel adjustments to the SACL-HR leadership.
Design, implement, and facilitate, the orientation and onboarding of all new employees within SACL, based on best practices.
Coordinate meetings, training, events, and activities with SACL HR and facilitate training for SACL managers and supervisors on employee relations/labor relations policies and processes.
Provides leadership and acts as SACL’s liaison to the Graduate school, the college of Education, and the Office of Human Resources in all matters related to SACL Graduate student employees. Act as the SACL liaison for College’s recruitment events, participates on committees, and attends Graduate School related meetings as needed.
Manages and tracks the Graduate Student hiring within SACL and serve as the primary contact with the Graduate Assistantship office and for all graduate student employees and related matters, including, but not limited to, developing and implementing the hiring practices, and personnel management processes around reviewing, editing, and posting all graduate student position descriptions, initial appointments, reappointments, changes, and terminations.
Coordinates and ensures the Graduate Student hiring paperwork and/or status letters are sent, received, and properly processed. Prepare, process, and track Graduate Student Personnel Actions (GFAFs). Responsible for communicating timeliness of pay information, and other updates supplied by the Graduate Assistantship Office to SACL departments.
Engage in cross-functional collaborative team matrix approach to SACL-HR functions. Have knowledge of, and ability to provide support and back-up to the SACL-HR team, including but not limited to serving as SACL Lead for assigned searches, supporting SACL job performance appraisal processes, supporting SACL leave administration requirements, supporting SACL position description maintenance, and perform routine filing, scanning, and archiving of records to ensure record retention compliance.
Other Functions
Performs related duties as assigned or required. Understands responsibilities with respect to Title IX, Clery and other compliance requirements.
Demonstrates capacity, skill, and willingness to engage students and contribute to student success.
Understands responsibilities with respect to conflicts of interest and behaves in ways consistent both with law and with University policy.
Contributes toward creating a positive and respectful workplace. Uses access to sensitive and/or not yet public university related information only in the performance of the responsibilities of position and exercises care to prevent unnecessary disclosure to others.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)
Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of personnel management or human resources experience; or an Associate’s degree with six (6) years of personnel management, or human resources experience.
Superior organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage concurrent priorities.
Understanding of, and adherence to, applicable compliance requirements.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, coupled with demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse populations.
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)
Contemporary knowledge of human resources best practices.
Superior technology skills; the ability to create and maintain systems using a variety of Microsoft products.
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
Typical office environment.
This position has the opportunity for a hybrid work schedule, which is defined by the University as an arrangement where an employee’s work is regularly performed at a location other than the campus workspace for a portion of the week. As this position is non-unit, it is subject to the terms and conditions of the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees Non-Unit (Professional/or Classified) Employee Personnel Policy.
Work Schedule
Typical work schedule is Monday thru Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm.
Salary Information
Level 26
Exempt Hiring Ranges (https://www.umass.edu/hr/documents/exempt-hiring-ranges)
Special Instructions to Applicants
Upload your resume and cover letter along with your completed application. Our team will check references at the final stage of the interview process. Please be prepared to provide contact information for at least three (3) professional references. This position will remain open until filled or the advertised closing date, whichever occurs first. Early submissions are recommended.
UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, caste, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, political belief or affiliation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related condition(s), veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, natural and protective hairstyle and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination in employment, admission to and participation in academic programs, activities, and services, and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy, UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. It is the policy of UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.
Advertised: Jul 12 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Oct 20 2024 Eastern Daylight Time