HR Specialist

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

5d • $78,000 - $90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. The Division of Campus Community Safety (DCCS) unifies front-line public safety units across the University for a holistic approach to campus community safety, innovation in approaches, and clarity in leadership responsibility and accountability. Key units include UW Emergency Management, SafeCampus and the Seattle campus UW Police Department. Division staff work daily in partnership with units across and outside the UW system to both create safer, welcoming campus environments; prepare for potential natural or human-made disasters; and respond appropriately to incidents. We have an outstanding opportunity for an HR Specialist to join the team. Reporting directly to the Vice President for the Division for Campus Community Safety with day-to-day supervision delegated to the Executive Office's (EO) Associate Director for HR Operations, the HR Specialist is responsible for pro-actively providing expert guidance and consultation to DCCS and other EO members on all matters relating to day-to-day HR operations, including but not limited to: position and staffing development, recruitment and hiring, onboarding and offboarding, compensation, time and absence, data management and reporting, and other areas related to HR administration/operations. The HR Specialist will work closely with the Associate Director for HR Operations to ensure accuracy and timeliness of all day-to-day HR operations of the Division and other assigned EO units. The successful candidate must be capable of managing multiple and competing priorities with frequently tight deadlines skillfully, reliably, accurately, and confidentially while demonstrating discretion and independent judgement in all areas of operation. Input and demand come from multiple directions, people, organizations, and activities. Managing this breadth and complexity requires a good working relationship with colleagues, excellent communication and organizational skills, an ability to deal with the unexpected, an acceptance of a certain level of stress, an ability to maintain an optimistic outlook, a capacity for innovation, and a willingness to embrace change and process improvement. The HR Specialist is expected to stay current and informed of all HR policies and procedures and actively integrates and implements them as needed. The duties assigned to this position can be highly sensitive and dynamic and requires the incumbent to be flexible, respectful, ethical, supportive, and discrete. The HR Specialist must be able to analyze and identify appropriate solutions or next steps to any number of nuanced issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 3 years of increasingly responsible experience in HR operations and administration
• Proven leadership, effective interpersonal skills, highly organized, detail oriented, and able to effectively manage multiple demands and priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated record of outstanding customer service experience
• Ability to work within a complex environment and leverage resources to meet the needs of clients, customer and coworkers
• Excellent written and verbal skills; a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with faculty, staff, students, and other constituents.
• Proficiency in project management leading to successful outcomes
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of reliability, accuracy, productivity, and innovation.
• Proven record in exercising discretion and independent judgment effectively in decision-making process.
• Experience with process improvement strategies and procedures and demonstrated success managing in a culture of change and transition.
• Experience managing through change and implementing reorganization strategies.
• Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with a comprehensive approach to strategic planning and organization development
• Experience in working in human resources in a higher education environment
• Experience in working in human resources in a unionized environment
• Experience in data management and reporting tools
• Experience with HR enterprise systems, especially Workday

Responsibilities

• Position Development/Review & Guidance
• Workday Operations Management
• Recruitment and Hiring
• Process Improvement and Special Projects

Benefits

• outstanding benefits
• professional growth opportunities
• chance to work in an environment known for its diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level