HR Tech

The University of New Mexico•Albuquerque, NM

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine is seeking a detail-oriented, customer-focused Human Resources Technician to support staff and student recruitment, onboarding, personnel transactions, and workforce operations. Pediatrics supports approximately 140 faculty, 380 staff, and student employees across 18 divisions and centers at clinical, research, and administrative sites. The HR Technician is the primary coordinator for staff and student employment processes, including recruitment, onboarding, personnel transactions, compensation-related requests, and employee lifecycle activities. The position works with department leadership, hiring managers, School of Medicine Human Resources, and central UNM Human Resources to ensure employment actions are accurate, timely, and compliant. The role requires ownership of assigned processes from initiation through completion, proactive deadline and outstanding-item monitoring, clear stakeholder communication, and the ability to manage concurrent priorities with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will bring strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, professionalism, confidentiality, attention to detail, and customer service. The position serves as a resource to hiring managers and employees while supporting responsive HR services. Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas must comply with the University's influenza vaccination requirement. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt staff position based at the Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After successfully completing the probationary or trial period, the position may be eligible for a hybrid arrangement with at least three on-site workdays per week, subject to departmental business needs. The hourly pay range is $19.76–$26.85. The position is benefits eligible.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities; completed degrees above the minimum education requirement may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and adapt to changing business needs.
Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Attention to detail, professionalism, confidentiality, and customer-service orientation.
Ability to independently coordinate assigned processes with minimal supervision and build productive working relationships.
Employees providing services or working in patient care or clinical areas must comply with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting recruitment, hiring, onboarding, personnel actions, or human resources operations.
Experience interpreting and applying policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Experience using HR, applicant tracking, payroll, or personnel management systems.
Ability to coordinate multiple recruitments and personnel transactions simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Experience with Smartsheet, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, and other business applications.
Experience maintaining confidential records and handling sensitive employee information.
Ability to track deadlines, monitor compliance requirements, and independently follow processes through completion.
Experience providing customer service and support to employees, supervisors, applicants, and leadership.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience in a healthcare, higher education, academic, or large complex organizational environment.
Experience supporting compensation-related processes, salary placement reviews, or workforce data tracking.

Responsibilities

Coordinate staff and student recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes.
Process personnel transactions, compensation-related requests, and employee lifecycle activities.
Coordinate assigned employment processes from initiation through completion and ensure work progresses efficiently.
Work with department leadership, hiring managers, School of Medicine Human Resources, and central UNM Human Resources on employment actions.
Monitor deadlines and outstanding items, communicate with stakeholders, and support compliant processing.
Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and provide responsive support to employees and hiring managers.