Human Resource Consultant

Washington State University • Pullman, WA

4d • $6,250 - $8,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Providing solutions in an efficient and customer-focused model, Human Resource Services (HRS) strives to enhance the employment experience and satisfaction of Washington State University (WSU) faculty and staff through clear communication, outreach, engagement, and support. Enhancing workplace satisfaction and sustainability of the University, fostering a positive and engaging experience to the WSU system. As a Human Resource Consultant within HRS Employment Services team, you will provide comprehensive human resource (HR) advice and counsel to leadership, management, faculty, and staff on a wide range of employment practices, procedures, and policies. You will serve assigned areas within WSU, utilizing your knowledge of laws, policies, regulations and procedures to support HR employee relations. You will work closely with assigned leadership and management to foster a collaborative and productive workplace through open communication and promoting best practices in areas of: Providing advice and guidance to managers regarding employee relations concerns, including managing corrective and disciplinary actions and conducting personnel investigations; Resolving performance challenges and addressing workplace concerns; Supporting training and development efforts and guiding performance management; Advising on recruitment, classification, and compensation matters; Contributing to program or policy development and organizational analysis; and Other matters related to human resource management. This position is based on the WSU Pullman campus in Pullman, Washington. After completing an initial training period, the selected applicant may be eligible to work from the WSU Spokane campus up to two days per week, reporting to the Pullman campus the rest of the week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and three (3) years of professional human resource experience (for HR Consultant 1)
• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and four (4) years of professional experience as a human resource generalist (for HR Consultant 2)
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis
• Experience handling complex employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, conducting investigations and reporting findings, corrective and disciplinary actions, and compliance with labor laws
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated experience interpreting, explaining, and applying state and federal laws, rules, policies and procedures, including labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and contracts
• Experience interacting with large groups and individuals at all work levels
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and the application of appropriate flexibility in response to issues and opposing points of view

Nice To Haves

• Experience in labor relations, recruitment, classification, compensation, Fair Labor Standards Act
• Professional certification from a recognized human resource/personnel association
• Human Resource experience in a higher education setting

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and guidance to managers regarding employee relations concerns, including managing corrective and disciplinary actions and conducting personnel investigations
• Resolving performance challenges and addressing workplace concerns
• Supporting training and development efforts and guiding performance management
• Advising on recruitment, classification, and compensation matters
• Contributing to program or policy development and organizational analysis
• Other matters related to human resource management

Benefits

• paid sick and vacation leave
• paid holidays
• medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
• retirement
• deferred compensation
• optional supplemental retirement accounts
• training and development
• employee tuition waiver

What This Job Offers

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