Human Resources Generalist, Recreation and Physical Education
About The Position
At Duke, we celebrate individuality and the unique perspectives that each member of our community brings. As the Human Resources Generalist, Recreation and Physical Education, you’ll be a vital part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team that supports students, staff, and campus partners while fostering an inclusive and engaged workplace. As part of Recreation and Physical Education, you'll join a mission-driven team committed to developing a welcoming, inclusive, and high-performing environment. Your work will directly contribute to the success, wellbeing, and growth of our diverse Duke community.
Responsibilities
- Administer HR processes for full-time and part-time employees, including onboarding, offboarding, compensation, benefits, performance management, and engagement.
- Advise leadership on pay practices, position classification, performance appraisal, employee relations, and training and development.
- Develop and implement inclusive recruiting and hiring strategies.
- Manage hiring processes for foreign national, undergraduate, and graduate student employees in collaboration with Visa Services.
- Support salary planning and staffing strategies.
- Recommend and implement strategies to enhance compensation structures, promotion pathways, retention, and performance review processes.
- Oversee job postings, offer letters, welcome communications, and onboarding processes.
- Audit biweekly timecard submissions and oversee work-study payroll processes.
- Prepare and advise on supplemental pay requests, pay exceptions, stop payments, and reissues.
- Coordinate departmental staff meetings, retreats, in-service trainings, and professional development initiatives.
- Monitor and communicate HR policies, regulations, and best practices.
- Ensure compliance with labor laws and institutional policies.
- Provide training and policy updates to staff and supervisors.
- Demonstrate excellence in conflict resolution, public speaking, and relationship building.
- Lead engagement committee initiatives.
- Maintain strong partnerships with Athletics HR, University HR, and other campus offices.
Benefits
- Duke provides comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
- generous retirement benefits
- a wide array of family- friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
