Senior HR Generalist

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign•Urbana, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior HR Generalist manages a variety of human resource activities, provides strategic guidance on a variety of human resource activities, and manages complex human resource related issues. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a top 10 public university that has launched over 330 startups and continues to redefine excellence. Every staff member helps shape what’s next. Founded in 1867, Illinois is home to a vibrant community of 59,000 students from all 50 states and 129 countries, supported by 15 colleges and instructional units, more than 20 research institutes, and one of the most comprehensive student service ecosystems in the nation. Whether you’re empowering first-generation students, fueling breakthrough innovation, or strengthening communities across Illinois and beyond, your work here has a far-reaching and deeply meaningful impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Administration, Management, Organizational Administration, Public Administration, Labor Relations, Business Administration or a field closely related to the position.
Three (3) years (36 months) of work experience performing professional-level human resources duties.

Responsibilities

Provides guidance to supervisors on performance management practices and issues.
Recommends interpretation of collective bargaining agreement language and corrective actions to performance issues under administrative supervision.
May infrequently participate in contract negotiations.
May serve as a resource to lower-level staff.
Facilitates accommodations and conflict resolution efforts.
Resolves supervisor/employee conflicts requiring intervention or consultation with either party.
Responsible for overall unit management of FMLA, PLFA, or other managed leave categories.
Develop and implement related guidelines and process improvements.
Counsel and resolve complex or sensitive issues related to leave.
Informs and advises staff on complex regulations/policies relating to leave usage.
Responsible for independently coordinating search, hiring, and onboarding processes for roles at all levels in all employment categories applicable to the unit, including recruitment efforts.
Communicate with applicants and new hires, facilitating interview, hiring, and onboarding processes including work authorization.
Communicate and implement search procedures aligned with best practices and compliance needs, advising search committees and hiring managers.
Contribute to overall hiring plans, providing guidance on search strategies aligned with talent needs (e.g., multi-level searches, search timing).
Responsible for aligning recruitment and advertising efforts with unit and university branding efforts.
Ensures adherence to HR policies and legal requirements through tracking, training, and internal reviews.
May develop and implement internal compliance strategies.
Provides expertise on HR policies and legal requirements.
Responsible for managing employee appointments and records, and the interaction between multiple types of appointments to result in appropriate pay and employee status information.
Enters routine and non-routine data, pulls routine and non-routine reports, developing new reports as needed.
Ensures accuracy of input data, resolves any discrepancies, considers long-term data retention and data integrity.
Participate in appropriate systems testing and provides feedback.