Specialist, Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations

University of Nevada Reno • Reno, NV

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About The Position

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a Specialist, Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations . The ideal candidate brings strong communication skills and a solutions-oriented approach, working closely with search committees, supervisors, and employees to ensure effective human resources practices. This position reports to the Director of Human Resources. The role requires knowledge of employment laws, collective bargaining agreements, and institutional policies to provide sound guidance on recruitment, performance management, and workplace conduct. Responsibilities include advising on classified and faculty searches, conducting candidate sourcing, recommending outreach strategies, and guiding search committees through search processes. By delivering training, career support, and technical guidance, the specialist ensures standardized and transparent recruitment practices that enhance the employer brand. This position engages on HR social media platform/s and works with others to produce content and promote our Facebook site. In addition to recruitment, the position provides support for classified employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, performance management, and disciplinary processes. The specialist advises supervisors on compliance with state and federal regulations, the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC), University policies, and collective bargaining agreements to guide decision-making.

Requirements

• High School Graduation and four (4) years of related work experience.
• Associate’s Degree and three (3) years of related work experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years of related work experience.
• Master’s Degree and one (1) year of related work experience.
• Related Experience: Experience in human resources, talent acquisition, employee relations, or business administration; experience with performance management, recruitment/sourcing/outreach, and/or providing consultative HR support to supervisors or related.

Responsibilities

• Advising on classified and faculty searches
• Conducting candidate sourcing
• Recommending outreach strategies
• Guiding search committees through search processes
• Delivering training, career support, and technical guidance
• Engaging on HR social media platform/s and works with others to produce content and promote our Facebook site
• Providing support for classified employee relations matters, including conflict resolution, performance management, and disciplinary processes
• Advising supervisors on compliance with state and federal regulations, the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC), University policies, and collective bargaining agreements to guide decision-making

Benefits

• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• Generous annual, sick leave, long term disability and life insurance
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• Dual Career Assistance Program The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED