HR Generalist

This HR Generalist position within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) will work within a team environment to support the human resources, payroll, and benefit needs of departments, units, and employees. Under the supervision of the Associate HR Director, this position will primarily focus on supporting faculty-related HR administrative functions in CALS, which includes support for faculty recruitment activities, and the processing of a variety of HR transactions and associated record-keeping.

Additionally, this position will also provide administrative support for medical leave approvals and reasonable accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), working closely with the HR manager primarily responsible for these areas in the college.

This position is generally responsible for the following key areas:

• Provision of administrative support throughout the faculty recruitment process.
• Processing a variety of faculty-related pay and position transactions.
• Serving as a second CALS Divisional Disabilities Representative (DDR), providing administrative support for employees' medically related leave or job modifications.

The approximate split of duties is 50% faculty HR administrative support, 40% leave and accommodation administrative support, and 10% other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have prior experience in one or more of the above areas of responsibility. They will have excellent interpersonal skills that includes experience working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. They will be extremely organized, detail-oriented, and have the ability to analyze information and exercise sound judgement.

• Contributes to the development, implementation, interpretation, and revision of work unit Human Resources policies and procedures according to institutional and legal rules and regulations

• Executes and audits work transactions and changes adhering to established policies and procedures to meet anticipated deadlines

• Receives, responds to, and resolves employee questions and problems

• Represents unit/program at institutional workshops, informational meetings, and training sessions

• Provides consultation, performs analytics, and/or maintains personnel files, communications, and materials for work unit through various mediums

• Processes employees' medically related leave or job modification requests, or a portion thereof.

• Performs faculty-related payroll functions

Department:

Office of Human Resources

Compensation:

The anticipated salary range for this position is $65,000 - $75,000. However, final salary will depend on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Additional benefits information can be found at: or https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf

Work Schedule:

Regular work hours are 7:45am - 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Occasional nights and weekends may be required for this position.

Required Qualifications:

Required Experience:

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  Professional experience, training, or education in at least two of the following functional HR areas:

  
  
  
  

  • Recruitment (posting positions, advertising, responding to applicant inquiries, managing applicant materials, coordinating the interview process)

  • Hiring/Onboarding activities (initiating background checks, I-9 processing, processing new hire paperwork, assigning mandatory training, assist with/coordination of orientation)

  • Employment Relations (performance management, leave management)

  • Compensation & Benefits (payroll processing, monitoring employee paid time off, coordinating employee benefits, processing salary adjustments)

  • Compliance (I-9, FLMA/ADA, worker's compensation, records retention)

  
  
  
  

• Managing a high volume of varied tasks in a fast-paced environment (e.g., organizing, prioritizing, consistently meeting deadlines, managing multiple tasks).

• Providing customer service to a range of customers (e.g., responding to inquiries, providing technical support, transparency, guiding customers through a transaction, follow-up / follow-through, etc.).

• Utilizing word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working with human resources information system (HRIS) and/or applicant tracking system (ATS) (e.g., Workday)

• Performing payroll and benefits activities

• Interpreting, applying, and communicating complex policies and/or procedures

• Working in an environment directly or indirectly supporting medical leave or accommodation requests

Education:

Preferred: Associate's Degree or other training in the field of human resources or business administration

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "I am a current employee" button under Apply Now. You will be prompted to upload the following documents.

• Cover Letter

• Resume

Please note, there is only one attachment field. You must upload all your documents into the one attachment field.

Finalists will be asked to provide contact information (phone and email) for three references, one of which must be a current or former supervisor. References will not be contacted without prior notice.

It's important that your cover letter and resume reflect your experience for this position related to the Qualifications section. Your application materials will be used during our evaluation to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

Additional Information:

• Criminal Background Check may be required.

• A 12-month evaluation period may be required

Sonia Parker

CALS HR Generalist

sonia.parker@wisc.edu

Madeilene (Maddie) Hoffman
CALS HR Generalist
madeilene.hoffman@wisc.edu

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