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The primary purpose of the Human Resource Consultant is to act as a HR Consultant within the Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) Unified Business Cluster (UBC) and as the lead human resource expert for select centers and institutes. In this capacity, the Consultant is responsible for providing consultation and support across all employee types including faculty, EHRA non-faculty, SHRA employees, Postdoctoral Scholars and temporary employees. This includes providing interpretation of University HR policies, providing consultation and advice on general HR issues and concerns, and helping carry out both unit-level and campus-wide HR strategies and plans. The Consultant must be able to articulate the relationship between such policies and unit needs.

The Consultant will frequently interact and coordinate HR activity within the work unit with key University central offices, to include the Office of Human Resources (OHR), Academic Personnel, the EEO/ADA Office, and University Payroll Services. The Consultant will prepare, approve, and/or troubleshoot proposed or implemented HR actions to assure compliance with relevant Federal, State, and University policies and the institutions equal opportunity and diversity goals. The Consultant will typically function as a generalist covering the broad range of human resources subject matter areas including classification and compensation, recruitment and hiring, employee relations, leave administration, and handling very basic benefits inquiries in consultation, as appropriate with the University's Benefits Department. This position, along with the other VCR UBC HR Consultants, will have final Division Level approval authority on all HR actions.

This position may be eligible for hybrid or remote work.

Bachelor's degree and two years of progressively responsible professional human resources management experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.