HR Assistant-HR Service Center

ummc; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) HR Service Center is seeking an HR Assistant to provide specialized support across HR functions at the Main Campus Jackson. You will assist in employment, benefits, training, and document management, delivering guidance to client departments and staff on established policies and procedures.

The role requires a degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) and at least one year of HR experience, with strong communication and data handling skills to ensure

Qualifications

• Degree in HR or related field with 1 year of HR experience.
• 1 year of work experience in human resources.
• Proficiency with HRIS and office software, strong records management.

Responsibilities

• Explains and applies human resources rules, policies or regulations.
• Collaborates in resolving policy-, process-, or procedure-related inquiries.
• Manages documents, files, and data entry with accuracy and completeness.
• Assists in administration of HR functions such as training, benefits enrollment, and employment examinations.
• Gathers data and prepares reports, statistics, and summaries.
• Schedules interviews, job postings, and orientation activities; assists in job fairs and outreach.

Skills

HR processes knowledge

Verbal and written communication

Records maintenance

Data gathering and reporting

Interpersonal skills

PC skills

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Requisition ID

R00053683

Job Category

Professional and Technical

Organization

HR Service Center

Location

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title

HR Assistant-HR Service Center

Job Summary

Provides specialized support and assistance to the human resources department in one or more functional areas such as employment, benefits, employee relations, classification, human resources information systems, training and development. Provides routine advice, assistance, and follow-up to client departments, employees, and/or the general public in the application of specified policies, procedures, and documentation.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) and one (1) year's work experience in human resources

Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of human resource processes, procedures, and documentation. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Records maintenance skills. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with employees and team members. Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports. Ability to interpret and analyze informational needs and provide advice and guidance in area of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Explains and applies human resources rules, policies or regulations.
• Collaborates in the resolution of policy-related, process-related, or procedural problems and/or inquiries received from department representatives, employees, and/or applicants.
• Receives, reviews, scans, enters, retrieves, organizes, maintains, and ensures the accuracy and completeness of documents, files, and data.
• Provides assistance in the administration of a variety of human resource functions such as employee training and orientation, benefits enrollment, and employment examinations.
• Gathers data and prepares reports, statistics and statistical summaries, narrative summaries or graphic representations of data.
• Schedules and arranges meetings, employments examinations and interviews, and/or new employee orientation; prepares examinations, and job advertisements, assist in job fairs, and/or other outreach activities.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

No

Pay Class

Hourly

FTE %

100

Work Shift

Day

Grant Funded

No

Job Posting Date

09/10/2026