HR Operations Specialist: Hiring & Onboarding

University System of New Hampshire; Hampshire Township (IL); On-site; USD 27,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The University System of New Hampshire seeks a Senior Human Resources Assistant to support system-wide hiring and HR services, enhancing candidate experiences and campus partnerships. You will coordinate recruiting, onboarding, and communications while assisting HR partners and ensuring processes move forward.

Responsibilities span scheduling, documentation, inquiries, and information management; your role enables efficient HR service delivery and proactive problem solving across the system.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and 3 years of professional HR experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in delivering high-quality customer service and ability to manage confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and supports recruiting and onboarding activities, including interview scheduling, new hire documentation, offer letters, HR communications, databases, training records, and related processes.
• Manages complex calendars, meetings, scheduling, records, correspondence, and competing priorities with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Provides responsive, professional service through walk-in interactions, phone, email, chat, and ticketing systems.
• Communicates effectively with internal and external customers and serves as a liaison among HR team members, senior leadership, candidates, employees, and campus stakeholders.
• Coordinates meetings, events, projects, and programs, including logistics, materials, communications, timelines, and stakeholder involvement; understands objectives and provides informed administrative support.
• Prepares and maintains presentations, spreadsheets, databases, reports, forms, and other HR materials while ensuring information is accurate, organized, accessible, and appropriately communicated.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organization

Confidentiality

MS Office

AI tools

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Workday

Excel

PowerPoint

AI tools

Job description

The University System of New Hampshire seeks a Senior Human Resources Assistant to support system-wide hiring and HR services, enhancing candidate experiences and campus partnerships. You will coordinate recruiting, onboarding, and communications while assisting HR partners and ensuring processes move forward.

Responsibilities span scheduling, documentation, inquiries, and information management; your role enables efficient HR service delivery and proactive problem solving across the system.