HR Specialist - Higher Education & Workday Liaison

Brown University; Rhode Island; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Wellness program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Brown University’s School of Engineering seeks a Human Resources Specialist to coordinate HR activities for multiple academic and research groups. The role includes recruitment, onboarding, policy administration, equity reviews, and salary recommendations, reporting to the Assistant Director.

The successful candidate will support the Workday system, manage student employment processes, and contribute to annual performance review coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 3–5 years’ human resources or executive level support experience in higher education preferred; or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Strong organizational, administrative and time management skills.
• Initiative and judgment to independently problem solve and prioritize workload in a multi-task environment while maintaining careful attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service and oral/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as central HR liaison for 10 academic/research groups and 11 central administrative groups in the School of Engineering.
• Advise the Assistant Director on HR processes including recruitment, onboarding, policy administration, equity reviews, and salary recommendations.
• Act as a Workday liaison and provide guidance on Workday processes, resources, and training.
• Administer undergraduate student employment program and coordinate annual performance review processes.

Skills

HR knowledge

Communication

Confidentiality

Work independently

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

Brown University’s School of Engineering seeks a Human Resources Specialist to coordinate HR activities for multiple academic and research groups. The role includes recruitment, onboarding, policy administration, equity reviews, and salary recommendations, reporting to the Assistant Director.

The successful candidate will support the Workday system, manage student employment processes, and contribute to annual performance review coordination.