Human Resources Consultant II

JacksonCountyNCChamber; Cullowhee (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

NCCAT in North Carolina seeks an experienced Human Resources Consultant II to manage the full scope of HR work, including employee relations, recruitment, classification and compensation, benefits, and leave administration.

The role serves as a key HR resource for supervisors and staff, processes HR actions in state systems, and supports hiring, onboarding, and policy compliance with state and federal requirements. Attention to detail and sound judgment are essential in this role.

Qualifications

• HR knowledge across policies, procedures, and programs.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and follow-through.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with supervisors and staff.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day HR consultant to employees on policies, procedures, benefits, leave, performance, and personnel matters.
• Initiate and process HR actions in agency and State systems.
• Manage workflow for hires, separations, salary actions, and organizational changes from initiation to completion.
• Support recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Provide consultation on classification, compensation, and organizational structure.
• Administer employee benefits and leave programs (retirement, FMLA, workers' comp).
• Maintain HR records and ensure documentation and transactions are completed correctly and timely.
• Ensure HR practices comply with State HR policies and applicable state and federal requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Discretion

Relationship building

Consulting

Job description

Recruitment Range: $55,221–$67,000

NCCAT is looking for an experienced human resources professional who can successfully navigate the full range of HR work for our agency.

The Human Resources Consultant II will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of NCCAT’s human resources program. This position serves as a key HR resource for supervisors and employees and handles work across employee relations, recruitment, classification and compensation, benefits, leave administration, position management, and HR policy.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a day-to-day HR consultant to NCCAT employees on policies, procedures, benefits, leave, performance, and other personnel matters.
• Initiate and process HR actions in agency and State systems.
• Manage the workflow associated with hires, separations, salary actions, position changes, organizational changes, benefits, and other employee transactions from initiation through completion.
• Support recruitment and staffing, including position review, posting, candidate processes, hiring actions, and onboarding.
• Provide consultation and technical support related to classification, compensation, salary administration, position management, and organizational structure.
• Administer employee benefits and leave programs, including retirement, FMLA, workers' compensation, and related programs.
• Maintain accurate HR records and monitor actions to ensure required documentation, approvals, and system transactions are completed correctly and on time.
• Ensure HR practices and transactions comply with State Human Resources policies and applicable state and federal requirements.

Who We’re Looking For

We're looking for someone who knows HR and is comfortable working in the details. The right person will be able to move between consulting with a supervisor, helping an employee understand a benefit or leave question, reviewing a position or salary action, and completing the system work necessary to put an HR decision into place. Strong candidates will bring sound judgment, attention to detail, follow-through, discretion, and the ability to build good working relationships. Experience with State of North Carolina HR systems, policies, and processes would be especially valuable.