Human Resources Coordinator

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech is seeking a Human Resource Coordinator to support the HR department with administrative tasks and services for effective operations. The role involves coordinating hiring requests, onboarding activities, and responding to policy inquiries in a university setting.

The position requires a high school diploma and at least one year of HR experience, with preferred experience in full-cycle recruitment, HR reporting, and visa processes. This is an on-site role located in Atlanta, GA.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ years of relevant HR experience or coordination.
• Experience with full-cycle recruitment, HR reporting, and visa processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and coordinate hiring requests from unit management.
• Coordinate onboarding and orientation; assist with recruitment efforts as needed.
• Respond to inquiries regarding HR policies and procedures; refer when appropriate.
• Review and revise unit HR processes as appropriate.
• Maintain employee records including salary, job changes, terminations.
• Disseminate HR policy updates within the unit.
• Process HR-related documents (hiring packages, postings, reports).
• Serve as unit-level HR contact for processes and procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Excel

HRIS

Job description

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

The Woodruff School graduates high caliber mechanical engineers for a demanding profession. Mechanical engineers are the foundation of today’s technological world. To do so, we provide enhanced facilities and laboratories to create the best learning environment and we attract outstanding faculty and students. In this period of rapid technological change, the Woodruff School produces mechanical engineers who are vital to our future.

With approximately 3,000 students, 100 faculty members, and 80 staff members, the Woodruff School is one of the largest mechanical engineering programs in the country. We are consistently ranked as one of the top 10 mechanical engineering programs in the U.S. at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and continuously innovate to keep our school at the forefront of engineering education. Our size and resources allow us to offer a diversity of educational and research opportunities that enable us to produce highly sought after engineering professionals.

Job Summary

The Human Resource Coordinator will perform administrative tasks and provide services to support the effective operations of the organization's HR department.

Responsibilities

• Review and coordinate process of hiring requests from unit management.
• Coordinate activities associated with employee on-boarding and orientation; May assist with recruitment efforts and selection process.
• Respond to inquiries regarding Institute and departmental HR policies and procedures; make referrals when appropriate.
• Review and recommend revision to unit level HR processes as appropriate.
• Maintain employees' record maintenance and transactions including salary, job, termination and other related changes.
• Gather and coordinate dissemination of information regarding new or Title Job Duties/Responsibilities revised HR related policies and procedures within unit.
• Initiate and/or process HR-related documentation (hiring packages, posting requests, schedules and reports, etc.).
• Serve as a unit-level contact for HR-related processes and procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or vocational training

Required Experience

• 1+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment process, including job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, reference checks, offer preparation, and onboarding.
• Experience producing and maintaining HR reports and workforce data, including employee rosters, anniversary charts, termination reports, and other personnel-related reports. Demonstrated proficiency in Excel and HR information systems, with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience in managing visa processes for international hires
• Experience in higher education preferred

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct . Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities. Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

• Salary range: $42,797.00 - $62,231.00 / yearly
• Location: Atlanta, GA
• Job grade: G04
• This is not a supervisory position.
• This position does not have financial responsibilities.
• No, this position will not be required to drive.
• This role is considered a position of trust.
• This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
• This position will not travel.
• This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest