People Operations Coordinator — Remote 1 Day/Week

Kappaalphapsi1911; Kingston (RI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Rhode Island seeks a Coordinator, Business Operations (CELS) to lead personnel processes for the College of the Environment and Life Sciences. The role oversees appointments, payroll, onboarding, and compliance across faculty, staff, and graduate assistants, coordinating with Central HR and departmental offices.

The position emphasizes confidential handling of records, process optimization, and collaboration with College leadership to support student success and timely graduation

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating personnel-related activities across employment lifecycles.
• Experience managing personnel transactions, leaves, appointments, and changes.
• Experience with onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Ability to collaborate with Central HR and Payroll and maintain compliance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate personnel-related activities for faculty, staff, graduate assistants, and part-time employees throughout the employment lifecycle.
• Manage college-level administration and processing of personnel transactions, including appointments, changes, leaves, and separations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain processes and workflows that support compliant personnel operations across the college.
• Ensure employment-related records and documentation are accurate, confidential, and aligned with policies and laws.
• Oversee part-time faculty appointments, hiring documentation, and related communications with departments and central offices.
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding activities and support salary administration, payroll, and time reporting.
• Serve as primary liaison with Central HR, Central Payroll, and other offices to resolve complex personnel issues.
• Supervise assigned staff, provide training, monitor workload, and promote service delivery across the college.
• Analyze processes and prepare reports to inform planning and decision making.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and support student success and graduation objectives.

Skills

Personnel administration

Staff supervision

Payroll documentation

Onboarding process

Tools

PeopleSoft HR

Job description

University of Rhode Island seeks a Coordinator, Business Operations (CELS) to lead personnel processes for the College of the Environment and Life Sciences. The role oversees appointments, payroll, onboarding, and compliance across faculty, staff, and graduate assistants, coordinating with Central HR and departmental offices.

The position emphasizes confidential handling of records, process optimization, and collaboration with College leadership to support student success and timely graduation