Strategic HR Partner - Higher Education

University of California; Moscow (ID); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Idaho is seeking a Human Resources professional to partner with internal and external customers on HR issues, including recruitment, compensation, classification, and employee relations. The role supports advising across departments and applies university policies to deliver timely HR solutions.

Work with Employment Services, Benefits, Payroll, and other teams to form cross-functional solutions and ensure policy compliance.

Qualifications

• Four years human resources experience OR a Bachelor’s Degree in human resources or directly related field plus one year of human resources experience.
• In three (3) or more of the following areas: recruitment, classification, compensation, employee relations, training and development, reasonable accommodation, Fair Labor Standards Act
• Applying knowledge of personnel administration
• Reviewing documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance; compiling data and information for reports; composing written communication; explaining and proposing policies and procedures

Responsibilities

• Interpret and apply University procedures, policies and business processes
• Plans and carries out work independently and timely
• Responsible for coordinating within designated area of subject matter expertise
• Partner with Employment Services, Benefits, Payroll and others as appropriate to create cross-functional teams in order to create solutions for areas and departments
• Provide guidance in all of the following: recruitment, classification, compensation, corrective and disciplinary action, training and development, interpretation and application of laws, rules, policies and procedures, appeals, grievances, performance management, training, performance reviews, career counseling, organizational reviews, reasonable accommodations, employee recognition, and/or other functions relating to human resource management
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

HR generalist experience

Recruitment

Classification

Compensation

Employee relations

FLSA compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

The University of Idaho is seeking a Human Resources professional to partner with internal and external customers on HR issues, including recruitment, compensation, classification, and employee relations. The role supports advising across departments and applies university policies to deliver timely HR solutions.

Work with Employment Services, Benefits, Payroll, and other teams to form cross-functional solutions and ensure policy compliance.