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SUNY Oneonta HR Generalist in Oneonta, New York
Location: Oneonta, NY Category: Management / Confidential Posted On: Mon Dec 9 2024 Job Description:
Are you ready for the next step in your career? Or ready for a new career? We have lots of exciting things happening in the Employee Services department at SUNY Oneonta. Consider bringing your ideas to life building our employee recruitment, engagement, development, and retention initiatives and providing legendary customer service to campus constituents.
The right candidate for this role will have exemplary ethics and confidentiality, strong organizational skills and attention to detail, excellent interpersonal skills, be willing to mentor and be mentored, love working in a student-centered setting and excited about leading in a fast-paced environment where opportunities to experience new things and impact others' lives abound.
The Role: Human Resources Generalist
The Human Resources Generalist plays a critical role in our continued growth, helping us by driving continuous improvement strategies, building exciting employee onboarding and orientation options, and participating in the selection and implementation of hiring software systems and infrastructure. The HR Generalist will offer the highest level of customer service to employees and assist department leadership in building diversity and equal opportunity in employment at the university. This is a collaborative role, working closely with Employee Services team members and partners to create a positive working environment for all employees.
To learn more about the University and the department, please visit https://suny.oneonta.edu/ or Employment | SUNY Oneonta (https://suny.oneonta.edu/about-oneonta/employment)
What you'll do: This is an entry-level HR Generalist position with an emphasis on talent acquisition AND the opportunity to learn all facets of our human resources services
Manage assigned portions of the recruiting, hiring, and onboarding process.
Be an active participant in the Employee Services team, identifying short- and long-range plans for design, development and management of employee engagement and retention initiatives.
Develop content for and design of the Employee Services website; create employee information materials and forms to support human resources processes and initiatives.
Complete the recruitment and hiring lifecycle process in an efficient and professional manner, implementing strategies to minimize the time to hire and creating a positive candidate experience.
Manage the hiring process for Civil Service positions; earn New York State Civil Service compensation and classification certification and gain authorized access to the NYS Civil Service systems.
Develop reporting metrics to support the search process and provide data for leadership regarding quality/quantity of candidate pools, first choice hires, ad yields, time elapsed from search approval to hire, etc.
Deliver best practices training to search committees and campus-wide to ensure a legally compliant and candidate-friendly talent acquisition process.
Join the process improvement team to identify and implement automated HR functions software systems.
Partner with Employee Services team members to design and deliver "best of class" onboarding and orientation for all new employees.
Salary: $55,000 - commensurate with experience. Information on SUNY's comprehensive benefits offerings can be found at https://www.suny.edu/benefits.
Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree
Zero to two years' professional experience
Additional Requirements:
Ability to extract and analyze data, compose and present comprehensive reports
Demonstrated support of a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace or environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exemplary costumer service skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and related software
Experience with social media platforms
Preferred:
Knowledge of and experience with varied human resource information systems
Ability to develop informational materials and design presentation materials.
Additional Information:
SUNY Oneonta enrolls about 5,500 students who pursue bachelor's or master's degrees or certificates in one of 70-plus academic programs. Known as an exemplary residential campus that values inclusion, service and sustainability, SUNY Oneonta is a nurturing community where students grow intellectually, thrive socially, and live purposefully.
The university is located in the City of Oneonta, nestled in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains about a four-hour drive from New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia. With a population just shy of 14,000, Oneonta is one of the 20 Most Picturesque Small Towns in America, according to Microsoft News. The natural beauty of the region is breathtaking year-round. Each season offers outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, boating, swimming, and skiing. Employees give SUNY Oneonta high marks for work/life balance, management, and culture. The university's indeed.com rating is 4.4, with one recent review noting that the people are what make SUNY Oneonta so special.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the NYS Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.
SUNY Oneonta values a diverse university community. Please visit our website on diversity at: https://suny.oneonta.edu/diversity. Moreover, the University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women, persons of color, persons with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. "At SUNY Oneonta, we believe that diversity is an asset and a source of strength that energizes our collective growth and innovation." - President Alberto Cardelle.