HR Senior Prof

at  University of Colorado

JOB SUMMARY:

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with a demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty, and staff of diverse backgrounds.
The College of Nursing is seeking an HR Recruitment Professional for a full-time (1.0 FTE), benefits-eligible position. This is an open rank posting, and candidates may be hired at the entry, intermediate, or senior professional level.
Position Emphasis:
The CU College of Nursing HR Recruitment Professional works collaboratively with the CU Nursing Human Resources Team to support full-cycle recruitment processes for both faculty and staff positions. This position implements strategies for talent acquisition, job evaluation, and recruitment logistics for both faculty and staff positions while ensuring compliance with applicable personnel laws, rules, regulations, procedures, and guidelines. It also integrates and advances the College of Nursing’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its responsibilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Entry Professional

• A bachelor’s degree in human resource management, public administration, public policy, business, higher education administration, social sciences, behavioral sciences, communication, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.

Intermediate Professional

• A bachelor’s degree in human resource management, public administration, public policy, business, higher education administration, social sciences, behavioral sciences, communication, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• One (1) year of professional-level experience related to human resources, personnel management, faculty affairs, or similar.

Senior Professional

• A bachelor’s degree in human resource management, public administration, public policy, business, higher education administration, social sciences, behavioral sciences, communication, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Two (2) years of professional-level experience related to human resources, personnel management, faculty affairs, or similar.

A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
Substitution: A non-related bachelor’s from an accredited institution with one year of related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted.
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professional level experience with full-cycle recruitment with strong sourcing experience.
• Experience supporting search committees in advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion principles within recruitment processes.
• Experience working with recruitment/applicant tracking systems such as Taleo ATS, and/or human resources information systems such as PeopleSoft HRMS.
• Certification in selection or job evaluation from the State of Colorado or other professional certification (PHR, SPHR, IPMA, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP).
• Experience using bilingual (English/Spanish) skills in a professional setting

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated commitment and leadership ability to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate a broad range of laws, rules, and regulations to exercise good judgment in applying them to human resource challenges.
• Knowledge of the professional standards, concepts, and practices of recruitment and selection, employee relations, or organizational development and human resource policy.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally, including public speaking.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
• Thorough knowledge of current management and leadership methods and best practices.
• Ability to actively listen and share relevant information, anticipate problems, establish and maintain effective working relationships, and work effectively with internal and external constituents to satisfy service expectations.
• Must possess a professional demeanor and have experience that demonstrates problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Interest and desire for a career in the human resources field.

Talent Acquisition – 75%

• Responsible for handling full-cycle recruitment for assigned positions across both faculty and staff positions, including supporting the search committee process and advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion during the recruitment process.
• Serves as an active member of faculty and staff searches to advise and consult on effective recruitment and selection techniques including the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion principles in search committee work.
• Ensure that recruitment-related data is correct in HCM and appropriate according to state, university, and departmental rules and procedures.
• Maintain working knowledge of State Personnel rules and procedures and in-depth knowledge of university policies and procedures related to recruitment and selection. Recommend updates to college policies and procedures as needed.
• Supports CU Nursing Recruitment by writing job announcements, screening applications, performing job analyses, selecting/developing and scoring comparative analysis assessment devices, conducting committee interviews, and working with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts).
• Work with Campus HR to resolve issues and/or problems related to recruitment, classification, compensation, and the interpretation and application of University policies and State Personnel Rules and Procedures.
• Identifies opportunities and suggests options for process improvement related to recruitment and other HR processes.
• Source training options related to recruitment from available resources through the CU System as well as making suggestions for additional training to the HR Director for consideration.
• Decides which type of announcement, recruiting method, and comparative analysis process is appropriate for specific openings in collaboration with faculty and staff leadership and search committees.
• Recommend comparative analysis options in compliance with professional standards and State personnel rules.
• Develops recommendations for and engages in activities related to actively sourcing diverse candidates, including:
• Fostering relationships with colleagues in key sectors and organizations.
• Identifying potential pipelines of talent.
• Researching and identifying select job fairs in which to participate.
• Serving as a CU Nursing representative/point of contact for prospective candidates.
• Streamlining dissemination of job announcements.
• Contributes to a centralized repository of recruitment strategies, ensuring easy access and consistent application across all hiring initiatives, (ex. publishing job announcements in Spanish, referral program, etc.).
• Identifies training resources for managers and supervisors on their role in the recruitment process, including networking strategies and leveraging professional organizations for talent sourcing

Job Analysis – 25%

• Supports employees, supervisors, and CU Nursing HR team in job analysis/review.
• Performs job analysis and job evaluation for university staff, state classified, and clinical practice faculty positions.
• Evaluates position descriptions to determine proper job classification, salary ranges, and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status of positions.
• Identifies discrepancies related to proposed job classifications, proposes alternatives, and collaborates with hiring managers to develop solutions that support unit and college interests. Identifies training opportunities to support managers in this area.

This description is a summary only and describes the general level of work being performed, it is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time and/or based on business needs. We reserve the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the supervisor and/or hiring authority in collaboration with human resources.