The Department of Human Resources is the campus resource center for providing professional services and information in the areas of employment, benefits, compensation and classification, training and development, payroll, employee relations, policy, administration and human resources data management and reporting.

The Human Resources Associate I performs specialized administrative clerical duties in support of essential departmental functions. The Human Resources Associate I is the first point of contact for the department and provides customer services to the public and the campus community.

UMBC offers competitive compensation. This role starts at $39,232 and has 11 days of vacation as well as winter break, spring break, and personal days for regular full time roles. Tuition remission is also available.

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The Human Resources Associate I is key team member in the Department of Human Resources. The incumbent provides coverage for the Human Resources front desk and is the first point of contact for customer service in the department.

Specific duties include:

• Greeting visitors, answering and directing phone calls; answering general HR inquiries
• Providing support to departmental staff for administrative tasks and special projects
• Serve as HR website liaison
• Coordinating departmental equipment inventory, supply inventory, service requests and departmental events
• Assisting federal investigators with employment verifications and preparing employment verification letters for active employees
• Monitoring degree verifications to include tracking, sending reminders and resolving discrepancies
• Monitoring probation status for nonexempt employees by tracking deadlines, sending reminders, initiating DocuSign process and answering questions
• Providing support to the Executive Administrative Assistant and serving as primary back up with tasks and projects, including but not limited to onboarding new employees and offboarding of active employees; scheduling meetings; processing time entry/payroll transactions; providing calendar management and performing general administrative tasks for the Chief Human Resources Officer
• Sorting and distributing paychecks for the campus.

Work schedule is 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday

• High School Diploma or GED
• Three years clerical experience, one year of which must have involved the application of human resources policies and procedures or related area.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel

Note: Additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.

A background check will be required.

Upload a cover letter and a resume.

UMBC offers a rich benefits package including the following for nonexempt regular employees.

Generous Leave which includes accruing the following for full time positions:

• 11 Days of Annual Leave (increases with years of service)
• 15 Days of Sick Leave
• 15 Holidays
• 3 Personal Days

Tuition Remission:

• 8 credit hours per semester
• Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment

Additional Benefits:

• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement/Pension plan
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities
• & Much more

Contingent II positions may include benefits.

Benefits offered align with type (Regular, Contingent II, etc.) of position.

Accommodation:

If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 410-455-2337 or MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.