University of Washington · 12 hours ago
Human Resources Manager - Social Sciences 2
The University of Washington is a prestigious institution that combines groundbreaking research with artistic expression. The HR Manager in the College of Arts & Sciences will manage human resources for several social sciences departments, ensuring effective HR operations and supporting faculty and student employment processes.
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Responsibilities
(40%) Act as the academic human resources adviser and serve as an academic personnel reference for units. Manage all aspects of faculty hires, reappointments, leave requests, FMLA requests and sabbatical requests. Ensure relevant and appropriate packets are created and submitted for requisite employment actions. Work closely with department chairs to form the appropriate faculty committees for faculty life-cycle actions, including temporary hires, and ensure all committee actions are completed on time. Complete the quarterly payroll roster for each unit and submit to College’s Shared Environment. Submit individual HR/payroll tickets to the Shared Environment as necessary
(35%) Serve as the student employment expert for units. Manage all aspects of academic student employee hires, including ASEs and hourly employees. Work closely with department faculty leadership to create offer letters for annual or quarterly appointments. Work with faculty leadership and finance manager to ensure fellowships and stipends are issued, and students are hired in a timely fashion. Assist faculty in hiring other types of hourly, temporary employees as requires
(20%) Work in partnership with the Finance Manager, ensuring they are informed of hires, leaves, etc. and their impact on planned spend. Ensure that front line staff have appropriate information regarding time sheet completion etc
(5%) Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Minimum of four years of experience in human resources
Experience synthesizing diverse data sources to reach personnel and policy/procedural recommendations
Ability to communicate complex ideas to audiences that are not HR experts
Problem solving skills
Preferred
Curiosity and imagination
Enjoy puzzles
Able to deal with ambiguity
Benefits
For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
Company
University of Washington
University of Washington is an educational institution that provides undergraduate, graduate, and research programs.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$205.35MKey Investors
Avista foundationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health
2025-04-21Grant· $0.01M
2024-09-13Grant
2024-08-13Grant· $21.1M
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