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Reporting to the Academic Personnel/Human Resources Director, the Human Resources Generalist serves as an integral part of the Library Human Resources team and is responsible for performing daily administration of human resources functions including recruitment and retention of a diverse and talented workforce, classification and compensation, leave administration, payroll, benefits, training and development, records management and reporting. Note: The budgeted hiring range is up to $68,000.

Demonstrated ability to coordinate leave administration processes.
Ability to perform accurate, detailed work.
Ability to apply a wide variety of policies and procedures.
Ability to display initiative and remain flexible in a fast-paced and changing environment.
Ability to organize work, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
Ability to foster a respectful, cooperative, professional and courteous environment, maintain confidentiality, and employ tact and diplomacy.
Has working knowledge of other areas of HR.
Proficient in communicating clearly and effectively verbally and in writing and in integrating information in the completion of assignments.
Demonstrated ability to handle difficult or volatile situations/individuals effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships.
Basic knowledge of human resources policies and programs, and how they affect other organizational policies and procedures.
Analytical skills to conduct analysis and develop recommendations; demonstrates organizational skills and problem-solving skills. Has working knowledge of other areas of HR.
Knowledge of organizational policies and procedures and knowledge of functional area.
Knowledge of a human resources management system (HRMS), and/or other related business software programs and systems.
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work successfully in an intensely collaborative environment with a broad range of people from culturally diverse backgrounds including colleagues, administrators, students, faculty, donors and alumni

Demonstrated ability to coordinate recruitment and selection efforts for staff and academic positions.

Demonstrated ability to coordinate recruitment and selection processes in a University setting.

Demonstrated ability to administer human resources functions in a unionized environment.

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside was included in the (August 2018) edition of The Princeton Review's "The Best 382 Colleges."


• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2017) Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Riverside among the top 151 institutions. This survey bills itself as "the most trustworthy precursor of global rankings of the world's top 500 universities."


• In 2016, UCR was recognized for graduation rate success by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) for achieving near parity across racial-ethnic, socio-economic, and gender boundaries.


• UCR ranks among the Top 15 Public Research Universities in the nation, as identified by the 2017 Washington Monthly.


• In 2017, two separate reports from the Education Trust celebrated UCR as a national leader for African American and Latino student success. UCR was one of just three schools to be named top-performing institutions in both reports and the only California campus recognized among 18 top-performing colleges and universities in the nation for high black student graduation rates.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview