Human Resources Business Partner

To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans.

Job Title: HR Business Partner
Job Category: CWA, Confidential
NJ CSC Title: Professional Services Specialist 2, Administrative Services
Job Spec Code: 81264
Post Date: April 25, 2023
Close Date: N/A
Salary: $66,479.38 - $94,376.43
For non-unit positions, salary commensurate with experience and is accompanied by a competitive benefits package.

Position Summary: The Office of Human Resources is dedicated to the recruitment, retention, and development of a highly qualified, committed, and diverse workforce, encouraging and supporting the faculty and staff in their vital role of meeting the College's mission and goals and our commitment to our students. Our office is committed to employing innovative "best practices", emerging technologies, and operating from a focused customer centric orientation to meet these goals. We ensure effective, efficient, productive and timely processes and services and are committed to provide benefits that support the home and professional lives of our faculty and staff, offer opportunities for personal development and advancement, and ensure fairness and consistency in the application of policies and procedures.

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) performs a range of human resources related functions in the Recruiting and Compensation/Classification areas. Oversees the work of temporary and student Human Resources employees.

Main Responsibilities:

• Performs professional level duties for the full cycle of recruiting, including but not limited to: Serves as primary point of contact for Civil Service Commission, ensures Title 4A guidelines are followed and oversees PMIS entries Reviews RAPS to review eligibility lists pertaining to vacant positions and inventory of RAPS actions Provides consultative services to the hiring managers throughout the recruitment process for classified positions.

• Research employment histories for AFT employees in relation to AFT re-appointment union regulations; process re-appointment letters as needed; and assist with faculty promotion calculations or performance-based adjustment calculations Assist employees when applying for promotional or open-competitive announcements

• Review employees on working test period reports/tracker bi-weekly and ensure documentation is received from managers in a timely manner

• Run anniversary date reports in concurrence with seniority date reports bi-weekly. E-mail anniversary date notifications bi-weekly on the day before the regular pay slip days. Review the salary change spreadsheets to ensure anniversary dates are in compliance with promotional rule calculations according to the union

• Takes the lead over the Human Resources Office Assistant - temporary worker and student workers to ensure the front desk responsibilities are being performed according to expectations.

• Performs other duties which may be assigned to ensure the successful function of the Human Resources Department and compliance with all Federal and State laws including customer window assistance, answering telephone and email inquiries, special projects, and other general duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree

• Experience: Three years of experience in one or more areas in recruitment and/or classification

• Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and/or Powerpoint. Advanced technology skills

• Ability to effectively communicate with cross-section of the campus community

• Demonstrated commitment to customer service excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement

• Confidential, professional, discrete, flexibility, and adaptability to change

Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations in order to perform the essential functions of the position. If the requested accommodation(s) cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, the applicant may not be eligible for the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration.

• SHRM-CP certification

• Familiarity with PMIS/RAPS

• Familiarity with Oracle HCM Cloud

Employer Qualifications:

• Final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and reference checks.

About TCNJ

TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges and is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report. TCNJ was named the #10 value in public higher education by the Princeton review in 2009 and, in 2006, was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter - an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools - Arts & Communication; Business; Education; Humanities and Social Sciences; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering. TCNJ faculty members are teacher-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty and has 39 major buildings.

Application Instructions:

Qualified candidates should apply online at: careers@tcnj.edu and submit a letter of interest, resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references. Applications will be considered until a viable candidate is selected.

SAME Applicants

If you are applying under the New Jersey "SAME" program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter), resume (CV), as well as the names and contact information for three professional references by the closing date listed above to: same@tcnj.edu. For more information on the SAME program visit their website at: https://nj.gov/csc/same/overview/index.shtml, email: SAME@csc.nj.gov, or call CSC at: 833-691-0404.

In accordance with the New Jersey First Act P.L. 2011 c.70, effective September 1, 2011, new public employees in certain positions (faculty exempt) are required to obtain New Jersey residency within one (1) year of employment. Applicants must meet the requirements listed.