Temporary Faculty Employment Specialist
Middletown, DE - USA
Job Summary
Reporting to the Associate Provost for Budget and Personnel the Temporary Faculty Employment Specialist manages the faculty personnel process and maintains all documentation related to faculty files for all full-time and part-time visiting faculty and provides support to Academic Deans and Academic Affairs.
Responsibilities include:
VISITING FACULTY PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION
- Manage the full lifecycle of visiting faculty appointments from initial search request through appointment letter preparation hiring onboarding and termination.
- Implement the additional pay process for visiting faculty.
- Coordinate with Wesleyans Benefits to ensure visiting faculty benefits are appropriately processed.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT
- Oversee the three academic deans discretionary budgets including processing payments and providing budget reports as needed.
- Support oversight of academic department expenses in Workday.
- In collaboration with the Executive Assistant in Academic Affairs coordinate deans calendars and schedule meetings as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
This is an on-campus position working up to 37.5hrs per week.
MINIMUMQUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Higher Education Administration Public Administration or a related field and a minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in administrative operations human resources academic affairs or a similarly complex organizational environment; or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.
Demonstrated experience managing complex administrative processes across a full lifecycle (e.g. hiring onboarding and offboarding) with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Experience working in a higher education or similarly complex organizational environment with the ability to navigate multiple stakeholders and institutional processes.
Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders and communicate clearly with professionalism and sound judgment
Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion and tact.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines manage multiple workflows simultaneously andmaintaincomposure in a fast-paced environment
Experience using enterprise systems (e.g.Workdayor similar HRIS platforms) to manage data track processes and generate documentation.
Experience supporting financial or compensation-related processes includingprocessingor tracking transactions such as payroll inputs payments or expenses.
Experience coordinating schedules meetings or administrative operations in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiencyin Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working with faculty or supporting academic affairs processes in a higher education environment.
Experience supporting faculty personnel processes or human resources functions in a higher education setting.
Experience with Workday or a similar HRIS system in a higher education or complex organizational environment.
Experience managing projects or implementing process improvements across departments.
Experience supporting or coordinating employment eligibility immigration or visa-related processes in a higher education or similarly complex organizational environment.
Additional Applicant Instructions:
Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume.
Pay Range: $28.00 - $31.00/hr.
Work Location: On CampusAll offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidates completion of a pre-employment background check screening to the satisfaction of Wesleyan University.
Wesleyan University located in Middletown Connecticut does not discriminate on the basis of race color religious creed age gender gender identity or expression national origin marital status ancestry present or past history of mental disorder learning disability or physical disability political belief veteran status sexual orientation genetic information or non-position-related criminal record. We welcome applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups. Inquiries regarding Title IX Section 504 or any other non-discrimination policies should be directed toVice President for Equity and Inclusion Title IX and ADA/504 Coordinator.
Wesleyan University complies with the Clery Act and maintains records of campus crime statistics and security policies. Copies of Wesleyan Universitys Clery Act Report are available on request and online at is taken into consideration in the determination of salary offers. For more information visit offers a broad range of employee benefits and development opportunities including comprehensive group insurance plans wellness programs and incentives generous paid time off and retirement plans flexible work schedules employee and dependent tuition programs for those who qualify.
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About Company
Founded in 1831, Wesleyan University is a leading liberal arts and sciences university located in the heart of Connecticut.