Human Resources Assistant, Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science: UTIA
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 20
- 2 days ago
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About the company
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Higher education · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Assist the Business Manager and Department Head with human resources operations
- Facilitate and oversee administrative, clerical and financial human resources operations
- Assure policy and procedural compliance
- Support faculty, staff and students
- Support personnel and programs involved in academics/teaching, extension/outreach, and research
- Coordinate all graduate student paperwork for BESS
- Assist department management
What you need
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent with 4+ years of office setting experience.
- Associates Degree in Office Administration, business or other related field with 1+ year of office setting experience.
- Basic understanding of office etiquette.
- Basic to moderate understanding of MS Office and related software.
- Moderate skills in typing, customer service, and time management.
- Ability to have proper and effective verbal and communication skills with all levels of personnel.
- Ability to multi-task and problem solve basic office needs.
- Ability and willingness to adapt and improve to change.
- Ability to stay well organized and professional.
- Basic knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Docusign for professional signature gathering.
- Experience working in an academic institution.
- Experience working at The University of Tennessee (or other UT campuses) for at least 1 year.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a field related to Human Resources and 1 year office setting experience.
- Certified Admin Professional (CAP) certification.
- Experience working with international clients.
- Moderate to advance understanding of MS Office and related software.
- Excellent/advanced skills in typing, customer service, and time management.
- Prefer knowledge of University of Tennessee policy and procedures.
- Excellent and professional verbal and communication skills with all levels of personnel.
- Professional organizational skills.
- Knowledge of HCM DASH or other Oracle based ERP software.
- Knoxville, TN
- On-Site
- UT market range: MR05
- Anticipated hiring range: $21.00 / HR - $25.00 / HR (Overtime Eligible)
- Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
- Find more information on UT Benefits here
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UTIA’s Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science (BESS) Department is searching for a Human Resource Assistant to assist the Business Manager and Department Head to facilitate and oversee the administrative, clerical and financial human resources related operations of the department assuring policy and procedural compliance while supporting all faculty, staff and students. In addition, this position would also support departmental personnel and programs involved in academics/teaching, extension/outreach, and research. They perform administrative duties that frequently require specialized knowledge, experience and abilities, coordinating all graduate student paperwork for BESS, and assisting department management. This position primarily serves as a direct report to the business manager while also secondarily reporting to the department head with appropriate tasks.