The Human Resources Associate plans and consults with department hiring managers on the recruitment and placement of civil service vacancies at all levels. This includes coordinating activities with hiring department and other Human Resources staff to identify hiring needs. Identifies appropriate recruitment sources and consults on external advertising campaigns. Screens applicants; develops and administers civil service examinations including written tests, performance tests, and credential assessments; identifies, orients and oversees subject matter experts; refers qualified candidates to the appointing college or administrative units. Develops and maintains employment registers. Oversee pre-employment screening and the onboarding of all hires. Salary range is $60,000 - $70,000.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Function as a consultant to all assigned Colleges, Administrative Units and/or Hospital/Clinic units within the organization for civil service hiring needs; providing guidance and/or problem resolution for highly sensitive and unique human resource-related matters. Manage staffing activities for campus, hospital and clinics civil service vacancies from initial recruitment through onboarding. Manage customer relationships with a strong emphasis on building long-term relationships.

• Plan, manage and as appropriate, participate in campus recruiting activities such as on-campus presentations, career fairs and resume review. Participate in the development and implementation of short and long-term operational and customer service goals and objectives of Recruitment and Staffing department. Collaborate with UIC HR Recruitment and appropriate hiring managers to anticipate and plan for long and short-range needs. Research, analyze, and prepare recruiting statistics/measurements as well as other reporting requests. Participate in continuous quality and improvement processes.