What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Specialist Associate position at NMSU Conference Services?
- 503477
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Staff
- Staff Full-time
- Closing at: May 8 2026 - 23:55 MDT
Department Contact: Joyce Rindner, jrindner@nmsu.edu
Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants
Advertising Summary: We welcome your application to join our Employment & Compensation Services team at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Serve as a trusted resource to empower confident and thriving employees that champion student success and shape organizational excellence.
Position Details
Position Title: Human Resources Specialist Associate
College/Division: Administration and Finance
Department: 510038-EMPLOYMENT & COMPENSATION SVCS
Location: Las Cruces
Offsite Location (if applicable):
Target Hourly/Salary Rate: 17.85
Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable
Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)
If Not a Standard Work Schedule
Job Duties and Responsibilities: The Human Resources Specialist Associate for Central Employment and Compensation supports a wide range of human resources operations with a focus on hiring processes, personnel actions, records management, and compliance-related activates. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timely processing of HR transactions while maintaining confidentiality and adherence to institutional policies.
Prepare and process hiring proposals and job postings for non-exempt positions.
Review and approve Handshake postings for student employment opportunities.
Audit student employee and graduate assistant hires to ensure accuracy and completeness of hiring documentation.
Review, prepare, and submit EPAFs and PAFs for non-exempt and student personnel actions.
Initiate and manage TAS background checks for applicable hires.
Triage and assign incoming HR ticket requests to the appropriate HR Business Partner.
Create and maintain personnel file records in compliance with recordkeeping requirements.
Assist with IPRA and subpoena requests, ensuring timely and accurate document support.
Support verification of employment requests.
Perform transcript coding and maintain related records.
Conduct research related to HRS requests and provide accurate information or recommendations.
Maintain and process mailed and faxed HR forms, ensuring proper documentation and routing.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
High School diploma 3 years of relevant experience or an Associate's Degree 1 year of relevant experience.
Equivalent Qualifications
Professional certifications such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP may be considered as partial fulfillment of educational requirements, particularly when combined with relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Special Certification/Licensure:
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
Physical Effort: Light physical effort. Effort applies to no more than two (2) hours per day.
Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.
Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
Recruitment Summary
We are New Mexico’s land-grant institution and a comprehensive research university dedicated to teaching, research public service and outreach at all levels. NMSU is a welcoming community of talented faculty, staff and students who are working together to make a difference. We are a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), a minority-serving institution (MSI) and home to the first Honors College in New Mexico. We offer an accessible education that shapes bright futures.
NMSU provides learning opportunities to a diverse population of students and community members at four campuses, Cooperative Extension offices located in each of New Mexico’s 33 counties, 12 research and science centers, and through distance education.
NMSU Global Campus
Since 1888, NMSU has proudly embodied this tradition, building relationships that last a lifetime while serving students who want to earn their degree and grow in their field. Today, NMSU Global Campus provides flexible, career-focused online education that helps our students transform their lives – and the lives of the people they love – through over 70 degree and certificate programs, skill-building microlearning courses, and career and talent development.
NMSU Main Campus
Located in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico State University's 900-acre main campus is located at the crossroads of I-10 and I-25 in the Southwestern United States. As a thriving center of higher education, deeply rooted in the regional tradition, its role as a comprehensive university is recognized throughout the state.
Doña Ana Community College
Founded in 1973 in collaboration with local school districts to support occupational education, DACC is now a leading community college that provides transformative educational opportunities that meet the workforce needs of Doña Ana County. With a focus on access, innovation and excellence, DACC offers over ninety degrees and certificates, adult education, specialized workforce training, and small business assistance.
Alamogordo Campus
Established in 1958 to serve the needs of the airmen and families stationed at Holloman Air Force Base located only 10 miles west of Alamogordo, NMSUA is a community college with a long history of excellence that is supported by a caring community of hard-working students and dedicated faculty and staff. The campus is situated “on the hill” above Alamogordo and provides inspiring views of the city and the Tularosa Basin, offering the perfect venue for creative and motivated learning.
Grants Campus
NMSU Grants was established as a branch of New Mexico State University in 1968 through the cooperative efforts of New Mexico State University and Grants Municipal Schools. As a two-year branch community college, NMSU Grants serves the local communities in Cibola and McKinley counties, including the Pueblos of Acoma, Laguna, and Zuni, as well as Tohajiilee, San Mateo, San Rafael, Cubero, the City of Grants, and the Village of Milan.
Special Instructions to Applicants
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EEO Statement
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