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HR SPECIALIST
Job Title: HR SPECIALIST
Job Code: 0265
FLSA: N
Job Level: 10
Revised Date: 02/01/2001
Job Family: JF 03
Occupational Summary
Perform a variety of specialized, complex activities in the coordination of a large department's Human Resources. Strong emphasis on proactive problem resolution and departmental communications.
Work Performed
Coordinate the maintenance, recording, preparation and reporting of data related to a large department's personnel information; coordinate and maintain the entry of human resource and payroll data and the generation and distribution of related reports and information.
Review all Department personnel forms for completeness, accuracy, timing, and conformity to budget and policy guidelines to include faculty appointments; make recommendations and process forms as appropriate; identify and research unbudgeted or potentially inappropriate actions or requests and to Department senior management regarding resolution or disposition.
Maintain liaison with HR managers, departmental business managers, administrative staff, Department senior management, Human Resource representatives and others as necessary to obtain and provide information. Verify and support personnel and payroll actions and ensure compliance with established Medical Center policies and procedures and departmental management directives regarding Human Resource and payroll activities.
Anticipate and identify potential human resource and payroll problems to minimize the financial and operational impact to the Department.
Communicate and educate departmental/Duke personnel policies and/or benefit changes. Investigate, document, and resolve unique payroll and human resource problems and issues.
Participate in the preparation of annual salary budgets for faculty staff, house-staff, and bi-weekly employees.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires knowledge of basic communications, research and mathematical principles normally acquired through a high school education.
Experience
Work requires the ability to review, maintain, research, and report on human resource and payroll information/activities generally acquired through five years of related experience.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
