Job Details

Job Description:

The School of Earth and Space Exploration’s Department HR Manager coordinates and manages all human resource functions for a complex, high volume department. This position leads and directs the HR team and reports to the Director of Operations and Research Advancement.

SESE incorporates a highly collaborative team environment to accomplish goals, meet deadlines, and deliver exceptional customer service. Employee growth and development is encouraged. We offer our employees a hybrid work schedule after the training period is complete.   

Essential duties:

• Oversees and manages all human resource functions for the unit.

• Supervises and coordinates daily work activities; assigns, prioritizes and organizes work load utilizing knowledge of staff expertise to maximize efficiency and accuracy.

• Monitors status of work in progress.

• Evaluates performance of assigned staff.

• Works closely with Senior Staff and prepares administrative/specialized reports as needed.

• Working closely and in conjunction with the Office of Human Resources, advises, interprets and provides direction to management and staff on university rules and procedures, Federal, State and local laws/regulations involving human resources, payroll and related benefit concerns.

• Working closely and in conjunction with The College and the Office of Human Resources, resolves or assists with the resolution of sensitive human resource issues.

• Working closely and in conjunction with the Office of Human Resources, advises and assists management and staff in the handling of employee relations issues, complaints and/or grievances, including providing alternatives and facilitating decision-making for determining appropriate actions.

• Assesses, develops and implements procedures specific to improving effectiveness and efficiency within established policies.

• Works closely with the unit financial area to obtain account expenditure approvals in accordance with established financial guidelines and policies.

• Participates in a variety of departmental, college, and university-wide initiatives and meetings to represent unit's interests in the area of human resources and to ensure an integrative/ collaborative support of college and university interests.

• Serves as a representative of unit committees as assigned.

• Performs special assignments as instructed.

ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

 

Department Statement:

At the School of Earth and Space Exploration, our faculty, researchers and students seek to expand the frontiers of knowledge through the exploration of Earth, space, matter, time and life. More and more, successful exploration depends on engineering theory and practice to create technologies for scientific advances. Our programs explicitly emphasize the importance of technology in modern scientific research. We look beyond traditional academic boundaries to identify big problems and invent the means to solve them. Our work requires team support, and we strive to maintain a positive, collaborative, and interdisciplinary culture. We are committed to supporting all members of our community.