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EASTERN WASHINGTON Human Resources Associate in CHENEY, Washington
Human Resources Associate
About Eastern Washington University:
Eastern Washington University, a regional, comprehensive public university with an enrollment of over 10,000 students, is one of six state-funded four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, each governed by its own board of trustees. EWU's 300-acre main campus is located in Cheney, a community of 12,000 residents 16 miles southwest of Washington's second largest city, Spokane. Eastern also offers programs in downtown Spokane at the innovative, energy-efficient Catalyst building, the SIERR building which is a hub for research, development and advancement of health sciences, and at Riverpoint, a campus shared with Washington State University. In addition, EWU programs can be found at select locations throughout the state, aligned with the needs of the community. Eastern contributes to the vitality of the region and the state through its wide array of bachelor's and master's degrees in over 100 fields of study, as well as applied doctorates in physical therapy and educational leadership, offering accessible pathways to career success and personal development to students of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
Eastern Washington University has been recognized for its commitment to helping undergraduate students learn, grow and succeed by https://collegesofdistinction.com/, a nationally trusted resource guide for college-bound students. The honor recognizes Eastern as a https://collegesofdistinction.com/best-colleges-of-distinction/ (CoD). Money magazine recently named https://money.com/best-colleges/profile/eastern-washington-university/.
Tribal Land Acknowledgement
Eastern Washington University resides within the traditional homelands of the Spokane People and other tribes who are connected through their shared history of this region. This land holds their cultural DNA and it is their Ancestors who are here and bring forth the knowledge of this place---the knowledge that comes from the land.
Job Summary:
• Eastern Washington University seeks candidates for a professional Human Resources Associate. The Associate positions serve as the principal consultant for an assigned client areas which could support faculty, classified, exempt, and temporary employees of the university in recruitment; performance management; training; contract, rule and policy advice; classification; compensation; employee relations; human resources information systems, and organizational structure.
Required competencies include:
• Effective communications and interpersonal skills, including forming productive and effective professional relationships throughout the university based on earned trust, respect and reliability and the ability to be discrete and maintain confidentiality.
• Critical/analytical thinking, obtaining and applying information to support decision making, to initiate solutions, resolve problems, and to contribute to strategic planning.
• Consistently delivering exceptional customer service.
• Establishing credibility based on others recognition of the human resources knowledge and experience offered, based on honesty, transparency and ability to comply with policies and procedures.
• Keeping up-to-date with best practices, policies and procedures, and collective bargaining agreements and the ability to foster greater understanding and acceptance of new perspectives, best practices, procedures, policies, and options available in any given situation.
• Resilience, flexibility, adaptability - able to adjust priorities and approach in the face of frequent changes impacting the organization, work responsibilities and how work is performed.
• Knowledgeable about diverse HR functions an