HR Associate

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 such functional areas as classification, compensation, employee relations, human resources information systems, organizational structure, recruitment, performance management, training, contract, rule and policy advice.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the principal consultant for assigned client areas which could support faculty, classified, exempt, and temporary employees of the university in recruitment. The primary focus will be recruitment with some additional responsibilities of performance management; training; contract, rule and policy advice; classification; compensation; employee relations; human resources information systems, and organizational structure.

EWU is committed to supporting and promoting a workforce that is welcoming to all and encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply for this position.

The salary for this position is $68,277.60 (minimum) up to $79,000. Where the hired candidate will begin within this range is dependent on education, experience, and skills. In addition to salary, the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and disability insurance and retirement. In addition, EWU offers generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year and fringe benefits, such as tuition waiver for employees and eligible family members, discounted EWU sports tickets, full access to our campus workout facilities at a minimum fee and free transportation through STA buses. For additional information regarding insurance benefits please see our Benefits page: https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/benefits/insurance/.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of five years of human resource experience beyond entry-level work, in the following functional (or related) areas:
  
  • Recruitment
  • Performance management, training and coaching
  • Organizational structure and restructuring
  • Contract, rule and policy advising
  • Classification, position development, and compensation
  • Human resources information systems, such as PeopleAdmin and/or Banner

Technological Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point; database management (such as Human Resources Information Systems), report generation
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while effectively managing deadlines
• Be able to work with others at all levels of the organization effectively, with a professional demeanor and ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality
• Posses strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, strong oral and written communication sills, and emotional intelligence
• Able to manage conflict, collaborate and work effectively both independently and as a member of a team
• Be customer service oriented and have a strong commitment to quality customer focused relationships and service
• Demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal accessibility, or our students, staff, faculty and the public.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Human resources experience in a college or university setting
• Experience in an environment with collective bargaining

Job Duties:

Responsible for the applicable position requisition, recruitment, and hiring processes for assigned area;Review position requisitions submitted by departments for quality, accuracy and alignment with university standards; recommend appropriate advertising media and timelines utilizing PeopleAdmin and Job Elephant, or other university systems and processes related to hiring; develop recruitment information, advertisements and supplemental marketing materials as needed; maintain updated information and statuses in University systems related to positions and applicants; provide search committee training; monitor recruitments and exercise oversight of applicant evaluation process; screen applications as assigned; facilitate approval of interviews and hires; generate applicant demographic reports; develop offer letters and contracts; maintain recruitment files, applicant records and forms in adherence to university and public records requirements.
Percent of Time: 75

In collaboration with the Director of Labor Relations, may assist employees (at all levels of the university), managers and departments by providing advice and counsel related to HR functional areas and services; by assisting in problem and conflict resolution, performance development, personnel actions such as layoff and separation; and interpreting and applying the collective bargaining agreements, university policies and procedures, and state and federal laws.Percent of Time: 20

Participate in training as necessary and other duties as assigned.Percent of Time: 5

Salary Information:

The salary for this position is $68,277.60 (minimum) up to $79,000. Where the hired candidate will begin within this range is dependent on education, experience, and skills.

Posting Date:

08/20/2025

Open Until Further Notice: Yes

Screening to Begin: 08/27/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Submit your application materials through our online applications portal provided below. If you are unable to submit through the applicant portal, please contact Human Resources Services at (509) 359-2381.

To apply, visit https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu/postings/13892