Job Details
Responsibilities and Duties
- Process and maintain employee records and HR documentation using systems like PeopleSoft, Taleo, Perceptive Content, and HireRight.
- Research and resolve HR data issues; perform audits to ensure accuracy.
- Partner with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, and other departments to verify and process HR transactions.
- Respond to employee inquiries about HR data and processes.
- Support contract processing for new and renewing contractual employees.
- Generate HR reports to support operations and decision-making.
- Assist with onboarding, including adjunct faculty new hire sessions.
- Contribute to HR projects and process improvement initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills
High School Diploma or GED.
Three years clerical experience, one year of which must have involved the application of human resources policies and procedures.
Working knowledge of general human resources practices and procedures; ability to understand and interpret human resources policies and procedures; to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and tact; to execute multiple assignments under specific time constraints with general instructions.
Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience, and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.
Preferred qualifications:
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience processing various HR related transactions.
Organization: Operations
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Aug 26, 2026
Organization
Towson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.
Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia. The town of Towson, MD. has a population of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.