HR Tech

The Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine is seeking a detail-oriented, customer-focused Human Resources Technician to support staff and student recruitment, onboarding, personnel transactions, and workforce operations. As the second largest department within the School of Medicine, Pediatrics supports approximately 140 faculty, 380 staff, and numerous student employees across 18 divisions and centers located throughout multiple clinical, research, and administrative sites. The successful candidate must be able to manage multiple concurrent priorities, adapt to changing business needs, and independently coordinate assigned processes from initiation through completion.

This position serves as the primary coordinator for staff and student employment processes, including recruitment, onboarding, personnel transactions, compensation-related requests, and employee lifecycle activities. The HR Technician works closely with department leadership, hiring managers, School of Medicine Human Resources, and central UNM Human Resources to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant processing of employment actions.

The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills while effectively managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This position requires ownership of assigned processes, not simply completion of individual tasks within those processes. The ideal candidate will proactively monitor deadlines, identify outstanding items, communicate with stakeholders, and ensure work progresses efficiently with minimal supervision.

Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, professionalism, confidentiality, customer service, and the ability to build productive working relationships with employees, supervisors, and institutional partners. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted resource to hiring managers and employees while supporting the department's commitment to timely, accurate, and responsive HR services.

See the Position Description for additional information.

• Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.

High school diploma or GED; at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Experience supporting recruitment, hiring, onboarding, personnel actions, or human resources operations.
• Experience interpreting and applying policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Experience utilizing HR, applicant tracking, payroll, or personnel management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple recruitments and personnel transactions simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience working with Smartsheet, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, and other business applications.
• Experience maintaining confidential records and handling sensitive employee information.
• Demonstrated ability to track deadlines, monitor compliance requirements, and independently follow processes through completion.
• Experience providing exceptional customer service and support to employees, supervisors, applicants, and leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in a healthcare, higher education, academic, or large complex organizational environment preferred.
• Experience supporting compensation-related processes, salary placement reviews, or workforce data tracking preferred.

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The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.