This position serves as the primary support for processing transactions into SAP related to faculty and graduate assistant employment. This position also works with SAP HR to resolve system issues, participates in testing and set up of new administrative processes related to faculty employment, manages the full life-cycle of the graduate assistant tuition waiver program, and liaises with Benefits & Wellness, Global Campus, Human Resources, SAP HR, Payroll, Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS), Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid (OSFA), and Student Account Services and University Billing (SASUB) on issues related to graduate assistant and faculty employment, payroll, and benefits.

Required Qualifications

Associates degree and a minimum of two years of relevant work experience in benefits, payroll, human resources, or a related field or four years of the same relevant work experience.
Strong computer skills; proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
Effective verbal and written communication skills with individuals at all levels of an organization.
Demonstrated organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and project a positive attitude.
Ability to work independently and set priorities.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with accurate results.
Ability to compose, proofread and edit correspondence.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience and working knowledge of specialized computer applications and HR software system.
Familiarity with higher education.

Duties & Responsibilities

Supervision Exercised

None.

Message to Applicants

Candidates can expect a starting offer in the $19.91-$24.00/hour range.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Please attach a resume and cover letter. Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

If there is another document you wish to include that is not required, please utilize Other Document (1).

Employee Group

Supervisory Technical

Staff Pay Level

7

Pay Range

$20.30 - $33.49/ estimated starting rate: $20.30 - $24.00

Division

Academic Affairs

Department

Faculty Personnel Services

Position Status

Regular

Position End Date

Employment Status

Full-Time

FTE

1.00

Position Type

12 month

Weekly Work Schedule

M-F, 8a-5p; evenings and weekends as necessary

Location

Mount Pleasant, MI

About the Department

Faculty Personnel Services is the academic human resource office for campus. There are seven full-time staff positions in the department.

About CMU

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.