When staff join the Ohio State Office of Human Resources, they become part of one of America’s most comprehensive universities, one of Ohio’s largest employers and an exceptional team of professionals who provide proactive Human Resources services and solutions. Human Resources creates an environment that inspires pride, diversity and accountability, while also engaging faculty and staff to focus on the core mission of The Ohio State University.

The HR Consultant will work closely with HR Business Partners to support managers, supervisors, faculty, staff, and student employees by delivering HR support that enhances organizational performance. The HR Consultant will partner with leaders and managers to support strategic initiatives and ensure delivery of excellent HR service.

The HR Consultant will develop a deep understanding of the operations of the academic units they support and offer solutions, execute core HR operations, and generate and interpret HR reports. The HR Consultant will collaborate with HR Connection (Ohio State’s HR service delivery center) and HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to ensure the delivery of HR services that advance the mission and strategic objectives of the organization and provide an exceptional employee experience.

This individual contributor is responsible for providing consultation across the college to align the organization’s strategic objectives, HR best practices, and employee and manager needs spanning a range of HR topics, including diversity, equity and inclusion strategies, performance, employee relations, talent acquisition and development, workforce planning, learning and professional development, compensation, benefits, and other academic HR functions.

The HR Consultant guides leaders to effectively utilize core HR COEs and services. The role will also support leaders, managers, and supervisors with HR-related activities throughout the employee lifecycle such as recruiting, onboarding, pay and job changes, performance management, life events, and terminations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Consulting and approving transactions in Workday—job requisitions; edit position restrictions; job offers; onboarding setup.

• Initiating transactions (e.g., one-time payments).

• Generating reports (e.g., for quarterly and annual reports and surveys, upon request by unit leaders, workforce statistics, including hires and separations.

• Researching issues and questions related to timekeeping and pay.

• Communicating with unit business office to ensure funding and unit assignments are set up appropriately for all employees.

• Preparing and submitting exception requests for compensation changes and hiring.

• Partnering with ADA Coordinators for accommodation request; monitoring FMLA activity, vacation donation request.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required

• 4-8 years of relevant experience required

Desired Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree in relevant field desirable.

• 4+ years of relevant experience preferred.

• PHR or SHRM-CP certification.

• Proven ability to build productive working relationships with a wide variety of constituencies.

• Experience using Workday is preferred.

• Experience in Higher Education is preferred.

• Our HR Consultants partner with leaders across our Academic, Heath Sciences, and Administrative / Business Professional units.

The targeted hiring range for this position is $67,700-$90,300.*

Working at Ohio State brings with it a robust package of total rewards, including market-based compensation, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, flexible schedules, management training, tuition assistance, on-site child care, campus athletic and cultural events, and many others. Please visit https://hr.osu.edu/benefits/ for detailed information.

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  The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications.

Job Title: HR Consultant

Function: Human Resources

Sub-function: HR Business Partners

Career Band: Specialized

Career Level: S3