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Florida International University · 20 hours ago

HR Specialist (Talent Acquisition Management)

Miami, FL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$44K/yr - $49K/yr

Florida International University is a Top 50 public research university located in Miami, serving a diverse student population. The HR Specialist will coordinate pre-service requirements for the Volunteer Program, ensuring compliance and efficiency in processing requests related to volunteers, interns, and persons of interest.

EducationHigher EducationPublic RelationsUniversities

Diversity & Inclusion

Responsibilities

Assists with verifying Level I and Level 2 background checks on Student, Temporary Employees and POI

Provides university-wide support in critical and timely process management of staff policies and procedures including applicable local, state and federal laws pertaining to the pre-employment and background screening process

Responsible for initiating pre-service clearances and providing primary oversight of volunteers, interns, and POI requests to ensure it is consistent and equitable based on current positions throughout the university

Assist with all strategic, compliance and operational initiatives for the Volunteer Program

Reports on any Volunteer Program related activity and provides metrics on a biweekly basis. Provides high level of customer service to student body, hiring managers, and university community

Manages the correspondence and requests for background checks for business units, external agencies, and affiliates. Manages the communication of background check clearance or non-clearance to appropriate parties

Assists with the management of large group volunteers and hires, and all ImageNow queues. Assists with coordination of onboarding volunteers and hiring process for employees in university-sponsored/run camps

Represents the Talent Acquisition and Management Department through contacts with administrators, faculty, staff, applicants, volunteers, and other members of the community

Maintains strict confidentiality regarding all requests, results, and decisions

Assists with the management of current employees applying for University Credit Cards, Merchant Requests, gift cards and participant payments within ImageNow queues. Initiating clearance and providing guidance on the requirements for these request

Provides cross-functional operational support within the Talent Acquisition and Management Department during high-volume hiring seasons, assisting with departmental priorities to maintain service delivery and operational efficiency

Qualification

Background check managementVolunteer program oversightExcel data manipulationCustomer serviceProcess development

Required

Bachelor's degree

Experience in excel spreadsheet data manipulation (Vlookup and Pivot tables)

Company

Florida International University

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Florida International University is an American metropolitan public research university located in Greater Miami.

Founded in 1965

Miami, Florida, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.fiu.edu

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$7.95M

Key Investors

National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationUS Department of EnergyNational Institutes of Health

2024-10-20Grant· $0.4M

2024-03-28Grant

2023-01-10Grant· $3M

Leadership Team

Kenneth C. Hall

Senior Vice President of University Advacement and CEO of the FIU Foundation

Pablo Ortiz

Interim Senior Vice President of Advancement and Chief Executive Officer of FIU Foundation

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