HR Business Partner (Personnel Analyst 1)

About the Role

Western Nevada College's Human Resources Office is seeking an analytical, service-minded HR professional to serve as a HR Business Partner (Personnel Analyst 1) for assigned college departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee full-cycle recruitment for assigned departments across all employee types.
• Consult with hiring managers, search committees, department leaders, and executives on staffing policy and practices, guiding them through recruitment and hiring processes.
• Draft job announcements and advertising materials that meet WNC brand standards and minimum qualifications.
• Ensure recruitment and hiring comply with WNC, NSHE, state, and federal requirements, including FLSA, NAC, the Board of Regents Handbook, and WNC Faculty Bylaws.
• Partner with shared services HR team, HR onboarding staff, and campus departments to ensure a smooth transition from selection to onboarding.
• Analyze, interpret, and apply policies, procedures, and labor law as it pertains to areas of responsibility, including Nevada Administrative Code (NAC), Board of Regents Handbook (BOR), WNC Policy Manual, WNC Faculty Bylaws, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• Triage, investigate, and resolve complex HR matters and partner with executives, department leaders, supervisors, and employees to provide advice and counsel on day-to-day HR operations, processes, and policy.
• Provide day-to-day consultation and guidance on a wide variety of HR matters, including recruitment and search processes, compensation, benefits, leave and absence, timekeeping, retirement, payroll.
• Analyze inquiries, conduct research, gather information, and synthesize and communicate findings on a wide variety of HR topics.
• Liaise with other members of the HR team, including Employee Relations & Civil Rights, where areas of responsibility intersect.
• Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot technical processes that support recruitment, staffing, benefits, and compensation efforts within the college's HRIS system, Workday.
• Develop and deliver trainings, guides, FAQs, and SOPs, and maintain HR resources including the HR Knowledge Center, Recruitment Hub, Open Enrollment Hub, and public-facing HR webpages.
• Provide benefits consultations to new employees on health insurance and retirement options, and voluntary NSHE benefits.
• Administer enrollment through 3rd party benefit platforms.
• Liaise and troubleshoot complex benefit matters with benefit providers.
• Administer leave programs including Family Medical Leave (FMLA), Paid Family Leave, and Catastrophic Leave.
• Analyze and process compensation, staffing, and pay administration actions in the college's HRIS application, Workday, including period activity pay.
• Investigate and troubleshoot complex pay matters with NSHE Payroll Services.
• Represent WNC on NSHE working groups, participating in systems configuration, testing, and design.
• Recommend system and business process improvements.
• Analyze WNC HR business processes and make recommendations for improvement.
• Coordinate with campus stakeholders and implement business process solutions.
• Report on and analyze staffing, compensation, benefits, and absence data to monitor compliance and maintain personnel records.
• Coordinate HR events and outreach, such as the annual Benefits and Wellness Fair, on-campus TIAA consultations, community events, and job fairs.

Time Allocation

• 30% Recruitment
• 20% Consultation & Customer Support
• 20% Pay & Benefits Administration
• 15% HRIS Testing, Configuration & Business Process Analysis
• 10% Reporting, Compliance & Recordkeeping
• 5% Other Duties as Assigned

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Workday (HRIS system)

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in public administration or a related field; OR
• Three (3) years of experience as a Personnel Technician III in Nevada State service; OR
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Analytical and detail-oriented.
• Tech-savvy and curious about how systems work.
• Steady and diplomatic under pressure.
• Confident to hold the line on policy and compliance.
• Takes pride in accuracy, compliance, and dependable follow-through.
• Enjoys partnering with executives, department leaders, supervisors, and employees at every level of the organization.
• Excels at communicating with a diverse range of people.
• Enjoys being part of a collaborative team that values professionalism and kindness.
• Preferred: Experience in higher education or similar education setting.
• Preferred: Experience using Workday or similar cloud-based HRIS application.
• Preferred: Experience at a State of Nevada public agency, or similar public and/or civil service setting.