The James and Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership (formerly Anderson School of Management) at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is looking for a highly organized, detail-oriented individual with a warm and professional demeanor to join our Business Operations team as a Department Human Resources Rep. Reporting directly to our HR Operations Manager, the Dept Human Resources Rep will oversee, coordinate, and guide various human resources activities, recruitment, and operational and employment processes for the college.
Now is an exciting time to join our team. In May 2026, UNM received a historic $30 million gift from longtime supporters James and Gail Ellis to be directed toward the advancement of business leadership education at UNM. In recognition of their generosity, the Anderson School of Management was renamed The James and Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership.
Ellis School of Business Leadership is a world-class business school with award winning faculty and programs, offering a wide array of degree programs for a diverse student population. At Ellis, you will be joining a distinguished organization with a rich history of delivering top-tier business education to students and a staff team who work hard daily to create a rich environment where we can thrive while delivering outstanding results and service to our internal and external customers.
The successful candidate will have a passion for building strong relationships, supporting faculty, staff, and students, and contributing to a positive workplace culture. They will thrive in an environment where collaboration, professionalism, and attention to details are essential to success. This individual will support HR activities related to all future and current personnel, including faculty, adjunct instructors, staff, graduate and undergraduate student employees.
Specific duties will include:
- Serve as a primary point of contact for HR related matters. This will include providing guidance and support to employees and supervisors regarding Ellis and University HR policies and procedures.
- Coordinate hiring and recruitment activities from start to end including reviewing and verifying incoming and outgoing documentation related to all HR transactions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with established policies and procedures. Originate postings in UNMJobs, utilizing approved position requests for the college.
- Originate compensation analysis for review, including calculation of education and experience, and entry into the University Salary Placement Equity Tool (SPET).
- Provide high-touch support for onboarding activities for the college.
- Process HR transactions, which includes but are not limited to postings and hirings for new employment, non-standard payments, adjunct instructor and faculty overload contracts, Electronic Personnel Action Forms (EPAFs), Electronic Personnel Action Notices (EPANs), etc.
- Act as Org Manager overseeing and coordinating bi-weekly and monthly payroll processing via LoboTime for the whole college. Provide training to incoming faculty, staff, and students on the LoboTime system.
- Maintain and/or gather data in approved internal/external systems (UNMJobs, Banner, Smartsheet) to be able to provide reporting data for HR activities in the college.
- Implement and develop specific training as needed to support programs and associated activities for faculty, staff, and student employees.
- Performing miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
See the Position Description for additional information.
