University of California  Los Angeles

Senior Academic Human Resources Analyst

Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in higher education, with progressive responsibilities.
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Familiarity with the DAT System for Academic Personnel (preferred).
  • Experience with UC/UCLA systems like CDW and UCPath (preferred).
  • In-depth knowledge of academic personnel policies including APM and The CALL (preferred).
  • Working knowledge of the Non-Senate Faculty MOU (preferred).
  • Ability to draft clear and accurate professional correspondence and reports.

Responsibilities

  • Administer the hiring process for non-ladder faculty at the Law School.
  • Develop recruitment and retention strategies aligned with long-range goals.
  • Coordinate hiring initiatives due to planned academic expansions.
  • Analyze operational needs and optimize hiring timelines accordingly.
  • Interact with faculty, senior admin, and students to facilitate effective communication.
  • Ensure compliance with academic recruitment guidelines and best practices.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits starting from day one.
  • Supportive hybrid work environment with flexibility.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Engagement in a collaborative academic community.
  • Access to UCLA's resources and facilities.
Full Job Description
Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants are required to submit both a resume and a cover letter to be considered for this position.

This position operates under a hybrid work arrangement and requires regular on-site work 2-3 days per week. Additional on-site attendance may be required to meet department and operational needs. To support onboarding, training, and acclimation to the role, the incumbent may be expected to maintain a more frequent on-site presence during the initial training period.

Position Summary

Under the general direction of the Academic Personnel Director, the Senior Academic Human Resources Analyst will administer the hiring process of the Law School's non-ladder faculty. The Law School currently houses 20 academic units with 60 ladder faculty and 40 non-ladder appointments and is expected to aggressively expand its academic program presence over the next three years. This involves incorporating short-course programs at the end of each semester to allow students to take a higher course load in a shorter period of time. In order to accomplish this, the Law School anticipates an increase of 12 new non-ladder faculty hires over the period of the next three years. Incumbent will develop a strategy for the recruitment and retention of non-ladder faculty that is reflective of the long-range objectives of the Law School.

Salary & Compensation

*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications

  • 5-7 Years Professional experience working in a position of increasing responsibility at an institution of higher education. (Required)
  • Experience using Microsoft 365 including outlook, excel, power point, word. (Required)
  • Experience using the DAT (Dossier Action Tracking) System for Academic Personnel purposes. (Preferred)
  • Experience using UC/UCLA proprietary systems, including CDW, UCPath, TRS, and Tracker I-9, to accurately process transactions, access data, and support departmental operations. (Preferred)
  • Detailed knowledge of and ability to accurately interpret university policies and procedures regarding academic personnel as contained in the APM and The CALL. (Preferred)
  • Working knowledge of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Non-Senate Faculty (Lecturers). (Preferred)
  • Demonstrated skill in analyzing information, problems, situations, practices or procedures to define problems or objectives, identify relevant concerns, patterns and relationships, formulate logical and objective conclusions, and to recognize alternatives. (Required)
  • Skill in organizing material, information, and people in a systematic way to optimize efficiency and minimize duplication of effort. (Required)
  • Ability to draft concise, accurate, grammatically correct correspondence, departmental letters, analytical reports, policies, procedures, and recommendations; strong command of punctuation and professional writing standards. (Required)
  • Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty, senior administrators, students, staff, and external legal community leaders across all levels of an organization. (Required)
  • Working knowledge of the academic salaries budgetary system (Academic Planning and Budget). (Preferred)
  • Working knowledge of University benefits, including group insurance regulations and various University sponsored benefits plans. (Preferred)
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion. (Required)
  • Ability to perform a multiple of tasks effectively with frequent interruptions and distractions, a heavy workload with competing deadlines and with constantly changing priorities. (Required)
  • Skill in exchanging ideas, information and opinions with others to formulate policy, make joint decisions and arrive at solutions. (Required)
  • Knowledge of academic recruitment and selection guidelines and procedures. (Required)

  • Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

  • Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience/training (Required)

  • Special Conditions for Employment

  • Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
  • Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
  • Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.
  • Ability to speak clearly and concisely in order to explain academic personnel policies and procedures and provide other information. (Required)
  • Ability to work as part of an Team in a collaborative and collegial environment. (Required)
  • Ability to work on-site at UCLA's Campus/Law Building a minimum of 2-3 times per week with additional days on-site as needed by business operations. (Required)

  • Schedule

    Monday - Friday | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Union/Policy Covered

    99-Policy Covered
    Complete Position Description

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    About University of California Los Angeles

    The University of California, Los Angeles is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California State Normal School. This school was absorbed with the official founding of UCLA as the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest of the 10-campus University of California system. UCLA offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines, enrolling about 31,600 undergraduate and 14,300 graduate and professional students. UCLA received 174,914 undergraduate applications for Fall 2022, including transfers, making the school the most applied-to university in the United States. The university is organized into the College of Letters and Science and 12 professional schools. Six of the schools offer undergraduate degree programs: the School of the Arts and Architecture, Samueli School of Engineering, Herb Alpert School of Music, School of Nursing, Luskin School of Public Affairs and School of Theater, Film and Television. Three others are graduate-level professional health science schools: the David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Dentistry and Fielding School of Public Health. The School of Education & Information Studies, Anderson School of Management and School of Law round out the university.
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