Assistant Human Resources Manager

• 531591

• Anchorage, Alaska, United States

• Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

• Hybrid

• On Campus

• Staff Full-time

• Grade 79

• SW Human Resources

Elevate your career with the University of Alaska We're seeking a dynamic Assistant HR Manager to join our personnel and customer service team. If you're passionate about data integrity, process improvement, training coordination, customer service excellence, and creating a positive workplace, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

As our Assistant Human Resources Manager, you will join a team of dedicated, hard-working professionals who value collaboration, teamwork, and mutual support. Our tight-knit group of approximately 15 members—including HR technicians, generalists, and assistants—brings together a dynamic mix of regular, student, and temporary employees working across distributed locations. Despite the distance, we maintain strong communication, trust, and connection, fostering a culture that prioritizes work–life balance and personal growth.

Specifically, this position oversees and mentors HR staff, provides guidance and leadership in the HR Manager's absence, and ensures that team objectives, service commitments, and compliance standards are consistently met. Key responsibilities include ensuring data integrity, identifying training needs, designing and delivering training content, and creating clear communication strategies to support HR Coordinators and stakeholders across the system. Essential to this role is being skilled in handling escalated personnel and customer service matters with professionalism and discretion, ensuring timely and effective resolutions.

To thrive in this role, the successful candidate should demonstrate strong leadership and managerial skills, with the ability to hire, train, supervise, and support HR and temporary staff while providing effective direction in the HR Manager's absence. They should possess deep knowledge of HR policies, data management, and compliance requirements, ensuring accuracy and integrity in personnel systems and processes. Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and customer service skills are essential to address complex personnel issues, build partnerships with stakeholders, and deliver efficient, compliant solutions.

The ideal candidate will also excel at developing and implementing training programs, creating clear documentation, and contributing to process improvement initiatives that align with organizational goals. A bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field, along with professional HR experience and preferably PHR or SHRM certification, will support success in this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field and two years of professional human resources experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification preferred.

Position Details:

This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 79, based on education and experience.

Please upload a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information for three (3) professional references with your application.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.

Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.

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