Title: Compensation Specialist
Agency: VP FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
Location: Norfolk, VA
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range:
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Job Description:
Reporting to the Director of Compensation, the Compensation Specialist serves as a key consultant and procedural resource, supporting a core human resource function and ensuring the integrity of the University’s compensation and classification programs. This highly visible role requires a professional with a balanced background in both the analytical aspects of compensation and the practical, hands-on application of HR policies and procedures. The specialist will actively partner with HR colleagues, supervisors, and leaders across the university to provide essential, custom recommendations and policy guidance related to pay and positioning as well as job architecture. This position requires fundamental elements of customer service, the ability to interpret and apply complex HR policies and accepted procedures, and to serve as a genuine business partner in maintaining an equitable and competitive compensation and classification system. The incumbent serves as a knowledge resources, process advisor, and support specialist reviewing compensation and classifications requests throughout the full life cycle. Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge:
- Prior working knowledge in one or more of the primary HR disciplines: employee relations, staffing/recruitment, benefits, and/or compliance/regulatory matters..
– Working knowledge of human resources practices, principles, policies, procedures, and
best practices, including relevant Federal, State, and local employment laws related to classification
and compensation programs.
– Working knowledge of effective customer service techniques.
Skill:
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with accuracy and attention to detail, capable of
analyzing data and statistics to draw sound conclusions and develop recommendations.
– Fully proficient skill in Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and graphs.
– Effective written and oral communication skills with a strong customer-service
focus.
Ability:
– Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply policies and to provide sound consultative services to managers and employees.
-Demonstrated ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgements on sensitive and confidential issues.
- Demonstrated ability to build and sustain successful relationships and gain alignment with peers and partners to accomplish business objectives.Additional Considerations: