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University of Nebraska – Lincoln

HR Generalist

🇺🇸 Lincoln, NE

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $60K

💻 Human Resources

🗓️ August 21st, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring an HR Generalist. The role involves providing benefits and human resources project support, preparing confidential correspondence and business documentation for university benefits transactions, creating and submitting HR, payroll, and financial forms, and monitoring payroll information.

Highlights
  • Support benefits and human resources projects with independent judgment for the Vice President for Business and Finance Office.
  • Prepare confidential correspondence and business documentation related to university benefits transactions.
  • Create and submit human resource, payroll, and financial operational forms.
  • Monitor payroll-related information to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Requires proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Preferred experience with SAP enterprise system HR applications.
  • Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of HR operational support experience in benefits, payroll, or related transactional processes.
  • Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Criminal history background check is required.
  • Minimum posted salary of $60,000 per year.

HR Generalist Full Description

HR Generalist
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
THIS POSTING IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.

To apply, interested applicants should go to University of Nebraska System’s employment website: https://jobs.nebraska.edu/
or

 Position Information 
Working Title  | HR Generalist
Department  | University of Nebraska System
Requisition Number  | S_250669
Posting Open Date  | 08/15/2025
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date)  | 09/08/2025
Posting Close Date  |
Open Until Filled  | Yes

Description of Work  | This position provides Benefits and Human Resources project support requiring independent judgment for the Vice President for Business and Finance Office at the University of Nebraska System Office. Responsibilities in summary include, but are not limited to, preparing confidential correspondence and business documentation for university benefits related transactions; creating and submitting human resource, payroll and financial operational forms; and monitoring payroll related information.

Sponsorship for employment is not being offered for this position.
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Minimum Required Qualifications  |
  • Required Education:Bachelor’s degree
  • Required Experience:4 years experience in Human Resource operational support for Benefits, Payroll, or related transactional business processes.
  • Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Proficiency with Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail. 
  • Equivalent combination of education, experience, that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications  
  • Preferred Experience: SAP enterprise system experience with HR applications
  • Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: An understanding of the organizational structures and business processes across the University of Nebraska. 
 
The ideal candidate is an agile, self-starter comfortable with attention to detail; an energetic, creative problem solver who is able to work independently along with the judgment to seek supervision and/or input from others when necessary; a resilient learner; the ability to responsibly manage competing priorities; and commitment to the ideals of a major public research university.

Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required  | No
Physical Required  | No
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required. Subject to DOT approved pre-employment & random testing for alcohol and controlled substances.  | No
Criminal History Background Check Required  | Yes
Posted Salary  | $60,000/yr minimum
How to Apply  | THIS POSTING IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.

To apply, interested applicants should go to University of Nebraska System’s employment website: https://jobs.nebraska.edu/
or
Click here to apply: https://jobs.nebraska.edu/UniversityNebraskaSystem/job/HR-Generalist/750-en_US
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact  | Direct questions about the position to:

humanresources@nebraska.edu

Direct questions about the on-line application process to: 402-472-3701
Job Category (old)  | Managerial/Professional
Job Type  | Full-Time
Alternate Work Schedule (if other than 8-5)  |
Work Location (City, State)  | Lincoln, NE
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?  | No
If Temporary, indicate end date  |
Planned Hire Date:  |
Appointment End Date  | 
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