Sr. HR Staff Associate-Recruitment (Multiple Vacancies)

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newark, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $55K - $65K 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ April 13th, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring a Sr. HR Staff Associate-Recruitment. This role leads recruitment operations for the Newark campus, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, providing strategic guidance on hiring processes, delivering training on recruitment systems, generating reports to inform leadership, and supporting HR initiatives and office management.

Highlights

Serve as subject matter expert on job postings, recruitment, hiring, and employment processes for HR Liaisons.
Provide strategic guidance and analysis on employment transactions, policy, and contractual compliance prior to university approval.
Coordinate and lead recruitment operations aligning with university policies, collective bargaining agreements, and federal/state regulations.
Partner with University Human Resources to streamline complex hiring actions and act as campus liaison for recruitment matters.
Design and deliver training on Applicant Tracking System, recruitment best practices, and compliance standards.
Generate and analyze recruitment and workforce reports to support data-driven leadership decisions.
Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance recruitment efficiency and candidate experience.
Collaborate with IT and systems teams to resolve technical issues and optimize systems.
Oversee office operations including calendar management, project tracking, and communications.
Requires Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications or related field; minimum two years relevant administrative experience; proficiency in Microsoft Excel; knowledge of Applicant Tracking System and Human Capital Management systems.
Salary range: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 with benefits including medical, dental, retirement plans, and employee discounts.