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Full-time
On-site
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
HR Entry Level

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:

  • Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.  You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.
  • You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application. 
  • You can only apply one time to a job requisition. 
  • Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
  • Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.

After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.

Thank you,

Human Resources

Important Applications Instructions:

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

Job Requisition ID:

R00045485

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

HR Service Center

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

HR Assistant

Job Summary:

Provides specialized support and assistance to the human resources department in one or more functional areas such as employment, benefits, employee relations, classification, human resources information systems, training and development. Provides routine advice, assistance, and follow-up to client departments, employees, and/or the general public in the application of specified policies, procedures, and documentation.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required

Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) and one (1) year's work experience in human resources

Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: 

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of human resource processes, procedures, and documentation. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Records maintenance skills. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with employees and team members. Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports. Ability to interpret and analyze informational needs and provide advice and guidance in area of specialty.

Responsibilities

  • Explains and applies human resources rules, policies or regulations.
  • Collaborates in the resolution of policy-related, process-related, or procedural problems and/or inquiries received from department representatives, employees, and/or applicants.
  • Receives, reviews, scans, enters, retrieves, organizes, maintains, and ensures the accuracy and completeness of documents, files, and data.
  • Provides assistance in the administration of a variety of human resource functions such as employee training and orientation, benefits enrollment, and employment examinations.
  • Gathers data and prepares reports, statistics and statistical summaries, narrative summaries or graphic representations of data.
  • Schedules and arranges meetings, employments examinations and interviews, and/or new employee orientation; prepares examinations, and job advertisements, assist in job fairs, and/or other outreach activities.
  • The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

    Physical and Environmental Demands
    Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

    Time Type:

    Full time

    FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

    No

    Pay Class:

    Hourly

    FTE %:

    100

    Work Shift:

    Day

    Benefits Eligibility:

    Grant Funded:

    No

    Job Posting Date:

    09/4/2025

    Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):