Job Description

Description:

This position serves as an employment specialist for all foreign national matters for permanent employees. Provides guidance and consultative support to international faculty, staff, postdoctoral students, sponsoring departments, and external immigration attorneys on compliance issues. Reaches out to appropriate offices, on matters including visa adjustments, state maintenance, authorized travel, employment questions, transfers, changes of status, travel and re-entry into the country. The Talent Solutions Consultant will work with the

Human Resources Specialist will be responsible for applying technical knowledge to identify issues relating to employment law, policies, and procedures as they relate to foreign nationals, and coordinates communication about these issues to sponsoring departments, administration, employees, and others. Advises the sponsoring department on special issues concerning the hiring of foreign nationals as it relates to both non-immigrant and immigrant status. Provides guidance and consultative support to sponsoring departments in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of documents in support of immigration sponsorship requests for H-1B and permanent residence applications.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit:

North Carolina A&T State University is a premiere doctoral research university, rated R2-High Research Activity in the Carnegie Classification of Higher Education Institutions. Located in the historic city of Greensboro in the heart of America's no. 1 state for business, A&T today enrolls 13,800 students in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs who are supported by more than 2,400 faculty, staff, and temporary employees. The university is the no. 1 producer of Black STEM graduates, and over the past two years, has graduated more African American students in Engineering, Liberal Arts, Journalism/Mass Communication, and Agricultural Science than any university in America.

The Division of Human Resources ( DHR ) provides comprehensive programs and services to support, attract, and retain high-performing faculty and staff at the University, as well as, to develop an interdisciplinary workforce to effectively serve the University in support of its mission.
The Human Resources at North Carolina A&T is committed to serving as a strategic partner by providing comprehensive service, excellence, engagement, and knowledge to the University community. It is our desire to support a culture of uncompromising expectation that will enable the University to attract, retain, and develop faculty and staff of the future while development culture across the campus community.

HR for Academic Affairs is responsible for the infrastructure and business processes associated with employee recruitment, onboarding, position design and management, compensation alignment, and career progression review of instructional and research faculty. HR for Academic Affairs team members consult with University departments/units concerning talent needs and strategies for staffing and improved organizational effectiveness. In collaboration with the Academic, Budget, and Planning office, this team provides oversight to all faculty HR matters, including permanent faculty and part-time instructors. The mission is to assist in the continuous improvement of HR processes, procedures, and programs to deliver innovative and contemporary solutions consistent with the University's strategic initiatives.

Internal job number: 007499

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Preferred:

Prefer an additional 2 years of experience in Human Resources. Experience in higher education, public government, or related industry is ideal. 1 to 2 years of experience as an immigration specialist, or other related position with a focus on facilitating immigration processes and procedures with in-house and outside immigration professionals; preferably in a university setting or experience working with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ) regulations governing non-immigrant students and or/foreign workers. Professional certifications such as HRCI , SHRM -CP, SHRM - SCP or other relevant industry certifications are desirable, but not required.

Job Closing Date: 12/20/2024

About North Carolina A&T State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is one of the nation’s most highly respected doctoral research, land-grant institutions. With an enrollment of almost 11,000 students, we are committed to fulfilling our mission through exemplary undergraduate and graduate instruction, scholarly and creative research, and effective public service. As a member of the A&T family you will be an integral part of its history and future – joining more than 1,800 current faculty and staff. You will be expected to be a leader and mentor. You will influence the minds that will affect our world. As a change agent, you will use your intellect and influence to make a positive impact on the greater A&T community. A&T will be more than your job, it will become your passion—and that commitment to yourself and others will last a lifetime. Because that’s what Aggies Do!

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Job Tags

Permanent employment, Temporary work, Part time, H1b,

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