HR Generalist - Sint Maarten

AUC

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC School of Medicine) is a member of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE), a healthcare educator headquartered in the United States. The organization’s purpose is to empower students to achieve their goals, find success and make inspiring contributions to our global community. Founded in 1978, American University School of Medicine has more than 6,500 graduates and is one of the oldest medical schools in the Caribbean.

Dedicated to developing physicians with a lifelong commitment to patient-centered care, AUC embraces collaboration, inclusion, and community service. With a campus in St. Maarten, affiliated teaching hospitals in the United States and the United Kingdom, and internationally recognized faculty, AUC has a diverse medical education program for today’s globally minded physician. American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine’s Medical Doctorate program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM). For more information visit aucmed.edu or follow AUC School of Medicine on Twitter @aucmed.
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Contract Administration:

• Maintains a database of all contracted local and expatriate positions
• Tracks expiration dates of contracted employment and probationary periods, and issues contract renewals, notices of non-renewal and letters of confirmation of probation accordingly

Immigration

• Collect and process all required documentation timely to each government body as required via their online immigration system.  This may also require traveling to the government office(s) as needed.
• Act as liaison for all new hires, including family members, who will require immigration documentation and will be required to complete the work permit process
• Schedule meetings with local government contacts on behalf of our colleagues to assist with the immigration process.
• Log and track all documents and their expiration date to ensure that renewals for all required staff are completed timely and completely for immigration purposes
• Advise management at all times of progress on the immigration process, with the understanding that anomalies and/or challenges with the completion of immigration paperwork is addressed immediately, including recommended solutions.
• Ensure all new hires have the appropriate health insurance coverage required for immigration completion

Talent Acquisition

Manages and oversees the recruitment process for local on-island positions within all established SLAs. Delivers on-island full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to preparation of final offer and for the on-boarding of all employees

• Coordinate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and candidate selection criteria
• Form relationships with hiring managers to ensure clear expectations for candidates and interviewers
• Responsible for advertising and opening requisitions via applicant tracking system
• Devise and implement sourcing strategies for qualified applicants, screen applicant, schedule and conduct interviews; administer tests; check references, background and applicant qualifications
• Conduct compensation and benefits analysis for roles with Total Rewards and the Hiring Manager to ensure offers are competitive to local market and aligned with internal equity
• Coordinates the development of job descriptions via JDExpert
• Ensure alignment with all stakeholders including Total Rewards, Finance and hiring managers prior to extending an offer
• Implement new employee orientation programs

AskHR

Works in the askHR Caribbean service center to deliver superior HR Service by answering HR policy and general questions including but not limited to benefits, payroll and MAP matters. Ensuring SLAs and satisfaction survey scores are achieved

• Monitor, coordinate and/or administer multiple benefit programs of the university, including vacation leave, sick leave, health insurance, pension, education and other programs
• Prepares and communicates information to employees about benefit programs, procedures and changes
• Responds to employees’ questions, resolve problems related to access or payment of benefit and orient newly eligible employees

• General HR

   

• Ensures all HR processes are documented and consistent across the medical schools unless legal requirements differ.
• May support projects that bring consistency across the Med/Vet vertical regarding HR processes and procedures.
• Works closely with business unit to improve work relationships, builds morale, increases productivity and retention.
• Administers the local compensation plan and colleague contracts/interim letters. Helps managers determine promotional increases, market adjustments, local bonus administration and transfers within established guidelines.
• Ensure personnel transactions are submitting in timely manner via HRIS system
• Responds to and resolves colleague relations issues or refers them to our Coaching Resource Center as necessary
• Acts as a member of the CRT (Critical Response Team) or other emergency/disaster team to ensure the integrity of colleague data is maintained in the event of an emergency. May act as lead in the Planning vertical.
• Establish an on-campus HR presence by participating in onsite campus engagement events, staff meetings and attends other meetings as necessary/needed
• Serves as key leader on local engagement initiatives
• Assures compliance with country specific law and labor practices.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Labor Law, Organizational Development preferred
• GPHR highly desirable, PHR, SPHR, other HR certifications (such as CIPD) preferred
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft programs; Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Work Experience

• 5+ years of experience working in the human resources field
• At least one year of experience involving international compensation and benefits programs
• At least one year of experience in immigration, talent acquisition, colleague relations etc. Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal skills required
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision- Familiar with Microsoft Office products
• Strong collaborator and positive/can-do approach to work products
• Quick learner
• Ability to develop and manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company
• Ability to develop and manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company
• High level of customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Capacity to apply discretion and maintain a high level of confidentiality when handling sensitive information

Please include cover letter with application

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We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.