HR Generalist - St. Kitts

RUSVM

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) offers a unique program of training on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean. A cutting-edge curriculum, with innovative use of technologies and simulations, provides the best possible training for tomorrow’s veterinarians. Students benefit from seven semesters of integrated preclinical and clinical studies at our St Kitts campus, and one year of clinical training at our affiliate veterinary teaching hospitals in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.

Our ongoing research focuses on key issues strategically relevant to One Health in tropical and developing countries and includes zoonotic diseases, food safety and security, environmental health, and conservation medicine. We prioritize recruitment of talented faculty and are now seeking a key new member of our team to join us as we develop new programs to best prepare our graduates to face the global opportunities and challenges of veterinary medicine in the 21st century.

Opportunity at a Glance

Under the direction of the Vice President, HR Strategic Talent Consultant, this position serves as the onsite HR representative for the Caribbean based institutions, providing HR support in key areas of human resource management, including, but not limited to, immigration, recruiting, benefits administration, onboarding/offboarding and other HR activities as needed. This position oversees the immigration process for international hires and serves as the resource for county specific immigration processes in the Caribbean. This position requires an understanding of local government regulations and practices and requires strong communication skills.

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

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Master's Degree Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Labor Law, Organizational Development preferred Preferred
• 5 years of experience working in the human resources field Required
• 1 year of experience involving international compensation and benefits programs Required
• 1 year of experience in immigration, talent acquisition, colleague relations etc Required
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft programs; Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• 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
• 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
• GPHR highly desirable, PHR, SPHR, other HR certifications (such as CIPD) Preferred

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.