Job Details

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: October 26, 2025. If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s): 1463-NN_ADMINPRO - Human Resource Consultant 1, 1463-YN_ADMINPRO - Human Resource Consultant 1, 1464-NN_ADMINPRO - Human Resource Consultant 2, 1465-NN_ADMINPRO - Human Resource Consultant 3

Business Title: Human Resource Consultant - Employment Services

Employee Type: Admin. Professional

Position Details:

The Opportunity: Providing solutions in an efficient and customer-focused model, Human Resource Services strives to enhance the employment experience and satisfaction of Washington State University (WSU) faculty and staff through clear communication, outreach, engagement, and support.

As a Human Resource Consultant within HRS Employment Services team, you will provide comprehensive human resource advice and counsel to leadership, management, faculty, and staff on a wide range of employment practices, procedures, and policies.

You will serve assigned areas within WSU, utilizing your knowledge of laws, policies, regulations, and procedures to support HR employee relations. You will work closely with assigned leadership and management to foster a collaborative and productive workplace through open communication and promoting best practices in areas of:

• Resolving performance challenges and addressing workplace concerns;
• Managing corrective and disciplinary actions and conducting personnel investigations;
• Supporting training and development efforts and guiding performance management;
• Advising on recruitment, classification, and compensation matters;
• Contributing to program or policy development and organizational analysis; and
• Other matters related to human resource management.

This position will be used to fill multiple vacancies. The level of position will be determined based upon the finalist's experience and skills and the scope of work assigned to the position.

These are full-time (100% FTE), permanent positions. Overtime eligibility will be determined based on final salary placement.

This position is located on the WSU Pullman campus in Pullman, Washington. After completing an initial training period, the selected applicant may be eligible for a hybrid schedule, working remotely up to two days per week.

Monthly Salary:

HR Consultant 1 (HRC1): $4,508 - $6,767 | Commensurate with education and experience

HR Consultant 2 (HRC2): $4,942 - $7,567 | Commensurate with education and experience

HR Consultant 3 (HRC3): $5,486 - $8,402 | Commensurate with education and experience

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life, and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.

Required Qualifications:

HRC1:

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or related area and three (3) years of professional experience as a human resource generalist/specialist.

HRC2:

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or related area and four (4) years of professional experience as a human resource generalist/specialist.

HRC3:

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources, or related area and five (5) years of professional experience in human resource functions in a formal human resource setting.

For All Applicants:

• Experience handling complex employee relations issues, including conflict resolution, conducting investigations, and reporting findings, corrective and disciplinary actions, and compliance with labor laws,
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting, explaining, and applying state and federal laws, rules, policies, and procedures, including labor laws, collective bargaining agreements, and contracts.
• Experience interacting with large groups and individuals at all work levels.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and the application of appropriate flexibility in response to issues and opposing points of view is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in any of the following areas: recruitment, classification, compensation, employee relations, labor relations, training and development, reasonable accommodation, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act.
• Professional certification from a recognized human resource/personnel association.
• Human Resource experience in a higher education setting.

Additional Information: Human Resource Services is committed to providing efficient and effective human resource management to the OneWSU system.

Application Instructions: Applications received by the screening date will receive first consideration.

Notice of Non-Discrimination: WSU does not discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, mental disability, sensory disability, use of a trained service animal, age, religion, creed, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, honorably discharged veteran, member of the military, or immigration or citizenship status except as authorized by federal or state law, regulation, or government contract.