Human Resources Partner, Nevada Athletics

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact our recruitment helpline at (775) 784-1495 or jobs@unr.edu. For UNR Med professional job postings, please contact the Office of Professional Recruitment at (775) 784-6778. 

Job Description

Join our winning team as a Human Resources Partner for Nevada Athletics! The University of Nevada, Reno's Human Resources Department, in collaboration with Nevada Athletics, is looking for a strategic, dynamic, and driven Human Resources Partner (HRP) to champion HR functions for our amazing Athletics department.

This isn't just an HR role—it’s a game-changing opportunity to shape the future of Nevada Athletics by fostering a high-performance culture and supporting top-tier coaches, administrators, and staff.  As the HR Partner, you’ll be at the heart of the action, ensuring our teams are equipped with the right talent, support, and strategies.  If you’re passionate about sports, people, and making a real impact, this is the perfect role for you.

This is a fast-paced, high-energy environment, where every day presents new challenges and opportunities to innovate and make positive changes. Reporting directly to Human Resources, you'll be a trusted advisor to Nevada Athletics, influencing key decisions in:

• Talent Management – Partners with hiring managers and HR Talent Acquisition team to identify staffing strategy and needs. 

• Employee Relations – Partners with HR Employee Relations Team as a point of contact for employee relations matters, such as policy interpretation, performance management, conflict resolution, coaching, and disciplinary actions.

• Organizational Development – Partners with HR Organizational and Employee Development team to provide guidance and training to managers and employees on HR-related topics and to support employee career development.

• Oversee processes for workers' compensation, disability, leave, workplace accommodation requests, and health and safety issues; inform managers as needed

• Developing a retention plan or key discussion points on strategies to retain staff members.

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The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact our recruitment helpline at (775) 784-1495 or jobs@unr.edu. For UNR Med professional job postings, please contact the Office of Professional Recruitment at (775) 784-6778. 

Job Description

Join our winning team as a Human Resources Partner for Nevada Athletics! The University of Nevada, Reno's Human Resources Department, in collaboration with Nevada Athletics, is looking for a strategic, dynamic, and driven Human Resources Partner (HRP) to champion HR functions for our amazing Athletics department.

This isn't just an HR role—it’s a game-changing opportunity to shape the future of Nevada Athletics by fostering a high-performance culture and supporting top-tier coaches, administrators, and staff.  As the HR Partner, you’ll be at the heart of the action, ensuring our teams are equipped with the right talent, support, and strategies.  If you’re passionate about sports, people, and making a real impact, this is the perfect role for you.

This is a fast-paced, high-energy environment, where every day presents new challenges and opportunities to innovate and make positive changes. Reporting directly to Human Resources, you'll be a trusted advisor to Nevada Athletics, influencing key decisions in:

• Talent Management – Partners with hiring managers and HR Talent Acquisition team to identify staffing strategy and needs. 

• Employee Relations – Partners with HR Employee Relations Team as a point of contact for employee relations matters, such as policy interpretation, performance management, conflict resolution, coaching, and disciplinary actions.

• Organizational Development – Partners with HR Organizational and Employee Development team to provide guidance and training to managers and employees on HR-related topics and to support employee career development.

• Oversee processes for workers' compensation, disability, leave, workplace accommodation requests, and health and safety issues; inform managers as needed

• Developing a retention plan or key discussion points on strategies to retain staff members.

We are looking for a bold, forward-thinking HR professional who can balance strategy with hands-on execution. The ideal candidate is a:

• Visionary Leader – Able to align HR strategies with the goals of a championship-caliber athletics department

• People-Centered Problem Solver – A go-to resource for employee relations and workplace excellence

• HR Expert & Innovator – Well-versed in modern HR practices and passionate about process improvements

This is more than just a job—it’s a chance to impact the future of Nevada Athletics and be part of something bigger. If you’re ready to bring your HR expertise to a fast-paced, championship-driven environment, we want to hear from you!

 

For more information about Human Resources, please visit: HR

 

For more information about Nevada Athletics, please visit: Nevada Athletics

 

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years or Master’s Degree and one (1) year of related work experience.

Related Experience:  Human Resources professional level experience advising, consulting with, and influencing business leader people strategies or related.

 

Schedule and Travel Requirements

Variable work schedule

Occasional travel

 

Compensation Grade

Administrative Faculty – B

 

To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

 

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 17.50% contribution is generously matched by the University.   With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!  All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada. 

 

Perks of Working at UNR

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance

• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance  – Faculty Benefits

• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.  E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center

• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.

• Several Diversity Committees and Affinity Groups focusing on campus-wide diversity initiatives to ensure we are working to create a diverse and welcoming campus climate. Diversity Groups

• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate

• No state income tax!

 

Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.  Faculty Grants-in-Aid

 

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

 

Department Information

The University of Nevada, Reno, has a student body of approximately 21,000. Nevada is a member of the Mountain West Conference FBS Division I and sponsors 17 intercollegiate sports featuring more than 400 student-athletes. The University is situated in Reno, a metropolitan area of 350,000, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The city is conveniently located 38 miles from Lake Tahoe, a world-class skiing area with limitless summer and winter recreational opportunities. Sacramento and San Francisco are, respectively, two and four hour drives away.

 

Contact Information

Julie Guimond - jguimond@unr.edu

Merlene Aitken Smith - maitkensmith@unr.edu

Exempt

Yes

Full-Time Equivalent

100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at jobs@unr.edu.

 

Please attach the following documents to your application

1) Resume/CV

2) Cover Letter

3) Contact Information for three professional references

 

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

  

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.

  

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

  

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

  

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

    

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes). 

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.”

Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.

The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The University’s physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus, alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus, known as “University Village,” to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.

Collaborating with world-renowned organizations, the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple, which ensures equitable access to technology for students, providing new incoming freshman or transfer students with an iPad Air and accessories. Google’s TechWise initiate is an 18-month program that fully supports undergraduate students in becoming entry-level software engineers by graduation.

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Nevada – led by the University of Nevada, Reno – was named one of the inaugural 31 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (TechHubs). Nevada was selected from a competitive pool of 489 applicants from across the United States and its territories. Nevada’s Tech Hub will strengthen America’s lithium batteries, critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state.

Through its commitment to high-impact education, world-improving research and creative activity, and outreach that’s transforming Nevada’s communities and businesses, the University continues its 150-year tradition of benefitting our state, nation and world.

The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.

Today, the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics, facilities, support, engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students’ cognitive growth and academic achievement – all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.

For more information, please visit the University’s website.

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