HR Assistant

HR Assistant

10003318

Fairfax, VA

Part-Time / Hourly Wage

Opening on : Oct 15 2025

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Department : University Life

Classification : GMU Worker

Job Category : Part-Time / Hourly Wage

Job Type : Part-Time

Work Schedule : 29 hours / week

Location : Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type : Hybrid Eligible

Sponsorship Eligibility : Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Salary : Hourly rate starting at $19 / hour, commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check : Yes

About the Department :

University Life (UL) Human Resources Services is a unit of the University Life Operations and Planning area, which oversees a variety of support organizations including Technology Services, Finance, Assessment, Communications, and Marketing. The Shared Service model of UL Ops and Planning is designed to bring divisional strategy and leadership to these core functions, while addressing the unique needs of our individual units, and providing more robust and coordinated services across UL. The UL HR Services unit serves over 35 offices of University Life in a variety of HR functions, including full life cycle recruitment and HR consultation, in conjunction with Mason's central Human Resources office.

About the Position :

The HR Assistant is a part time position (29 hours / week) that supports Human Resources functions within the University Life HR Services team. Primary responsibilities include support and coordination of recruitment and onboarding of new employees, general HR administrative tasks and support, records management, assisting with policy updates / audits and process guidelines, and assisting with HR projects and initiatives including statistical reporting. The HR Assistant serves as a cross functional supporting member of the UL HR Services team.

Responsibilities :

Recruitment, Hiring, and Onboarding

• Provides support to recruitment activities including initiating job postings through Mason's Applicant Tracking System and updating candidate search status through the process, coordinating with search committees to schedule and organize candidate interviews, processing candidate travel reimbursement, and other tasks related to recruitment activity;
• Assists in administrative tasks with onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring proper documentation and procedures are followed;
• Provides support with the completion of all necessary administrative tasks and documentation to hire wage and non-wage employees, in alignment with all internal UL divisional and Mason Human Resources processes, to include entering assignment details and related information into the institution's data system for accurate record-keeping;
• Maintains records and documentation involved with the staff hiring process to ensure records are accurate;
• Provides assistance with the UL HR Services team's weekly tracking reports of active search processes;
• Maintains and confirms search committee training records in partnership with Mason Human Resources; and
• Ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, as well as institutional policies concerning employment.

HR and Payroll Duties

Departmental Duties

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Instructions to Applicants :

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the HR Assistant at https : / / jobs.gmu.edu / . Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a resume for review.

Posting Open Date : October 15, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by : October 29, 2025

Open Until Filled : Yes