Job Details

Overview

Academic HR Analyst 3 (7715U), Haas School of Business - 81695

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Departmental Overview

UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business offers a unique opportunity to champion new ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and continually learn in a welcoming environment. The defining leadership principles are: Question the Status Quo; Confidence Without Attitude; Students Always; and Beyond Yourself. These principles distinguish Haas as a unique environment that supports teamwork, collaboration, and career growth. For more information about Haas, visit the Haas website. This position is part of the Academic Personnel Team, which implements and manages policies and procedures pertaining to academic employees and Berkeley Haas. The Haas School embraces flexible working arrangements, determined in partnership with the supervisor and subject to change.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 10/21/2025.

Responsibilities

The Haas School of Business is a large and complex single-department school with 95 ladder-rank faculty and 120 non-Senate instructors serving about 2,500 students across six-degree programs. The Office of Academic Personnel coordinates and administers the School's academic personnel and instructional activities, providing stewardship for roughly 50 percent of the School's operating resources. The AP team includes six analysts, one administrative officer, and an Assistant Dean of HR responsible for coordinating the team's functions.

This position is critical because the AP team requires an experienced professional who can navigate the complex combination of UC, campus, and AP practices, policies and procedures. Responsibilities include applying in-depth understanding of the professional field and independently performing the full range of duties of this classification, including recommending, developing, implementing, administering, coordinating, and evaluating AP policies, labor contracts, statutes, programs, and procedures covering academic recruitment, appointment, advancement; compensation and salary administration; faculty welfare programs; visa procurement; benefits; payroll; training and development; faculty misconduct; and faculty equity. The role requires resolving moderate to complex academic personnel issues affecting a broad range of academic titles, using practical and innovative methods.

• Work closely with the Associate Deans for Academic Affairs, the AP team, and affected faculty to create documentation for academic review cases, provide expertise on academic data and data collection systems related to review cases, assist with case writing, coordinate complex elements of critical cases to ensure timely submission, support case success, direct faculty actions, manage leaves and sabbaticals and endowed chair appointments, lead subject group reviews, and coordinate external reviewers for annual evaluation of Haas subject groups. This includes administering complex processes within the AP Bears system.
• Administer policies and programs in wage and salary administration and training.
• Conduct data analysis with strict confidentiality.
• Prepare and track faculty submissions of reports in compliance with APM-025.
• Counsel Senate and non-Senate faculty and other academic staff on moderately to complex work-related issues, provide advice on compensation programs, policies, and procedures, and interpret system-wide and campus policies, CBAs, and practices related to academic compensation.
• Collaborate with team members as the expert on the AP manual and Haas Bylaws and Policies, applying this knowledge to complex interpretation for senior staff and faculty.
• Utilize faculty data to provide information for Marketing and Communications.
• Maintain data in lists and databases; update data for critical reports; serve as a backup for faculty searches and non-Senate actions as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Professional Learning and Growth

• Contribute to a team environment that fosters belonging within the unit and at Haas, exemplifying Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the status quo; Confidence without attitude; Students always; Beyond yourself.
• Complete required training on time and engage in opportunities for learning pertinent to the position or recommended by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of and ability to apply/interpret organization and college policies and procedures governing academic HR.
• Thorough knowledge of goals, priorities and values, and the legal and human implications of decisions.
• Thorough knowledge of systemwide and organization policies, union contracts, procedures and practices that govern academic HR administration.
• Knowledge of trends in academia, especially in academic planning, human resource management and administration.
• Ability to analyze complex management issues, develop project scope and solutions, provide professional advice to senior officials, and make critical personnel decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
• Excellent critical and innovative thinking for addressing moderately complex issues and presenting nuanced analyses.
• Diplomatic, detail-oriented, customer-focused.
• Excellent project management and strong writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain positive and professional working relationships with colleagues, students and team members.
• Exemplifies Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the status quo; Confidence without attitude; Students always; Beyond yourself.

Education/Training

• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package, visit the University Compensation & Benefits website. The salary range posted is applicable to this role and may be adjusted based on qualifications and internal equity. The budgeted annual salary range is $82,800.00 - $116,300.00. This is an exempt, monthly-paid position.

How to Apply

• To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Other Information

• This is not a visa opportunity.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check. Berkeley hires people with conviction histories and reviews information in the context of job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful background check.

SB 791 and AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: Final candidates who accept a conditional offer must disclose certain misconduct-related information within the last seven years. Misconduct includes violations of policies or laws governing conduct in prior employment, including harassment, discrimination or unethical conduct. UC policies addressing misconduct include UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy; UC Anti-Discrimination Policy; Abusive Conduct in the Workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.