Compensation and Classification Consultant

Hiring Department: Office of Human Resources

Reports To: Director of Compensation and Talent Strategy

Job Location: On Site, El Paso, TX

Posting End Date: Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications
have been received.

Hours: 40 hours per week, standard Monday- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm

FLSA
status: Exempt

Earliest Start Date:  As soon as possible.

Salary: $50,000
annually, commensurate with experience.

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
• List of three
  references

The Compensation Consultant
serves as a strategic Human Resources partner responsible for the administration, analysis, and consultation of compensation programs within
a higher education environment. This position provides classification, job analysis, and salary administration consultation. The role
collaborates closely with academic and administrative departments to evaluate organizational and workforce needs, review
compensation-related requests, and provide recommendations that support recruitment, retention, and institutional effectiveness. The
Compensation Consultant conducts market analysis, supports salary structure development, maintains job architecture, and ensures compliance
with applicable federal and state regulations, institutional policies, and compensation best practices.

Statement of
Duties and Responsibilities:

Compensation Analysis, Classification, and Salary Administration – 40%

Review and evaluate position reclassifications, salary adjustments, auto-promote requests, and new position requests to
ensure alignment with departmental and University requirements, organizational structure, and job responsibilities.

Conduct
comprehensive job analysis to assess and validate position duties, scope of responsibility, minimum qualifications, exemption status, and
appropriate classification and salary grade placement.

Assess new and revised job descriptions to ensure duties, competencies, and
reporting structures are accurately aligned with institutional standards and operational needs.

Review hiring salary recommendations
and employment offers to ensure internal equity, market competitiveness, compliance with university compensation philosophy, and alignment
within established salary structures.

Analyze compensation-related concerns, including salary compression, inversion, equity
adjustments, market adjustments, and organizational impacts, and provide recommendations to leadership.

Collaborate with departments
to ensure positions and accompanying salary ranges meet established compensation rates and classification structures. 

Compensation Consultation and Strategic Partnership – 25%

Serve as a compensation consultant to academic and
administrative departments by providing guidance on classification, salary administration, compensation practices, organizational changes,
and workforce planning.

Partner with departmental leadership, Human Resources, and institutional stakeholders to evaluate
compensation needs and recommend solutions that support recruitment, retention, and organizational effectiveness.

Provide
compensation policy interpretation and guidance to employees, supervisors, and management regarding salary administration,
compensation-related processes, and position management.

Collaborate with departments to recommend job structure modifications and
support implementation efforts to improve organizational alignment and operational efficiency.

Provide guidance and direction to HR
support staff on compensation-related procedures, practices, and documentation requirements.

Market Analysis, Compensation
Planning, and Program Development – 15%

Participate in and contribute to higher education and industry compensation surveys
and assist in the development and implementation of custom compensation studies, as appropriate.

Formulate recommendations for the
development, maintenance, and enhancement of salary structures, compensation programs, and pay plans to support institutional goals.

Assist in the development and update of Administrative & Professional (A&P), classified, and other institutional pay plans, as
applicable.

Job Architecture, Data Management, and Reporting – 10%

Assist in maintaining institutional job
architecture and job descriptions to ensure consistency, accuracy, and alignment with organizational standards.

Coordinate approval
processes for new and revised job descriptions and ensure updates are accurately reflected in the University’s job description repository
and related systems.

Maintain accurate documentation and compensation records to support audits, reporting requirements, and data
integrity.

Compliance, Policy Interpretation, and Continuous Improvement – 10%

Ensure institutional
compensation practices comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Equal Pay
provisions, wage and hour laws, overtime requirements, and workers’ compensation regulations.

Interpret and apply compensation
policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure consistency, and compliance with institutional compensation programs. 

Assist in
the development, revision, and continuous improvement of compensation policies, procedures, and best practices in collaboration with Human
Resources leadership and University management.

Identify opportunities for process improvement to enhance compensation services,
operational efficiency, and consistency in compensation administration.

Knowledge of all Microsoft Office software and able to learn
and use institutional software systems.

Complies with all State and University policies.

Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s
policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Minimum
Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or closely
related field

and

Experience: 2 (Two) years of experience in salary administration, human
resource consultations or closely related equivalent experience. 

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to
excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the
community we serve.

UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three
states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to
go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in
America.

This is an especially exciting time to join UTEP as it advances the goals of its 2030 Strategic Plan. Built
around the institution’s core strengths-its location, its people, its supportive culture, and its community partnerships-the plan lays out a
bold vision for the next decade, aimed at maximizing the University’s regional impact and national stature.

About the Office
of Human Resources

UTEP’s Office of Human Resources supports the university’s mission by recruiting talented individuals,
fostering professional growth, and promoting a culture of service, integrity, and respect. The department is committed to providing
exceptional service to applicants, employees, and campus partners, working collaboratively to attract, develop, and retain a skilled
workforce dedicated to student success and institutional excellence.

The Compensation Consultant serves as a strategic Human
Resources partner responsible for administering and supporting the University’s compensation programs. This position provides guidance on
job classification, salary administration, and compensation practices to ensure equitable, competitive, and compliant outcomes.

The
role collaborates with academic and administrative departments to evaluate position and salary requests, conduct job analyses, and provide
recommendations that support recruitment, retention, and organizational effectiveness. The Compensation Consultant also supports market
analysis, salary structure development, and the maintenance of job architecture while ensuring compliance with applicable policies,
regulations, and institutional guidelines.

What UTEP Offers:

• Benefit Package includes: Medical, Prescription, Life Insurance and Wellness
  platform
• Voluntary Benefits: Dental, Vision, Additional life insurance, UT Flex, Short and Long – term disability plans
• Retirement Programs
• Longevity Pay
• Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee
  Discounts & Perks
• Employee Education Assistance program
• And much more! Visit our Benefits Summary Page for more information on our additional benefits.
   

Disclaimer:
Eligibility for perks and benefits may vary based on part-time or full-time employment.

The primary accountabilities are intended to
describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents
may perform all or some of the primary accountabilities listed. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’
performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager. This position is security-sensitive and subject to
Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. A valid driver’s license issued
by the State where the applicant resides and insurability as defined in UTS 157 may be required to perform the position’s essential
functions.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must frequently stand and
walk. The employee must regularly sit; use hands to feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must lift and move up to
15 pounds.

The noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.

In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact
mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to a learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects
the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in
employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s
or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of
1972.  Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be
referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX,  Kelly Hall, Room 223C. 

For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP’s Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.