Classification & Family Medical Leave Consultant presso The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

What You’ll Do:

As a Classification & Family Medical Leave Consultant, you will:

• Maintain Job Family Structure: Conduct classification reviews for position descriptions across our service area. Your work ensures alignment with job family structures.
• Be a Subject Matter Expert: Administer Family Medical Leave (FML) and Paid Parental Leave (PPL), staying up-to-date on federal, state regulations, and university policy while guiding employees and departments through leave processes.
• Collaborate & Innovate: Partner with HR teammates and campus contacts to refine position descriptions, consult on compensation matters, enhance processes, and improve employee experiences.
• Drive Solutions: Provide creative recommendations and solutions to support university departments in achieving their goals.

What we’re Looking For: 

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree (Preferably in Human Resources or closely related field such as Business or Organizational Management).

Experience: Two years of human resources experience (one year completion of a master’s program in Human Resources can substitute up to one year of human resources experience) 

Experience to include providing consultative and advisory services to stakeholders on HR matters with the goal of problem solving and creating positive solutions in a customer focused environment. This might be gained from experience comprehending information, analyzing data, comparing/contrasting concepts, drawing conclusions, making decisions on best option forward and effectively communicating these things. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Knowledge of HR practices, principles, and applicable federal/state employment laws and regulations.
  • Strong skills in building and maintaining positive relationships.
  • Ability to focus on accuracy and thoroughness in tasks.
  • Ability to exercise empathy and understand others’ perspectives.
  • Ability to visualize, conceptualize, compare, and contrast written and oral statements.
  • Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and reach points of consensus.
  • Ability to interpret data, draw conclusions, and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Ability to engage in complex conversations with stakeholders.
  • Commitment to providing excellent service to stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Master’s degree in Human Resources.

Experience: Experience with position classification and/or compensation analysis. Experience with HRIS systems. Experience in higher education. Experience with position classification in HR office within higher education. Experience with Family Medical Leave and merit/market-based compensation systems.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Familiarity with merit/market structures, job family/classification concepts, FML regulations, FLSA regulations, and variable pay systems.

Work Location 

• Location: Knoxville
• Fully onsite for the initial training period with the possibility to work up to 2 days per week remotely after a successful probationary period.   

Compensation and Benefits 

• UT market range: MR09
• Anticipated hiring range: $55,000-$60,000
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

Application Instructions 

To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments. To be assured of full consideration, completed applications with all requested materials should be submitted on or before September 24, 2025.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of 3 Professional References

About The College/Department/Division 
Our HR team takes a values-driven approach to remain passionate, precise, and committed to making meaningful contributions to the university every day. We value collaboration, innovation, excellence, connection and trust.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. 

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.  

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.  

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.  

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!