Specialist - Compensation

Special Instructions

Dear Applicant,

The South Texas College Office of Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential or sensitive information from the documents that you attach to your application. Confidential and sensitive information include the following:

• Social Security Number
• Date of Birth
• Age
• Citizenship Status
• Gender
• Ethnicity/Race
• Marital Status
• Applicant Photos
   

* A redaction guide can be found by clicking here.

Please make sure that you omit this information from your application prior to submission. We are advising you that the Office of Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the hiring department as per your submission.

Transcripts
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Foreign transcripts
Applicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES Members

Job Description

Department: Human Resources

General Statement of Job

Assists the Compensation and Payroll Manager with the development, implementation and administration of compensation and related programs.  Responsible for a wide variety of duties within compensation involving application and interpretation of rules, regulations, policies and procedures and surveys.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Conducts research and analysis to establish/validate appropriate salary grades.
• Researches and analyzes compensation and related Human Resources issues.
• Keeps up to date on current compensation trends, laws and regulations. 
• Participates and assists in salary surveys to analyze data to determine market competitiveness. 
• Compiles incumbent salary data from various sources and participates in external salary surveys.
• Establishes and maintains consistent compensation analysis procedures and ensures compliance with compensation setting methodology and guidelines.
• Maintains and updates a task list of pending classification reviews and other compensation actions.
• Participates in the preparation and review of data for college-wide salary adjustments.
• Responsible for processing educational supplements for all classifications.
• Participates in the preparation and review of the college staffing plan and pay plan.
• Assists with gathering relevant data, analyze problems and evaluate alternatives for appropriate recommendations.
• Maintains and distribute as appropriate, current employee information and other communications.
• Responsible to prepare clear, accurate and persuasive reports, and other written materials and analytics.
• Maintains standard procedures to accomplish assigned tasks while managing multiple and changing priorities.
• Travels throughout the college district, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Human Resources Management, or related field required.
• At least two (2) years of relevant professional work experience required.
• At least three (3) years of experience in human resources, compensation administration, financial analysis or accounting, preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Knowledge of human resources laws, regulations and best practices.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Proficient in preparation of worksheets using Excel.
• Proficient with ten key by touch and other office technology.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of manager's clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
• In addition, subject to a federal background check.
• Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Sitting particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation

$21.00

Desired Start Date

September 28, 2026

Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)

14 September 2026 11:59pm