The HRIS Specialist: Resourcing the ‘Right Kind’ of Human Capi- tal

The role of human resource information systems has evolved over the last twenty years such that sophisticated software is now available to organisations regardless of their size. Whilst there is a growing scholarly interest in the ways in which technology has begun to have a significant impact on the way in which HR work is undertaken, there is still a limited understanding of the human capital necessary to undertake this work. Initially this paper considers the limited literature pertaining to the human capital of the HRIS specialist to date. Using NVivo 8 to facilitate analysis, the paper continues by offering a descriptive overview of 41 advertisements placed on one web board over a fifteen month period. The paper concludes by offering a generic framework for developing human capital for a HRIS specialist and suggestions as to how this can be applied in practice, offering suggestions for further study.