Classification & Compensation Consultant
About The Position
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation seeks an experienced Classification and Compensation Consultant to serve as a subject matter expert on job classification, organizational design, and salary administration. The position independently evaluates complex position and compensation requests, leads classification studies, and advises agency leadership on equitable, policy-compliant staffing and pay decisions across a diverse law enforcement organization. The role develops and evaluates position descriptions, duties, organizational relationships, and classification factors; leads occupational and organizational classification studies; analyzes compensation and labor-market data; reviews complex salary administration actions; and advises managers, HR colleagues, and the Office of State Human Resources. It also researches and helps develop policies and processes, provides training and technical guidance, mentors colleagues, and manages the agency’s organizational charts in Visio. This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional travel to agency locations, meetings, and professional development opportunities is required. Selected candidates must successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation, including credit and arrest checks, reference and employment verification, education verification, drug screening, and fingerprint submission.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, typically in Human Resources or a related field, from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience; or a high school diploma or GED and six years of progressive Human Resources experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Ability to travel occasionally to agency locations, meetings, and professional development opportunities.
- Selected candidates must successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation, including credit and arrest checks, interviews with associates and personal and business references, employer verification interviews, education verification, urinalysis drug screening, and fingerprint submission.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated experience independently conducting complex job classification reviews and organizational or occupational studies.
- Demonstrated experience applying North Carolina State HR classification and salary administration policies, including internal equity and education and experience analysis.
- Advanced ability to analyze compensation, labor-market, and workforce data and present well-supported recommendations.
- Demonstrated experience advising managers on organizational design, job descriptions, position allocation, and salary decisions.
- Proficiency with HR information systems and reporting tools used for position management and personnel actions, such as Workday and/or the OSC Integrated HR/Payroll System.
Responsibilities
- Develop and evaluate position descriptions, duties, organizational relationships, and classification factors to recommend position allocations and reallocations.
- Lead occupational and organizational classification studies, including job design, class specifications, qualification requirements, and organizational structures.
- Analyze compensation data, labor-market information, and internal equity to recommend salary ranges, starting salaries, and salary adjustments.
- Review complex salary administration actions, including reallocations, demotions, career progressions, and in-range adjustments.
- Consult with managers, HR colleagues, and the Office of State Human Resources to resolve classification and compensation questions and communicate defensible recommendations.
- Research, interpret, and help develop classification and compensation policies, guidelines, and processes.
- Provide training and technical guidance to managers and HR staff, and mentor less-experienced colleagues.
- Manage the agency’s organizational charts in Visio.
Benefits
- Benefits are offered.
- Eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program as a state employee.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
