Hiring and Selection/ Classifications Manager

State of Illinois•Springfield, IL

3d•$8,571 - $10,571•Hybrid

About The Position

The Hiring and Selection/Classifications Manager leads the Hiring and Classifications section of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Human Resources Office. The manager serves as the agency contact for hiring transactions and position functions, providing interview and selection services, and oversees the agency’s classification functions. The role plans, develops, administers, organizes, controls, and evaluates classification work; conducts specialized and confidential personnel studies and assignments for the Human Resources Director, Chief of Staff, and Labor Relations; and develops and evaluates policies and procedures for hiring, interviewing, and selection. The manager supervises Hiring and Selection and Classifications staff and performs related duties as assigned. This is a full-time, salaried position based at IDFPR headquarters in Springfield, Illinois. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hybrid work may be available as operational needs allow, with required reporting to headquarters as needed. Overtime may be required, and work-related travel, including overnight stays, is required as appropriate.

Requirements

Education equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably with coursework in business administration, public administration, human resources, or labor relations.
Three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.
Ability to pass a background check.
Ability to travel in the performance of duties, including overnight stays as appropriate.
Availability to work overtime, including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime, when required.

Nice To Haves

Two years of professional experience implementing governing human resources policy, such as the Personnel Code, Personnel Rules, Position Classification Plan, Pay Plan, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Comprehensive Employment Plan, or departmental processes, policies, and procedures.
Two years of professional experience establishing and implementing hiring plans, including vacancy advertising, application processing, conducting interviews, and documenting hiring sequence activities.
Two years of supervisory experience assigning and reviewing work and providing guidance, mentoring, training, and counsel.
Two years of professional experience working with a structured interview and selection hiring process.
One year of professional experience using personnel-related computer systems and software while instructing others in their use, such as HCM, SuccessFactors, Employee Central, PEERS, EELS, HRIS, or similar systems.

Responsibilities

Manage the Hiring and Selection function for the IDFPR Human Resources Office.
Serve as the agency contact for IDFPR hiring transactions and position functions, providing interview and selection services.
Plan, develop, administer, organize, control, and oversee all aspects of IDFPR’s classification functions.
Conduct special projects, confidential studies, analyses, and assignments on personnel issues for the Human Resources Director, Chief of Staff, and Labor Relations.
Develop, implement, and evaluate agency policies and procedures for hiring, interviewing, and selection.
Supervise Hiring and Selection and Classifications staff.
Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Benefits

Health, life, vision, and dental insurance.
12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave.
Pension plan, with Tier II vesting at 10 years.
Full 20-year retirement awards that provide free health insurance during retirement.
Deferred compensation and other pre-tax benefits programs.
Paid state holidays, 12–14 days annually.
Three paid Personal Business Days annually.
12 paid sick days annually, with carryover from year to year.
10–25 days of paid vacation annually, including 10 days in the first year of employment.
Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources.