HIRING & CLASSIFICATIONS MANAGER
About The Position
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is seeking an experienced professional to lead its Hiring and Classifications team. The manager oversees strategic workforce planning, policy development, and operational effectiveness across the agency, with responsibilities involving compliance, talent acquisition initiatives, classification processes, labor relations support, and organizational structure management. The position is based at the agency’s Springfield headquarters. The stated schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with hybrid work availability of one to five days per week in the office depending on operational needs. Travel may be required, including overnight stays. Overtime is a condition of employment and may include scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute work, potentially during evenings and weekends.
Requirements
- Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, with coursework in human resources, talent acquisition, management, or business.
- Prior experience equivalent to three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in human resources in a public or business organization.
- Complete a background check and self-disclose criminal history.
- Possess an appropriate, valid driver's license.
- Ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
- Ability to work overtime, including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime, which may require evenings and weekends.
- File a Statement of Economic Interest and Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest as required.
Nice To Haves
- At least two years of professional experience developing, reviewing, or revising position descriptions to ensure duties, responsibilities, and qualifications accurately reflect the work performed.
- At least two years of professional experience interpreting and applying personnel rules, policies, procedures, or collective bargaining agreements to recruitment, hiring, and filling vacancies.
- At least two years of professional experience analyzing organizational structures, position assignments, and reporting relationships to support staffing decisions and personnel resource allocation.
- At least two years of professional experience providing technical guidance and recommendations to management regarding position classifications, staffing needs, or recruitment and hiring processes.
- At least two years of professional experience using a human resources information system to maintain personnel data, track recruitment or staffing activities, and prepare reports or analyze workforce metrics.
- At least three years of professional experience supervising staff, including assigning and reviewing work, providing training and guidance, and evaluating employee performance.
- A professional human resources certification such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Hiring Team Manager.
- Serve as the Classifications Team Manager.
- Organize, plan, attend, and track agency career fair attendance and community outreach related to recruiting.
- Serve as a full-line supervisor.
- Serve on the DCEO Labor Relations Advisory Team, making recommendations to the Labor Relations Administrator and interpreting union contracts, supplemental agreements, past practices, CMS Personnel Rules, the Code, Pay Plan, and DCEO rules and policies.
- Manage administration of Personal Service Contracts (PSCs).
- Perform other duties as assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.
Benefits
- Pension program.
- Competitive group insurance benefits, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three paid personal business days annually.
- Twelve paid sick days annually, with sick days carrying over from year to year.
- Ten to twenty-five days of paid vacation annually, with ten days in the first year of employment.
- Thirteen paid holidays annually, and fourteen in even-numbered years.
- Flexible work schedules when available and dependent upon position.
- Twelve weeks of paid parental leave.
- Deferred Compensation Program, a supplemental retirement plan.
- Optional pre-tax programs, including Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) and Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP).
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility.
- GI Bill training and apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans.
- Five percent salary differential for bilingual positions.
- Commuter Savings Program for Chicago employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
