HR Business Partner

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

35d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Personnel Services and Benefits (OPSB) is the personnel component of the Department of Budget and Management and the office promotes the recruitment development and retention of a competent, motivated workforce for Maryland State Government which strives for excellence through efficient, effective services that are responsive to the needs of the State's citizens. The Personnel Services Division (PSD) of OPSB directly supports multiple State agencies in the administration of their human resources program, provides policy guidance to State employees, facilitates the statewide leave bank program, facilitates the gross payroll reconciliation for multiple State agencies, and supports various statewide HR initiatives. We are currently seeking passionate, dedicated, and experienced HR professionals to join our team as a human resources business partner (HRBP). The Human Resources (HR) Analyst IV DBM serves as a Human Resources Business Partner to client agencies, and is the full performance level of professional HR. This position manages the HR activities for assigned State agencies, which includes, but not limited to, partnering with agency liaisons in the workforce planning process, initiating and guiding the hiring process, managing employee leaves of absences, providing guidance that is consistent with State laws, regulations, and other governing documents, processing changes to employment records in Workday, serving as the point of contact for employees regarding benefits, retirement/separating from State service, policy questions, and general HR related questions. Assigned agencies vary in both size and complexity.

Requirements

Seven years of professional HR experience in the areas of either job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, employee relations, labor relations, test development and validation, recruitment and examination, employee benefits, medical services, HR management or HR system support services.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional HR experience in the areas of either job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, employee relations, labor relations, test development and validation, recruitment and examination, employee benefits, medical services, HR management or HR system support services for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the field of HR/personnel administration, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, industrial organization, psychology or other related field on a year-for-year basis for up to six years of the required experience.
Candidates for employee or labor relations positions may substitute the possession of a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited school of law for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Human Resources classifications or Human Resources specialty codes in the Personnel field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
Applicants must meet the selective qualification(s) to be considered. Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications. Experience with Workday.
Experience supporting State/governmental agencies.

Nice To Haves

Two years of HR generalist experience.
Experience with COMAR and SPP.
Experience interpreting and applying COMAR and SPP laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

Partner with client agencies to develop and maintain short and long term workforce plans
Assist in assessing current workforce capabilities and future talent needs
Provide preliminary recommendations regarding desired organizational changes
Generate and provide staffing related reports
Track and monitor workforce plans to completion
Provide guidance to management and employees on leave of absence options and procedures, retirement, and separating from State service.
Partner with client agencies to provide preliminary guidance on recruitment policies and processes
Initiate job postings to build qualified candidate pools
Guide management on the appropriate approach for facilitating internal promotions, including the application of salary guidelines
Assist managers/supervisors with the performance evaluation process
Guide managers/supervisors on the candidate interview and selection process
Notify agency staff of available trainings and make training recommendations
Provide guidance on the disciplinary process.
Guide agency management in the application of Federal and State employment laws, regulations, practices, policies, and other governing documents
Adhere to employment verification eligibility requirements using E-verify
Adhere to all State, HR, and office related policies, processes, and procedures
Communicate policy changes to employees
Support safety programs and assist in reporting and tracking workplace injuries
Update OPSB security roles as needed
Field questions from client agency management and employees
Respond timely to all inquiries
Provide estimated timelines for issue resolution and follow up as needed
Deliver a positive employee experience during onboarding and offboarding
Protect sensitive information
Provide accurate information
Communicate clearly and professionally verbally and in writing
Escalate issues to senior management as needed.
Accurately and timely process employment related transactions in Workday, including hires/rehires/reinstatements, reclassifications, acting capacity pay, terminations, retirements, leave events, personal and job information changes
Engage OPSB partners as needed to obtain assistance and/or guidance in the processing of employment record changes
Seek technical assistance as needed via the SPS Helpdesk
Other related duties as assigned