HR Officer I

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maryland Department of Labor is hiring an HR Officer I in the Office of Administration. The position performs professional human resources duties in classification, compensation, recruitment, and employment services. The incumbent conducts job analyses and evaluations, desk audits, and position studies, and advises Labor staff, supervisors, and administrators on classification and compensation matters. The role also supports recruitment, interviews, and the development of employment selection rating tools.

Requirements

Six years of experience, including two years of professional HR experience in areas such as recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation, and an additional four years of professional HR management experience in specified HR areas or as a generalist.
Selective qualification: Two years of experience working in JobAps.
Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel work experience year-for-year for up to four years of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of specified professional HR experience for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute 30 graduate credit hours in a specified or related field for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute qualifying U.S. Armed Forces commissioned-officer human resources management experience year-for-year for the required experience.
Must obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and Statewide Personnel System functionality within six months of appointment, and recertify every six months thereafter.
A valid Maryland motor vehicle operator's license is required if assigned duties that require operating a motor vehicle.
Subject to a background check of Division of Unemployment Insurance files for unpaid unemployment overpayment or fraud debts.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Microsoft Excel for daily spreadsheet tracking.
Experience processing hires in Workday.
Experience with COMAR laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

Meet monthly with program management and/or staff to review vacancies and document plans, including classification reviews, recruitment, and reorganizations.
Analyze and evaluate position reclassification requests across occupational classification series using class files, histories, prior studies, and consultation with personnel professionals.
Review terminations entered in Workday by another employee to ensure information is accurately recorded for resignations, retirements, and transfers to other departments.
Create JobAps recruitment requisitions and planner/position announcements for HR partner and DBM review and approval.
Conduct job analyses and evaluations, desk audits, and prepare position study memoranda.
Advise Labor line staff, supervisors, and administrators on classification and compensation matters.
Support recruitment and employment services, interviews, and the creation of employment selection rating tools.