HR Personnel Analyst

Syracuse City School District•Syracuse, NY

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Syracuse City School District is seeking a dedicated and diverse team of educators to partner with the Superintendent in moving the district toward its goals of ensuring all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and career. This professional level work involves assisting in the administration of the personnel program in a municipal division or agency. Depending on assignment, the employee may be involved in one or more of a variety of personnel functions, such as assisting in contract administration; employee relations; merit system administration; research and collection of data on personnel related matters; personnel policies; or personnel transactions. The employee acts as liaison with governmental agencies, administrators, supervisors, or employees to promulgate and explain personnel policies, rules, and regulations. This position differs from other professional personnel-related titles in that the Personnel Analyst is not responsible for the organization's personnel policies or classification plan, staff development and training, or orientation program, and is usually not the primary administrator of the personnel operation in the agency. The Personnel Analyst may be assigned to supervise a clerical support unit involved in personnel transactions of the agency. Supervision is received from an administrative superior responsible for the personnel program of the agency or municipal division.

Requirements

Good knowledge of the principles and practices of public personnel administration.
Good knowledge of the principles and practices of employer-employee relations.
Good knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision.
Good knowledge of various functional areas in the personnel field and the interrelationship of these functions.
Ability to organize and analyze facts and to draw logical conclusions.
Ability to establish rapport with agency staff and others in order to gather information about programs, jobs, and conditions of employment.
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
Ability to read and understand written material.
Promotional: Two (2) years of permanent competitive class status as a Personnel Specialist.
Open Competitive: Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a baccalaureate degree; or, Four (4) years of paraprofessional or professional level work experience, or its part-time equivalent, two (2) of which must have been in personnel or human resources management.
Successful candidate will be required to pass a fingerprint-based background check, at the cost of $102.50 to the candidate.

Responsibilities

Assists in the administration of a comprehensive personnel operation in a municipal department in conformance with local personnel policies and practices, merit system rules and regulations, and negotiated labor agreements.
Acts as liaison to both management and employees on questions and issues regarding applicable rules, regulations, and personnel policies.
Assists in the administration of the employee relations program by interpreting terms of negotiated contracts to ensure uniform understanding; conducting background and factual data gathering on employee grievances and disciplinary matters, and submitting recommendations as appropriate.
Maintains liaison with the local Civil Service Personnel office to enhance effective merit system administration in such areas as position classification, personnel transactions, and merit system compliance by performing such tasks as gathering job data to be analyzed and advising managers on merit system rules and regulations.
Assists in human resource planning by determining needs for an increase or reduction in staff, preparing justifications, etc., based on budget forecasts, program growth or decline, or other combinations of factors impacting on staffing patterns.
Represents the administrator of the personnel operation at meetings to exchange information, carry out commitments, and to act on his/her behalf as necessary.
Prepares and composes written reports which may include elementary statistics or numerical figuring.
Assists in the administration of programs relating to personnel and human resource management, such as training, employee benefits, affirmative action, employee-employer relations, et al.
Supervises clerical employees involved in the personnel and payroll function of the agency.
Prepares and maintains personnel files and payroll records.
Prepares payroll or supplies pertinent information to process payroll including employees on leave, name and address changes, job title changes, and changes in employee exemptions.
Assists in personnel selection by providing advice and oversight of canvassing and appointment procedures; candidate search methods; and/or adherence to laws, regulations, and requirements of appointment.