HR Specialist Senior - Classification and Compensation

State of Nebraska • Lincoln, NE

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Administrative Services - State Personnel Classification and Compensation team is seeking a HR Specialist Senior to join their team to help serve the agencies of the State of Nebraska! Under limited supervision, the HR Specialist Senior performs analytical work including the collection, analysis, evaluation, and documentation of requests from operating agencies related to personnel classification and compensation needs. This position provides Division management data and comments pertinent to Nebraska State Personnel classification and compensation program proposals, actions, and issues; makes varied position classification determinations and cost projections, and provides technical advice, assistance, and training to agency managers and employees, co-workers, and representatives of senior State officials and other groups; serves as a representative for the DAS - State Personnel Division when working with State officials, agencies, and employees, and associated groups about existing and new personnel program functions and activities. As needed, the HR Specialist Senior leads other staff and/or oversees and coordinates personnel administration studies, projects, or functions; performs related work as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
• Knowledge of: the principles, terminology, and practices of public personnel administration; the job characteristics and requirements of occupations used within Nebraska State government; State and federal personnel and employment laws, standards, personnel rules, and labor contracts; the mission, programs, and organization of Nebraska State agencies; State labor/employee-management relations practices; State human resources computer applications and databases; fundamental mathematical and descriptive statistical formulas; legal and occupational developments related to human resources management practices; agency human resource management policies and practices; executive and legislative mandates and decisions that affect State personnel administration activities.
• Ability to: interact with co-workers, employees, and representatives of agencies and employee associations on a one-to-one and group basis; communicate in person and by telephone, email, and correspondence to explain technical information and procedures and share ideas and findings; plan and organize daily and project length assignments; apply various regulatory and program related statements to personnel issues, requests, and activities; understand staffing patterns and needs of assigned agencies; write complete class specifications based on current job responsibilities and worker requirements of job classes; informs State agency managers and representatives about administrative options and constraints affecting personnel matters; coordinate the evaluation of personnel and employment activities and summarize findings for management officials; interpret and apply numerical results of studies and surveys; interpret and apply Nebraska State Personnel Division system-wide personnel policies to ongoing, confidential and new situations; coordinate and review the work of others; exercise judgment and discretion during the administration of personnel goals, plans, and decisions which affect the interests and priorities of State government and agencies.
• Skill in: the use of personal computers and associated software including word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and electronic communication applications.
• Regular and Reliable attendance is required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with classification and/or compensation functions
• Understanding of the Nebraska Classified System and Labor Contracts

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes job and compensation information using established and new methods to compare, evaluate, and classify jobs, provide technical information, and identify benchmark jobs, prevailing pay rates, and pay relationships, used to develop classification and pay proposals.
• Reviews agency classification and compensation requests and other actions to ensure equity and competitiveness. Interprets and applies job factors to individual positions’ assigned work and required qualifications to determine the appropriate classification assignment, union contract coverage, overtime status and other personnel determinations.
• Explains proposals and recommendations to the supervisor and agency representatives, including changes in classes and pay rates, and determinations that differ from agency requests.
• Represents the overall interests of the Nebraska State Personnel System and presents the perspectives of participating agencies and other parties during job classification and evaluation, and other personnel studies and actions.
• Confers with supervisor and others about classification decision appeals and prepares responses to provide information and explain classification and compensation practices and decisions to those participants reviewing the process followed and decisions made.
• Coordinates and/or serves on intra-agency meetings and inter-agency committees and leads job evaluation studies, involving subject matter experts to determine the scope and desired goals of job/occupational studies, discuss job information analyzed, and develop new classification structures.
• Confers with supervisor and other State Personnel and Employee Relations staff about employment laws, personnel rules, union contracts, and executive directives. Explains to agency managers and personnel representatives the intent and appropriate application of regulations and what options are available.
• Discusses with agency representatives the implementation of agency organizational changes or of changes pertinent to system-wide classification or compensation operations and policies, and the effect of both on agency or State personnel management practices and processes.
• Responds to inquiries from public or private organizations about pay ranges and compensation practices, job class specifications and titles, personnel rules and policies, and union contracts.
• Prepares and processes documents (e.g., correspondence, agency rationales, interpretations of statistics, ratings and findings of studies, job descriptions and classification findings) to provide or retain data used, analyses/conclusions made, and decisions made or agreements reached.
• Reviews effectiveness of program operations and researches options and recommends changes to processes and procedures to ensure consistency with employment laws, personnel rules, union contracts, and executive and legislative mandates, and to ensure effective system-wide management of human resources.
• Related responsibilities as assigned within the scope of the classification.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
• Military leave
• 156% (that's not a typo!) state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement as the largest and most diverse employer in the State
• Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
• Training and Development based on your career aspirations
• Fun, inviting teammates
• A safe and secure environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior