HR Talent Acquisition Specialist

City of New YorkNew York City, NY
Onsite

About The Position

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is seeking a full-time HR Talent Specialist in the Bureau of Human Resources. This position is open to candidates serving permanently in the civil service Staff Analyst title or who appear on the civil service list for Exam #3116. The FDNY is the largest and busiest emergency response agency in the United States, dedicated to protecting life and property and providing critical public safety services. The HR Talent Specialist will play a key role in supporting the department's recruitment and staffing efforts.

Requirements

  • Must be serving permanently in the civil service Staff Analyst title or appear on the civil service list for Exam #3116.
  • A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
  • OR a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working in one or a combination of the following areas: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area.
  • OR an associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described above.
  • OR a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described above.
  • A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above qualifications.
  • College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience.
  • All candidates must have a high school diploma.

Responsibilities

  • Work with and provide guidance to hiring managers to create and modify job descriptions in accordance with DCAS Title Specifications.
  • Conduct job analysis for all vacancies prior to posting and/or PAR preparation.
  • Create job postings, assessing job descriptions, preferred skills and abilities requested.
  • Prepare Personnel Action Requests (PAR) for all EMS, Uniform, and civilian vacancies including blanket PARs for civil service list calls.
  • Vet candidate resumes as needed to fill various positions.
  • Maintain HR Access and Oracle databases as needed.
  • Prepare HR reports for review by Budget Services and executive staff.
  • Prepare correspondence, such as, conditional offers of employment, internal approval memos and employee notifications for changes to title level and/or salary.
  • Assist with status updates, communicating effectively, professionally and respectfully with internal Bureaus.
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