Human Resources Analyst- Recruitment

Oakland County • Waterford, MI

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Oakland County is seeking a passionate Human Resources Analyst - Recruitment to join their mission-driven workforce. This hybrid position plays a vital role in building a strong, talented workforce for the County by supporting departments, leaders, and candidates throughout the recruitment and onboarding process. The role involves managing the full recruitment lifecycle, leading specialized sourcing efforts including executive-level recruitment, screening and preparing candidates for interviews, conducting interviews, and ensuring an efficient and positive candidate experience.

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Political Science, Public Administration, Psychology, Human Resources Administration, HRIS, Training & Development, Employee Records, or related field.
• Have three (3) years of full‑time work experience in one or more of the following areas: recruitment, test development or test validation, HRIS, training, labor relations, compensation administration, position classification, E.E.O., fringe benefit administration or human resource planning.
• Considerable ability to remain up to date on competitive practices and recruitment standards.
• Reasonable ability to conduct effective personal interviews.
• Reasonable ability to present ideas effectively either orally or in writing.
• Reasonable ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, department/division managers, job applicants and the general public.
• Reasonable ability to carry out complex written and oral instructions.
• Reasonable knowledge of research methods and statistics.
• Reasonable ability to exercise sound judgment and initiative in analyzing problems and recommending solutions.
• Reasonable ability to utilize personal computer programs and other data processing capabilities.
• Familiar with current word processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail, and Internet software.
• Reasonable ability to perform a variety of assigned tasks and meet deadlines.
• Some knowledge of principles of governmental organization and administration.
• Ability to communicate to accurately convey information using tact and diplomacy.

Nice To Haves

• Considerable ability to remain up to date on competitive practices and recruitment standards.
• Reasonable ability to conduct effective personal interviews.
• Reasonable ability to present ideas effectively either orally or in writing.
• Reasonable ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, department/division managers, job applicants and the general public.
• Reasonable ability to carry out complex written and oral instructions.
• Reasonable knowledge of research methods and statistics.
• Reasonable ability to exercise sound judgment and initiative in analyzing problems and recommending solutions.
• Reasonable ability to utilize personal computer programs and other data processing capabilities.
• Familiar with current word processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail, and Internet software.
• Reasonable ability to perform a variety of assigned tasks and meet deadlines.
• Some knowledge of principles of governmental organization and administration.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full life cycle of recruiting, from requisition posting to hiring and onboarding
• Lead specialized sourcing efforts, including executive-level recruitment
• Source, screen, and prepare candidates for interviews with hiring managers
• Conduct pre-screen and final interviews and serve on interview panels
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure an efficient, high-quality hiring process
• Deliver a positive and engaging candidate experience from application through onboarding
• Receives requisitions indicating a staffing need from assigned departments.
• Verifies position status, qualifications of requested candidate if applicable and, if necessary, contacts department regarding best method of filling position considering available open competitive, transfer and re-employment lists.
• Collaborates with the Classification & Compensation team to ensure that job postings and associated job descriptions accurately identify the responsibilities and minimum requirements of the role.
• Conducts specialized candidate sourcing, using dynamic recruitment practices, for executive positions within the County.
• Screens and prepares candidates for interviews with hiring managers.
• Prepares an exam plan to generate appropriate internal or external job announcements for posting.
• Takes suggestions from hiring department regarding advertising methods.
• Prepares open competitive exams utilizing information from hiring departments as subject matter experts.
• Designs a testing tool which may include an interview, written test, performance test, experience and training rating form, or other test deemed most effective based on job functions.
• Monitors receipt of applications to determine appropriate closing dates and screens submitted applications based on minimum qualifications.
• Administers prepared testing tools.
• Acts as proctor for written tests, coordinates interview panels, oversees performance tests, rates experience and training forms and processes related scores and paperwork.
• Ensures overall test process is completed in a timely manner within Merit System Rules, monitoring resultant eligible lists and answering questions from hiring department and applicants as they arise.
• Refers serious or unusual problems to Supervisor.
• Assists employees and public with career search inquiries and meets with individuals to place them on transfer or re-employment lists in conjunction with related Merit System Rules.
• Coordinates requests of such lists with hiring departments.
• Represents Oakland County at various job fairs.
• Utilizes current Countywide and/or department specific software to complete assignments.
• Prepares specialized reports or documents for executive management as required.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits
• Opportunity to do meaningful work that matters
• For more information about Oakland County benefits and employee perks, please visit: https://www.oakgov.com/government/human-resources/benefits/new-hire

What This Job Offers

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