Human Resources Analyst A-C (HQ)

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs' mission is to relentlessly advocate for Louisiana veterans and their families to ensure they receive superior customer service and support by connecting them to the benefits they have earned in service to our country, while meeting the economic, educational, and employment needs of transitioning service members looking to make Louisiana their home. The incumbent of this position will perform diversified analytical tasks at headquarters for the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs. The incumbent of this position is responsible for the manual and automated processing of personnel actions as well as maintenance of personnel records. incumbent will also be under the general supervision of the HR Manager. An ideal candidate should posses the following competencies: Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions. Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement. Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to follow, reinforce, adapt, or develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state legal requirements, State Civil Service rules, and organizational policies. Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to make choices that reflect ethical standards, integrity and honesty, regardless of circumstances or personal benefit. Building Trust: The ability to create a safe and supportive environment where others feel comfortable speaking up, sharing ideas, and acknowledging mistakes. Displaying Professionalism: The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct, responsible communication, and consideration for others. Learning Actively: The ability to pursue learning, seek feedback, and integrate new knowledge to improve personal and professional performance. Thinking Strategically: The ability to anticipate trends, understand context, and align actions with long-term priorities.

Requirements

• Three years of human resources experience
• Six years of full-time experience in any field
• A bachelor’s degree
• Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Responsibilities

• Provide general, basic explanation of employee benefit programs and advises employees of various options available under some programs.
• Review benefits documents for accuracy and completeness; forwards to appropriate office.
• Provide induction documents to new employees, providing guidance and a general overview of each document; follows up to ensure new employee timely completes all required forms.
• Review position descriptions for accuracy of organizational information.
• Contacts employees, supervisors, managers, etc. to elicit corrections or resolve minor conflicts in information presented.
• Review files on a routine basis to ensure that current descriptions are maintained for all positions.
• Participate in salary surveys and other research needed to support requests for special pay actions.
• Provide grievance forms and routine procedural instructions to employees.
• Collect and compiles statistical data required to prepare reports.
• Provide assistance to agency personnel on routine or limited Civil Service rules, Federal and State laws, and department policies and procedures in assigned areas.
• Schedule interviews.
• Accept and screen applications.
• Verify eligibility of selected applicants.
• Assist supervisors and managers by providing routine information relative to the performance appraisal system.
• Provide notification of deadlines for completion of appraisal process and follows up to ensure target dates are met.
• Schedule employees for required training courses.
• Monitor and maintain records of completed course work.

What This Job Offers

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