HUMAN RESOURCES TRANSACTIONS MANAGER

State of Illinois • Springfield, IL

9d • $8,500 - $10,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is seeking a highly capable and experienced professional to serve as the Human Resources Transactions Manager in the Division of Personnel and Administrative Services. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and experienced professional to take on a challenging and rewarding leadership role within our organization. The ideal candidate will bring proven management and supervisory experience in a government setting, with a strong background in personnel action requests and HR processes. This individual will possess exceptional judgment in setting priorities, resolving issues proactively, and ensuring timely, accurate results. Collaboration is key in this role and the ideal candidate will work closely with both internal teams and external partners to achieve shared goals. Strong leadership, initiative, and excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential to drive success and uphold our commitment to service excellence.
HFS values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.

Requirements

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a professional human resource public or business organization.
• Requires two (2) years of prior professional supervisory/team lead experience.

Nice To Haves

• Five (5) years of professional experience processing, reviewing and approving documents for employment ensuring accuracy and compliance with personnel codes, rules, pay plans, and similar guidelines.
• Three (3) years of professional experience reviewing and approving human resource transactions related to the end to end hiring process. Examples include applications, bid records, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Four (4) years of supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, and approving time off.
• Five (5) years of professional experience working with Personnel Codes, Rules, Pay Plans, and Collective Bargaining Contracts, and guidelines derived therefrom.
• Five (5) years of administrative experience working in a professional human resources organization.
• One (1) year of experience in human resources related computer systems such as, but not limited to, the Personnel Examination and Eligibility Records System (PEERS) or Success Factors.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Human Resources Transactions Manager for the Division of Personnel and Administrative Services in planning, directing, and evaluating Transactions Unit initiatives by interpreting, explaining, and implementing agency and Department of Central Management Services (CMS) policies and procedures.
• Plans, directs, and evaluates the activities of subordinate sections.
• Serves as full line supervisor.
• Conducts complex and comprehensive studies to determine issues and develop policies, methods, and procedures for dealing with special employee service projects of limited duration but having agency-wide impact.
• Serves as a resource for field and central professional staff concerning program procedures and newly implemented practices.
• Plans and coordinates the utilization of assigned resources.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

• Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
• 12 paid Sick Days annually
• 10 paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to 25 paid Vacation Days annually
• 3 paid Personal Days annually
• 13-14 paid holidays annually (based on start date)

What This Job Offers

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