HR ADMINISTRATOR I (Office of Human Resources - Deputy Director)

Introduction

If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.

The Department of Assessments and Taxation, Office of Human Resources located in Baltimore, Maryland, is currently accepting applications for an Administrator I, Deputy Director.

GRADE

LOCATION OF POSITION

Department of Assessments and Taxation, Office of Human Resources, 300 W. Preston Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201

Main Purpose of Job

The main purpose of the position is to perform professional personnel work as the Deputy Director of Human Resources. The areas include Classification, Compensation, Recruitment, and general personnel administrative duties.

Assist the HR Director with the total work program of the office through oversight and direction of Human Resource functions within the Office of Human Resources.

Provide exceptional customer service to Agency employees, management, and consumers in a timely, friendly, and professional manner.

POSITION DUTIES

• Establishing procedures and methods for conducting recruitments and examinations for all agency classifications to ensure that sufficient pools of qualified applicants are available for filling vacancies.
• Ensuring that all appointments are made in compliance with the appropriate laws and regulations and resolves appeals / grievances.
• Promoting the development of retention strategies and statistical data collection by implementing strategies as they relate to recruitment, examination, and retention.
• Overseeing promotional processes for mandated positions and managing administrative & recruitment teams.
• Establishing organizational goals and strategies based on evidence-based practices, current trends, statistical data, and workforce forecasting.
• Identifying and collecting data / information from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective, unbiased manner in order to enable strategic and leadership decision making for recruitment and retention.
• Maintaining a liaison and coordination relationship with Agency Hiring Managers and with the DBM Recruitment & Examination Division of the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits.
• Providing training, guidance and technical assistance and interpretation to Appointing Authorities, Agency Heads, Program Managers and agency HR staff regarding recruitment, examination, and retention in accordance with the State Personnel Pension Article and COMAR.
• Provides technical assistance to operating agencies regarding recruitment and selection procedures / guidelines.
• Drafting narrative and statistic reports for recruitment, testing, auditing, budgeting, and reporting.
• Act during the Director’s absence and uses initiative and judgment to see that human resource matters requiring immediate attention are handled in a manner to minimize the effect of the Director's absence.
• Advises employees and distributes information regarding benefits, compensation, policies, and procedures; provide assistance and staff support to departments / divisions as requested;

answers public inquiries concerning job openings, employment verifications, and general information.

Assists the Director in coordinating, developing, and presenting human resource related training programs to management and employees;

creates and maintains detailed spreadsheets used to track personnel data.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education : A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience : Four years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation.

Notes :

• Professional HR management work in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employee relations, test development and validation or as a generalist may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required education.
• Paraprofessional personnel work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required education.
• Thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the fields of HR / personnel administration, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related field may be substituted for up to two years of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with classification and compensation procedures (ex : reclassifications, vacancy downgrades) in a local, state or federal government.
• Experience in Employee Relations, including disciplinary actions and settlements, union interactions, employee appeal and grievance process and terminations.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking systems, such as JobAps.
• Experience using HRIS systems, such as Workday.
• Experience with handling COMAR, State Personnel and Pensions, MOU's and / or unions.

LIMITATIONS ON SELECTION

Must be willing to work in Baltimore city.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Employees in this classification are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits within six months from the time of appointment to the position.

Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.

All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date.

Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position.

It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

BENEFITS

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Online applications are highly recommended. However, if you are unable to apply online, the paper application and supplemental questionnaire may be submitted to : Department of Assessments and Taxation, Office of Human Resources Division, 300 W.

Preston St., Room 511, Baltimore, MD 21201. Paper application materials must be received by 5pm in our office on the closing date for the recruitment.

No postmarks will be accepted. Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the Department of Assessments and Taxation at 410-767-5898, MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258.

If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about the online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division, at 410-767-4850 or [email protected].

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruitment, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.

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