Human Resource Assistant Director

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks in Topeka, Kansas is seeking an experienced Human Resources Assistant Director to support the Human Resource Director. You will identify agency training needs, coordinate delivery, supervise recruiters, and ensure regulatory compliance in a dynamic state agency.

Reporting to the HR Director, you will develop personnel policies, assist with disciplinary matters and investigations, and contribute to position descriptions and classifications.

Qualifications

• Identifies training needs related to supervisory and leadership development and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates delivery of training and tracks training completion.
• Supervises a small staff of recruiters and oversees full-cycle recruitment.
• Works with legal staff to develop and recommend personnel policies and procedures.
• Assists with investigations and counsels employees and supervisors on disciplinary and grievance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Assistant to the Human Resource Director.
• Supports classification reviews by drafting position descriptions and collecting input from incumbents and supervisors.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and policy alignment across HR functions.
• Oversees recruitment activities and staffing processes.
• Partners with legal staff on personnel investigations and policy updates.

Job description

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR – Position #K0238575. This unclassified position is directly supervised by the Human Resource Director. The position will be located in Topeka, Kansas at the Office of the Secretary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as the Assistant to the Human Resource Director.
• Identifies the agency’s training needs related to supervisory and leadership development and regulatory compliance, coordinates delivery of training, and tracks training completion.
• Supervises, engages, set goals and encourages a small staff of recruiters and oversees full cycle recruitment function.
• Works with legal staff and assists in the development and recommends personnel policies, practices, and procedures.
• Assists Human Resource Director with conducting investigations, counsels employees and supervisors regarding disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Assists with classification reviews by drafting position descriptions, collects incumbent and supervisor input,...