Human Resources Generalist 3 #260915-6168MP-001

State of Connecticut; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Connecticut, Office of the State Treasurer, is seeking a full-time Human Resources Generalist 3 to lead HR services for the Executive Office. You will advise agency leadership, conduct investigations, support collective bargaining, recruit top talent, supervise HR staff, and provide employee management training.

As the lead HR professional, you will collaborate with DAS delivery teams, ensure compliant classifications and staffing, and drive strategic HR initiatives with statewide

Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of professional experience in human resources management or equal employment opportunity/affirmative action or labor relations management.
• One (1) year at the full working level in human resources management or equal employment opportunity/affirmative action or labor relations management; substitution options apply.
• Experience advising executive leadership, investigations, and training on HR laws, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide lower-level HR staff and partner with agency leadership.
• Advise on HR policies, job classifications, talent needs, and recruitment processes.
• Lead complex HR projects and ensure compliance with laws and collective bargaining agreements.
• Conduct investigations and prepare reports; provide training on employee management.

Skills

HR management

state & federal laws

employee relations

HRIS

labor relations

interpersonal skills

oral & written communication

matrixed organizations

problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in HR or related field

Law degree (JD)

Tools

Core-CT

Job description

Introduction

The State of Connecticut , Office of the State Treasurer (OTT) is recruiting for a full-time Human Resources Generalist 3 to support the Executive Office. As the Human Resources Generalist 3, you will serve as the lead human resources professional for the office, with the support of a Human Resources Generalist 1. NOTE: Current state employees will be required to bring a copy of their last two annual performance evaluations if invited to interview.

Discover The Opportunity To

• Work alongside the agency's Executive team in providing advice and counsel on human resource matters;
• Conduct and prepare investigatory reports;
• Advise on collective bargaining agreements;
• Recruit top talent;
• Supervise a human resources department;
• Provide training on employee management.

What We Can Offer You

• View our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees!

About Us

The Office of the Treasurer exists to provide and ensure effective financial management of public resources, high standards of professionalism and integrity, and expanding opportunity for State of Connecticut residents and businesses.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Administrative Services this class is deployed at an agency and is accountable for acting as a working supervisor or for performing the most complex human resources duties as an agency business partner. In a state agency outside of the State's centralized Human Resources structure this class will be accountable for acting as a working supervisor or for performing the most complex human resources and other related duties.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Supervises and provides guidance over the work of lower level business partners;
• Partners with and is accountable for successful relationships with agency leadership to ensure alignment of human resources support with organizational goals and strategies;
• Advises agency leadership on human resources policies and procedures, proper organizational structure and use of appropriate job classifications, talent needs, to include but not limited to advising on the availability and expiration of eligible lists, etc.;
• Partners with and is accountable for successful relationships with DAS service delivery teams and specialized units to appropriately leverage solutions for agency human resources needs;
• Communicates with agency managers, bargaining unit representatives and other interested parties to ensure cooperative relationships;
• Approves agency’s classification and position management transactions and ensures proper organizational structure;
• Assists in ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures;
• Advises employees on matters related to employment, career development, transfer, separation, recruitment, examinations, compensation, employee benefits, and/or retirement benefits;
• Performs job audits, or other fact finding techniques, related to individual job classification and job classification studies;
• Ensures the proper application of the recruitment process, including clearing of mandatory lists, interviewing, selection and on-boarding;
• Oversees or prepares and maintains relevant documentation and records;
• Proactively analyzes data and plans for emerging agency human resources needs;
• Serves as a project team leader on complex human resources projects involving the conduct of best practice research and the development and implementation of new systems, training initiatives, job classification studies and other projects with statewide impact;
• Leads or participates in the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• Ensures all records, files and folders are maintained, updated and digitized, where applicable;
• May be accountable for managing human capital and implementing professional development plans that increase employee’s skill set;
• May be accountable for independently handling reclassification grievances;
• May administer agency employee assistance program and recommend counseling to employees;
• May assist, coordinate, implement, oversee, and/or provide agency wide training and/or staff development programs;
• May support related agency strategic needs;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of
  • human resources management;
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures;
• Knowledge of
  • employment practices related to civil rights, equal employment opportunity, job classification, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefit programs, pay administration, workers compensation;
  • human resources information systems;
  • labor relations;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
  • conflict resolution skills;
• Considerable ability to
  • work effectively in a matrixed organization;
  • analyze and balance customer's needs with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements;
• Ability to
  • supervise;
  • strategically plan including succession planning;
  • apply innovative solutions to organizational problems.

Minimum Qualifications - General Experience

Eight (8) years of professional experience in human resources management or equal employment opportunity/affirmative action or labor relations management.

Minimum Qualifications - Special Experience

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the full working level in human resources management or equal employment opportunity/affirmative action or labor relations management. NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Human Resources Generalist 2, Human Resources Specialist, or Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist 2.

Minimum Qualifications - Substitutions Allowed

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in human resources management, labor relations, business administration, public administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• A law degree may be substituted for two (2) additional years of the General Experience.
• For state employees one (1) year as a Human Resources Generalist 2, Human Resources Specialist, or Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist 2 may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience providing advice and counsel on human resources matters to executive level leadership that is accurate and timely.
• Demonstrable experience responding quickly to the HR needs of all levels of employees, related to a wide array of topics, including through in-person presence for ad hoc questions and availability for time-sensitive review of HR issues.
• Experience conducting investigations and preparing investigatory reports and evidence. NOTE: Primary will be given to applicants that demonstrate they have independently conducted at least one complex employee-related investigation and documented it in a written report.
• Demonstrable experience providing advice on collective bargaining agreements in a unionized environment, including facilitating grievance conferences and responding on behalf of an employer or agency.
• Experience providing training in employee management and related state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrable experience managing the interactive process for accommodation request submitted pursuant to the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
• Demonstrable experience in leave administration, including calculating and administering FMLA leave.
• Experience using Core-CT for employees and/or position actions; demonstrable experience with a comparable human resources program.
• Supervisory experience, or comparable experience providing oversight of people and processes.

Special Requirements

• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.