Human Resources Professional 1 - Leave Manager

State of Iowa; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work opportunity

Competitive benefits

Job summary

The State of Iowa, Department of Administrative Services – Human Resources Enterprise, is seeking a Human Resources Professional Leave Manager to join a team of six in the Leave Management area. This role focuses on FMLA and military leave administration, policy advisement, and confidential file management.

If you have HR experience, strong communication, and a service-oriented mindset, you will contribute to delivering centralized HR programs for Iowa agencies and supporting a diverse workforce.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
• A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience in technical or professional human resources work, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work equals one year of full-time experience.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes three years of full-time work performing technical human resources work.

Responsibilities

• Handle the FMLA leave administration process from the employee’s initial notice of the need for leave to the release to return to work. This includes gathering and completing all required paperwork, determining leave eligibility, designating leave as FMLA-qualifying, requesting medical certification as needed, and accounting for intermittent and reduced schedule leave use.
• Handle the leave administration process for FMLA and military leave. Maintain reasonable communication with managers and employees while employee is on leave.
• Advise managers and employees on the interaction of leave laws; drafts and/or recommends revisions to company leave policies.
• Maintain files and confidentiality.

Skills

Relationship building

Consulting expertise

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

HR generalist experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Human Resources Professional 1 - Leave Manager

The Department of Administrative Services – Human Resources Enterprise (DAS-HRE) provides centralized human resources programs and services to State of Iowa agencies. We are currently seeking candidates for a position as a Human Resources Professional Leave Manager.

If you have enthusiasm for working in human resources, want to make a difference with your career as a public servant, and are committed to providing excellent customer service, we want you on our team!

The mission of DAS-HRE is to support state agencies in their delivery of services to the people of Iowa by providing programs that recruit, develop, and retain a diverse and qualified workforce, and to administer responsible employee benefits programs for the members and their beneficiaries. DAS-HRE is comprised of Employment, Benefits, Organizational Performance, WorkSmart HCM, and Talent Development Bureaus.

This position will be based in the Leave Management area within the Department of Administrative Services in the Human Resource Enterprise. You will get to work with a team of five other individuals servicing the leaves area for the State of Iowa.

What You'll Do

• Handle the FMLA leave administration process from the employee’s initial notice of the need for leave to the release to return to work. This includes gathering and completing all required paperwork, determining leave eligibility, designating leave as FMLA-qualifying, requesting medical certification as needed, and accounting for intermittent and reduced schedule leave use.
• Handle the leave administration process for FMLA and military leave. Maintain reasonable communication with managers and employees while employee is on leave.
• Advise managers and employees on the interaction of leave laws; drafts and/or recommends revisions to company leave policies.
• Maintain files and confidentiality.

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• A natural relationship-builder with strong consulting expertise
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of an organization
• Experience in an HR generalist, FMLA or benefits

What We Offer:

• Hybrid work opportunity
• Collaborative, positive work environment with flexible work hours
• Excellent affordable benefit packages including health, dental, vision, flex spending
• IPERS retirement package
• Deferred compensation with an employer match
• Paid holidays plus vacation and sick leave
• Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
• Career growth

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
2. A combination of a total of four years of education and full‑time experience in technical or professional human resources work, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work equals one year of full‑time experience.
3. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes three years of full‑time work performing technical human resources work.

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