"Human Resource Officer"

Job Details

Description

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

Employees at this level of the series perform more complex duties, requiring independent judgment and coordination, in one or more of the major areas of a comprehensive human resource/payroll operation. They work under direction of other human resource professionals or designated administrators.

Examples of Duties

• Responsible for the tracking of applicant data for all open positions from listing the openings through the hiring process. Provides technical/procedural assistance to hiring units in the recruiting, selection, and hiring processes.
• Assist in processing requests to advertise, interview, hire, and cancel positions.
• Communicate with a variety of campus staff to correct deficiencies or seek clarity on Faculty/AP/Civil Service employment requests.
• Maintain compliance of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs and initiatives.
• Maintain compliance in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, legislation, regulations, and court rulings, as well as guidance from relevant state and federal agencies.
• Maintain confidential files and records and monitor file security. Maintain records and track security-sensitive positions.
• Review applications and determine eligibility of applicants for admittance to write examinations for all University civil service classifications. Match qualifications of work experience, education, and abilities with areas of interest and in relation to the needs of the University.
• Interpret civil service rules, University regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Advise administrators, supervisors and employees on procedures and rules relating to employment policies and programs.
• Liaison between Human Resources and University department representatives and/or outside agencies concerning functions of the comprehensive human resource program. Interpret, explain, advise or make appropriate referrals to other units/staff in Human Resources. Orient department representatives concerning the functions of all Human Resources units.
• Attend job fairs for recruitment
• Assist in presenting workshops related to best practices, compliance, ATS system, etc
• Develop training manuals for various office functions as needed.

Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Any one or any combination totaling three (3) years (36 months) from the following categories:
   1. course work in human resource administration, business administration or a closely related field, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
      • 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
      • Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)
      • 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
      • Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)
   2. progressively more responsible work experience maintaining, monitoring, and/or processing human resource records and reports.

Supplemental Information

Illinois Residency Requirement: Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System, out-of-state candidates must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the start date for this position.

Tips for Completing a Civil Service Application:

1. To be eligible for the role, ensure that your application includes a complete and detailed employment history that highlights your relevant full-time and part-time work experience, including start and end dates of employment.
2. Relevant part-time work experience will count towards the qualifications for this position and will be converted to full-time equivalence to calculate the total length of experience.
3. Upload all official transcripts to meet the educational requirements. If the job description specifies a minimum number of college hours, transcripts are mandatory for the successful processing of your application.
4. Veterans who qualify for preference must provide proof of eligibility within ten (10) working days of submitting an application, unless the same proof has already been submitted in a previous application. The required proof of eligibility includes, at a minimum, a copy of the veteran's DD214/DD215 form (Department of Defense), NGB22 form (National Guard), or Discharge Orders or DD256 Discharge Certificate (Reserves).
5. After the position has closed, your application and supporting materials will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications, including any specialty factors associated with this position. Those who qualify will move forward for Civil Service Examination/Testing.
6. Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from info@schooljobs.com.
7. For more information on Civil Service classifications, please visit the SUCSS web site at sucss.illinois.gov

About Civil Service Examination/Testing: The Civil Service examination for this classification is based on your application materials and responses to the supplemental questions. No participation other than submission of application materials is required from applicants that qualify to take the exam. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, your application will move forward for examination/testing in which you will receive a score calculated based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register by exam score. This score will be emailed to the email address noted on your application. After the application deadline, the names within the top three scores will be referred to the department for interview.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available. For more information visit https://policies.siu.edu/policies/employment-non-us-citizens.php