HR Business Partner; HR Analyst IV DBM

Introduction

The Office of Personnel Services and Benefits (OPSB) is the personnel component of the Department of Budget and Management and the office promotes the recruitment, development and retention of a competent, motivated workforce for Maryland State Government which strives for excellence through efficient, effective services that are responsive to the needs of the State's citizens. The Person nel Services Division (PSD) of OPSB directly supports multiple State agencies in the administration of their human resources program, provides policy guidance to State employees, facilitates the statewide leave bank program, facilitates the gross payroll reconciliation for multiple State agencies, and supports various statewide HR initiatives.

We are currently seeking passionate, dedicated, and experienced HR professionals to join our team as a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP).

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301 W. Preston St. Baltimore, MD 21201

The Human Resources Analyst IV DBM serves as a Human Resources Business Partner to client agencies, and is the full performance level of professional HR. This position manages the HR activities for assigned State agencies, which includes, but is not limited to, partnering with agency liaisons in the workforce planning process, initiating and guiding the hiring process, managing employee leaves of absence, providing guidance that is consistent with State laws, regulations, and other governing documents, processing changes to employment records in Workday, serving as the point of contact for employees regarding benefits, retirement/separating from State service, policy questions, and general HR related questions.

Assigned agencies vary in both size and complexity.

Workforce Planning & Management: Partner with client agencies to develop and maintain short and long term workforce plans; assist in assessing current workforce capabilities and future talent needs; provide preliminary recommendations regarding desired organizational changes; generate and provide staffing related reports; track and monitor workforce plans to completion; provide guidance to management and employees on leave of absence options and procedures, retirement, and separating from State service.

Talent Management: Partner with client agencies to provide preliminary guidance on recruitment policies and processes; initiate job postings to build qualified candidate pools; guide management on the appropriate approach for facilitating internal promotions, including the application of salary guidelines; assist managers/supervisors with the performance evaluation process; guide managers/supervisors on the candidate interview and selection process; notify agency staff of available trainings and make training recommendations;

provide guidance on the disciplinary process.

Compliance: Guide agency management in the application of Federal and State employment laws, regulations, practices, policies, and other governing documents; adhere to employment verification eligibility requirements using E-Verify; adhere to all State, HR, and office related policies, processes, and procedures; communicate policy changes to employees; support safety programs and assist in reporting and tracking workplace injuries; update OPSB security roles as needed.

Customer Service: Field questions from client agency management and employees; respond timely to all inquiries; provide estimated timelines for issue resolution and follow up as needed; deliver a positive employee experience during onboarding and offboarding; protect sensitive information; provide accurate information; communicate clearly and professionally verbally and in writing; escalate issues to senior management as needed.

Workday Processing: Accurately and timely process employment related transactions in Workday, including hires/rehires/reinstatements, reclassifications, acting capacity pay, terminations, retirements, leave events, personal and job information changes; engage OPSB partners as needed to obtain assistance and/or guidance in the processing of employment record changes; seek technical assistance as needed via the SPS Helpdesk. Other related duties as assigned.

Experience:

Seven years of professional HR experience in the areas of job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, employee relations, labor relations, test development and validation, recruitment and examination, employee benefits, medical services, HR management or HR system support services.

Notes:
1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional HR experience in the aforementioned areas for the required experience.
2. Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the field of HR/personnel administration, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, industrial…