Temporary Human Resource Analyst - Workday

Join the City of Grand Prairie as a Temporary Human Resource Analyst and play a key role in shaping a high-performing, people-first organization! This position partners with departments across the City to analyze HR data, interpret policies, and provide trusted guidance on classification and compensation, recruitment, benefits, leave administration, HRIS, and compliance, ensuring our HR practices are accurate, consistent, and aligned with organizational goals.

If you enjoy turning data into insight, navigating complex policies, and making a meaningful impact on employees and the community, this is your opportunity to grow your HR career in public service. Apply with us today and be a part of something GRAND!

Full Time position with Benefits with an end date of 09/30/2026

• Conduct research, gather data, and prepare detailed narrative and statistical analyses to support HR decision-making; translate findings into clear summaries, visualizations, and recommendations for HR leadership and City departments.
• Support audit preparation by gathering, validating, and organizing HR data for internal and external auditors; explain data sources, coding structures, and the methodology used to produce required information.
• Develop spreadsheets, tracking tools, dashboards, and data visualizations to summarize HR metrics; update these materials regularly for HR leadership, City management, and departmental stakeholders.
• Monitor compliance data such as license/certification expiration dates, probationary periods, evaluation due dates, and training requirements; compile reminders and reports to ensure organizational compliance.
• Maintain and update employee, position, and pay data within the HRIS; verify entries for accuracy, ensure alignment with approved position control, process changes, and assist with reporting, troubleshooting, and system testing.
• Assist in researching and assembling information for classification and compensation purposes and other personnel studies.
• Respond to compensation, benefits, and classification surveys from peer cities, consultants, and internal stakeholders; compile accurate data in accordance with survey requirements and internal HR guidelines.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) across HR functional areas, such as recruitment pipeline efficiency, training participation rates, leave duration averages, or benefits enrollment trends; prepare periodic KPI dashboards for leadership review.
• Support new hire onboarding processes, ensuring personnel forms are complete, accurate, and compliant; prepare and enter personnel action changes into the HRIS.
• All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.

Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Public Administration, or a related field. Equivalent experience may substitute for education.
• Experience: Over one year up to and including two years.
• Licenses: Valid Driver's License required.

Please note this is a temporary position.

• Project Duration: The position is funded only through the project’s completion date of September 30, 2026.
• End of Project Employment: After the conclusion of the project, employment with the city will cease unless the individual applies for and is selected for a different, funded, and budgeted city position.
• No Guaranteed Transition: There will not be a specific position created for any project employee to continue their employment after the project ends.