Personnel/HR Generalist

Job Title:    Personnel/HR Generalist - Exempt

Division:     Chicago Operations

Union:         N/A

Location:    17 N State St, Chicago, IL – Cook County

Salary:        $50,000 - $60,000 annually - salary commensurate with experience

Benefits:    https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html

Overview: 

Performs journey-level professional personnel work in a centralized personnel operation in one or more personnel programs including, but not limited to, position classification, compensation, test development, employment selection or employee benefits where policies and procedures require interpretation and adaptation to work situations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reviews, processes, approves or denies personnel actions requiring use of independent judgment and discretion relative to specific laws, rules and regulations.
• Explains employee benefit programs to employees or beneficiaries requiring extensive knowledge of program policies and procedures; takes necessary action to ensure benefit coverage; resolves problems relating to benefit claims or processes.
• Develops hiring criteria and employment interview questions through contact with management staff and by review and analysis of position descriptions, class standards and related documents.
• Conducts structured employment interviews for candidate selection; evaluates candidate interview responses for final candidate ranking.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Specific Skills:

• Requires extensive knowledge of office procedures, practices, equipment and personal computers.
• Requires extensive knowledge of personnel/human resources practices and techniques.
• Requires extensive knowledge of composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Requires extensive knowledge of the principles of organizational administration and structure.
• Requires working knowledge of arithmetic computations.     
• Requires working knowledge of the Secretary of State merit Employment Code, rules, and regulations or equivalent knowledge gained in other merit or civil service settings.
• Requires ability to effectively interact with employees, management personnel, the public, applicants and other personnel professionals.
• Requires ability to follow detailed oral and written instructions.      
• Requires ability present technical ideas clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Requires ability to read and comprehend laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Requires ability to analyze facts and information and draw logical conclusions.
• Requires willingness to travel and possession of a valid Illinois driver’s license as required by individual positions within the class.

Education and Work Experience:

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years college AND two (2) years of professional personnel or human resources experience in a public or private organization.

Application Process: 

• Please visit https://ilsos.applytojob.gov/apply to apply by completing the online application; you may also upload a resume or other attachments as needed.
• Preference will be given to Illinois residents in the hiring and selection process, in accordance with the Illinois Secretary of State Merit Employment Code.
• Questions regarding this posting or Illinois Secretary of State employment practices may be directed to Job Counselors at our Personnel offices in Chicago (312-793-5515) or Springfield (217-782-4783).  

 
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability.