A Day in the Life:

Talent Acquisition (Primary Focus)

• Lead full-cycle recruitment, including intake meetings, job postings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer coordination for all agency positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to assess needs, develop recruitment strategies and timelines, and ensure alignment with organizational goals and budget constraints.
• Facilitate candidate funnels and interviews with hiring managers and provide guidance on equitable and consistent selection practices.
• Draft, review, and update job descriptions to ensure clarity, equity, and compliance with agency and state guidelines.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand their talent needs and grow a strong talent pipeline.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on compensation alignment, candidate experience, and hiring timelines.
• Track recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, candidate flow, source effectiveness) and recommend process improvements.

HR Generalist Functions

• Serve as a point of contact, providing guidance on HR policies, procedures, and employee matters.
• Support onboarding processes to ensure a positive and consistent new-hire experience.
• Assist with employee relations matters, including issue resolution, documentation, and coordination with HR leadership and legal partners as needed.
• Ensure HR practices comply with applicable employment laws, policies, and requirements.
• Support and participate in programs composed of cross functional projects and organizational initiatives related to process improvement, performance management, engagement, retention, and workforce development.
• Collaborate with internal partner groups such as Finance, Legal and IT on various tasks and serve as a liaison between external partners including the Office of State Comptroller and State Personnel Department.
• Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation to agency leadership and employees.
• Participate in building and maintaining an engagement strategy to foster a positive work culture and attract top talent.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes, templates, and tools.
• Provide support to payroll process as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

What You'll Need for Success:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or related field required
• SHRM or PHR certification a plus

Experience:

• 2-3 yrs. of progressive HR experience, with significant experience in talent acquisition or recruitment.
• Experience managing multiple recruitments simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands on experience with various selection processes (phone/virtual/in person interviewing, reference checks, background checks, etc.). 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills. 
• Strong decision-making and organizational skills. 
• Experience analyzing and using data to an advantage. 
• Multi-tasking with ability to juggle multiple projects and meet established deadlines.  
• Experience working in applicant tracking systems (ATS) and maintaining data in HRIS platforms, SuccessFactors preferred.
• Advanced computer skills, including payroll and HRIS systems, communication tools, and superb literacy with Microsoft Office suite, including SharePoint, Outlook, Excel.
• Understanding of labor laws related to hiring, compensation, benefits, employee relations and compliance.

Skills & Abilities:

• Time Management - exceptional time management skills to meet deadlines while maintaining high level of accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.
• Project Management – able to independently initiate, organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects at a time.
• Communication – excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally, concisely and effectively in person, on the phone, electronically or through other means to individuals or groups; must be comfortable hosting and delivering presentations.
• Ability to communicate a compelling and inspired vision and core purpose of the IEDC and foster good relationships with potential candidates; must have a natural curiosity to learn more about candidates than what is written on a resume or cover letter.
• Adaptability – is open to new and changing environments and information; able to comfortably and effectively cope with change and unexpected obstacles, shift gears quickly, and adapt as necessary; effectively deals with ambiguity.
• Independent Contributor – works independently, is self- motivated, goal oriented, can meet deadlines without significant supervision.
• Critical Thinking – the ability to look at complex issues and problems, analyze the data, and provide recommendations to assist in making sound strategic decisions.
• Analytically Driven – ability to use data and metrics to inform decision making.
• Fast Paced and Diverse – welcomes a role that changes day to day with a variety of tasks and interactions.
• Self-starter – acts on opportunities and issues without being prompted.
• Team Focused – works well within a team.
• Results Focused – executes strategy and takes accountability for results.
• Continuous Learner – wants to continuously gain new knowledge, approaches, and experience.
• Strong empathy and interpersonal skills.
• Able to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Uphold ethics, integrity and trust required as an HR professional.