Job Location: This position will be located at Harry S. Truman State Office Building, 301 W. High Street Suite 430, Jefferson City, MO 65101.
Why you’ll love this position:You’ll get to work for the Office of Administration (OA) team that is focused on providing excellent customer service, every time! OA CARES about Communication, being Adaptive, Reliability, Expertise, and being Solution-Driven!
The Division of Personnel is looking for a dynamic individual to join our Human Resources (HR) team! This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who wants to work with HR professionals committed to promoting a quality team member experience and serving our department’s workforce.
If you possess strong communication skills and enjoy helping others, we want you to join our team!
- Provide leadership and supervision to professional HR team members.
- Support team members in handling employee relations cases, guiding supervisors, responding to accommodation requests, producing a variety of reports, and addressing payroll funding matters.
- Participate in HR investigations.
- Administer Performance Improvement Plans and disciplinary actions, including dismissals.
- Develop, implement, and interpret administrative policies.
- Develop and present trainings to the OA workforce.
- Collaborate closely with legal staff, OA leadership, and other partners.
- Remain current on employment laws and HR best practices.
- Serve as point of contact during the HR Director’s absences.
- Complete a variety of special assignments.
- Perform assignments needed to support the HR team.
- Other duties that may be assigned.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Successful autonomous employee relations experience.
- Knowledge of federal and state employment laws.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to delegate work.
- Knowledge of OA’s organizational structure and workforce.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to be professional, positive, and productive.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to work well both independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to collaborate.
- Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise.
- Time-management skills with the ability to prioritize assignments.
- Experience with Microsoft Office products, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Adobe products.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant. Successful background check results are required for employment in this position. This may include background checks involving a candidate's name and/or fingerprints and other screenings as needed for the specific position.
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
