HR OFFICER I (C23012/ 405689) (HR Generalist/ Training Liaison)

Work that Matters. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development(DHCD) is a national leader in the financing and development of affordable housing and community development lending.

The office of Human Resources is dedicated to collaborating with all DHCD divisions and offices to maximize the potential of our greatest asset – our employees. We focus on delivering quality customer services internally and externally. We are committed to recruiting, developing, compensating and retaining a talented and highly skilled workforce to better serve the citizens of Maryland.

The DHCD offers a flexible work schedule, telework and job sharing options; training, advancement and career path opportunities; casual business dress and a competitive salary.

7800 Harkins Road Lanham, MD 20706.

This position reports to the Employee Relations and HR Generalist Manager but receives direct leadership oversight from the Senior Organizational Development Manager. The HR Generalist/Training Liaison manages the day-to-day operations of personnel actions and assists with training and development. Create requisitions, post jobs announcements, review applications, process hire details and send notifications through JobAps. Process various transactions in Workday to include but not limited to: onboarding, benefits, retirement, compensation, create/close positions, create requisitions, and move worker requests. Coordinates and participates in training needs assessment and planning. Coordinates the assembly for training materials and classroom set- ups for agency classes (e.g. PEP Training, Leadership Development Training, Communications Training, Mental Health/Wellness Training; Soft Skill Training; Webinars; Quarterly New Employee Orientation; Special Events).

Experience: Six years of experience, two years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation and an additional four years of professional HR management work experience in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employer relations, test development and validation or as a generalist.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel work experience on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required experience. Paraprofessional personnel work is defined as work involving the application of public sector personnel procedures, policies, rules and regulations to specific employment actions. Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience includes responsibility for activities such as: preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying personnel related rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, conducting employee orientation and counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations and responding to inquiries concerning employment procedures.

2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation for the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel administration, human resources management, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related field for the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

• Experience with full-life cycle recruitment activities
• Experience onboarding new hires (i.e. tax forms, I9, benefits, policies and procedures, etc.)
• Experience with training and development
• Knowledge of Database, Microsoft office suite, HRIS and Applicant Tracking System

1. Employees in this classification are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Maryland Department of Budget and Management within six months from the time of appointment to the position. Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.