Employee Operations Manager (Public Service Administrator)

About the role

The State of Illinois, through its Central Management Services (CMS) Human Resources office, is hiring an Employee Operations Manager (Public Service Administrator, skill option General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel). The role guides and strengthens the employee operations function that supports CMS's internal workforce needs, overseeing reorganizations, position actions and classification-related activities in line with policies, rules and collective bargaining agreements.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, develop, administer, organize, control and oversee all aspects of employee operations for CMS.
• Serve as expert authority giving advice and research on personnel actions to agency personnel.
• Act as classification and personnel actions expert and liaison with personnel, hiring reform and agency staff to resolve classification matters.
• Develop, implement and evaluate agency policies and procedures for creating, clarifying, abolishing and reallocating classification and personnel action processes.
• Serve as full-line supervisor and perform other duties within the scope of the role.

Required profile

• Knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four years of college, preferably in business, public administration, labor or personnel.
• Prior experience equivalent to three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.
• Preferred: three years of knowledge of classification processes, position descriptions, reporting structures and class specifications.
• Preferred: three years of experience reading, interpreting and analyzing personnel actions to ensure compliance with personnel codes, rules, pay plans and collective bargaining agreements.
• Preferred: two years of professional leadership experience leading a team of professional staff.

Required skills

• Preferred: working knowledge of personnel systems such as HRIS, PEERS, HCM Employee Central or other personnel tracking databases.
• Ability to work overtime, including evenings and weekends, and to travel with overnight stays as needed.

What we offer

• Salary of $9,000-$9,834 per month, full-time, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.
• Group insurance (health, life, dental, vision), 10-25 days of paid vacation, 12 days of paid sick time, 3 personal business days, 13-14 paid holidays and 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Pension through the State Employees Retirement System, deferred compensation, tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness eligibility.
• Anticipated hybrid schedule of 1 to 5 days per week in the office.