Working Title: Strategic Staffing Specialist
Job Class: Human Resources Specialist 2
Agency: Health Department

• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted: 04/04/2023
• Closing Date: 04/10/2023
• Hiring Agency: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
• Division/Unit: Human Resources Management (HRM) Strategic Staffing
• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day / 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Days of Work: Monday - Friday
• Travel Required: No
• Human Resources Specialist 2Salary Range: $25.25 - $37.02 / hourly; $52,722 - $77,297 / annually
• Classified Status: Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union: 217 - Commissioner's Plan
• FLSA Status: Nonexempt
• Telework Eligible: Yes
• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: Yes

Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.

The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged, and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.

Join our team at an exciting time as we work to infuse innovation, customer service and business partnership into the Human Resource Management division’s day-to-day work supporting the Department of Health's staffing function. In this role, you’ll provide professional human resource partnership, facilitating the vacancy filling process from job allocation, recruitment, and selection, through the pre-onboarding stage of hiring, for a designated account assignment within the agency.

We are a collaborative team who value a relationship-driven approach by actively partnering with hiring managers, human resources team members, and other stakeholders to recruit and retain a workforce dedicated to MDH’s mission: Protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans. With a lens on diversity, equity, and inclusion at the very core of the agency’s work in public health, it is also a strategic focus of the Human Resource Management division.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Deliver Human Resources Staffing support professionally and efficiently, working from a place of customer service, providing solutions, and prioritizing equity

• Act as an agency expert in the vacancy-filling process to ensure that state jobs are legally filled with qualified candidates using job-related selection process, which is consistently administered

• Provide staffing services to the agency by working in partnership with agency HR staff, Minnesota Management and Budget, and other agency divisions/work units to classify and fill jobs

• Develop and maintain foundational relationships with contacts in labor unions, management, community organizations, diversity organizations, schools/higher education institutions, and other groups

• Participate in external recruiting initiativees to market MDH as an employer of choice in public health.

This announcement will be used to fill multiple Human Resources Specialist 2 vacancies, as we continue to grow our best in class HR team.

These positions are telework eligible for applicants who reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota or South Dakota. Position locations will be determined by the top candidates and will be based out of a Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) district office location.

Minimum Qualifications

Two (2) years of Human Resources Staffing experience* that includes three or more of the following:

• Job analysis/Classification
• External recruitment activities such as: virtual or in person recruiting events, candidate sourcing, pipelining, interviewing, and candidate engagement
• Developing and recommending job posting content, and assessment and selection criteria
• Screening candidate resumes for position qualification
• Analyzing and recommending compensation
• Advising management through administration of the vacancy filling process

• Education may substitute for experience through a degree in Human Resources or a related field: 6 months for an associates degree, 1 year for a bachelors degree and 18 months for a masters degree.

Qualifications, knowledge, skills and abilities to be further assessed during the interview process:

• Analysis and problem-solving skills sufficient to evaluate information, research HR issues, recognize problems, identify options/solutions, and make sound decisions and recommendations
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills to build collaborative working relationships in a diverse and inclusive environment
• Ability to manage, prioritize, and coordinate multiple tasks in a fast-paced and deadline driven office environment
• Customer service and solution focused approach to HR management partnership
• Willingness and ability to expand and refine job audit and classification expertise

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with full life cycle recruitment
• Experience interpreting current employment laws, regulations, and policies related to job classification, recruitment, selection, hiring, promotion, and/or retention
• Experience developing assessment and selection criteria, including minimum/preferred qualifications and structured interview questions, and scored anchors
• Experience conducting public sector job analysis and making job classification determinations
• Experience with an Applicant Tracking System and Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
• Experience working in a collective bargaining unit environment

Additional Requirements

This position requires successful completion of a background check and employment reference check.

How to Apply

Select “Apply for Job” at the top of this page. If you have questions about applying for jobs, contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us. For additional information about the application process, go to http://www.mn.gov/careers.

If you have questions about the position, contact Jamie Bernhardt at jamie.bernhardt@state.mn.us or 651-431-2830.

To receive consideration as a Connect 700 Program applicant, apply online, email the Job ID#, the Working Title and your valid Proof of Eligibility Certificate by the closing date to Jamie Bernhardt at jamie.bernhardt@state.mn.us.

If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation for an interview, you may contact the Department of Health ADA Coordinator at health.hr.ada@state.mn.us

About Health Department

Come work for one of the best public health systems in the nation and you will contribute to our mission to protect, maintain and improve the health of all Minnesotans. We are working hard to achieve our vision for health equity in Minnesota, where all communities are thriving and all people have what they need to be healthy. Our collaborative, mission-driven work environment is a major factor in promoting a high level of employee health awareness, employee longevity and job satisfaction.

Why Work for Us

Diverse Workforce

We are committed to continually developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our state and the populations we serve. The varied experiences and perspectives of employees strengthen the work we do together and our ability to best serve the people of Minnesota.

A recent engagement survey of State of Minnesota employees found:

• 95% of employees understand how their work helps achieve their agency’s mission
• 91% of employees feel trusted to do their jobs
• 88% of employees feel equipped to look at situations from other cultural perspectives when doing their job
• 87% of employees report flexibility in their work schedule

Comprehensive Benefits

Our benefits aim to balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life harmony. As an employee, your benefits may include:

• Public pension plan
• Training and professional development
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays each year
• Paid parental leave
• Low-cost medical and dental coverage
• Prescription drug coverage
• Vision coverage
• Wellness programs and resources
• Employer paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Health care spending and savings accounts
• Dependent care spending account
• Tax-deferred compensation
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Programs, resources and benefits eligibility varies based on type of employment, agency, funding availability, union/collective bargaining agreement, location, and length of service with the State of Minnesota.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota state agencies are equal opportunity, affirmative action, and veteran-friendly employers. The State of Minnesota recognizes that a diverse workforce is essential and strongly encourages qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

We will make reasonable accommodations to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us and indicate what assistance is needed.