Posting number: 55623
Department: Administration
Division: DOP-Employee Relations
Job classification: Human Resource Consultant 1
Posting type: Open
Categories: Human Resources
This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
As a member of the Employee Relations (ER) team, you will provide journey level professional human resource guidance and support to your assigned client agencies. You will independently manage a diverse caseload, ranging from informal consultations on performance improvement to handling progressive discipline cases.
The mission of the Division of Personnel (DOP) is to provide policy direction, consultative support, and direct human resource services to State of Alaska Executive Branch agencies. In support of this mission, the Employee Relations Program services as a centralized resource, providing expertise and tools that empower State employees to prevent and resolve personnel issues effectively. When personnel matters do arise, we address them in ways that foster a culture of accountability and respect. Through strong partnerships, we work to identify holistic solutions that support both operational and proactive outcomes.
This position offers the opportunity to work with a dedicated group of Human Resource professionals. We are a friendly, supportive team committed to client-focused human resource services. This consultant position is overtime eligible and may be located in Anchorage in the Division of Personnel offices in the Atwood Building or in Juneau in the State Office Building.
The Employee Relations Program offices are located either in the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage or the State Office Building located in Juneau. Both offices are secure spaces with open concept work spaces and great views. In Anchorage, you have a view of downtown, Turnagain Arm, and the Anchorage Bowl. From Juneau, you are able to see the Gastineau Channel.
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:
Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Training in human resource management, business administration, or organizational leadership or experience supporting management in running an organization/enterprise or supporting professionals working in human resources (such as recruitment, payroll, classification and compensation, employee and labor-management relations, employer provided benefit programs, employment law compliance, or employee training).
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.
“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.
Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.
At time of interview, please be prepare to provide:
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment to the contact person listed below.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to successfully apply. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.
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Employee Relations Program Manager
Phone: 907-375-7701
Cathy.robinson@alaska.gov
The State of Alaska is a public sector employer taking care of a variety of needs across the great state. As an employer the State of Alaska opens up opportunities for employees to live and work in a place unlike any other.
