SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

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SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

Salary

$54,950.48 - $64,786.80 Annually

Location

611 Walker Street

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

36041

Department

HUMAN RESOURCES

Division

HRD-HR OPERATIONS & CLIENT RELATIONS

Opening Date

01/21/2025

Closing Date

1/28/2025 11:59 PM Central

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POSITION OVERVIEW

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

Job Classification: SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

Department: HUMAN RESOURCES

Posting Number: 36041

Division: HR OPERATIONS – SHARED SERVICES

Reporting Location: 611 Walker Street. *Subject to change

Workdays & Hours: MONDAY – FRIDAY 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM* *Subject to Change

The City of Houston, Human Resources Department, seeks a dynamic, independently self-sufficient, customer-focused, and technologically savvy Senior Human Resources Generalist. The candidate selected for this position will work collaboratively within the Human Resources Operations, Shared Services Division, supporting various City of Houston Departments as a business partner and point-of-contact to provide superior human resources services.

The ideal candidate must accurately assist with initiating, tracking, and successfully uploading departmental personnel actions into the City of Houston's HROne SuccessFactors-Employee Central (EC) System. Provide backup for Temporary Services and FMLA while also performing other duties essential to the unit's efficient operation as needed to meet our clients' expectations and requirements. Will also utilize SAP SuccessFactors – EC and SAP/ECC systems.

The candidate selected for the position will be responsible for the following:

• Assist with the preparation and processing of personnel actions via HROne SuccessFactors – Employee Central (EC).

• Review and maintain logs, reports, and track actions in EC to ensure successful and timely upload.

• Creating and maintaining departmental Organizational Management (OM) activities.

• May serve as the department’s Drug Test Coordinator and monitor the Alere Datalink system.

• Will serve as the department’s Houston Employee Assessment and Review (HEAR) Administrator.

• May assist in other areas such as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Temporary Services Coordinator.

• Serve as a Municipal Phase Down Program (MPDP) Liaison and assist employees with inquiries regarding Retirement/Separation activities to ensure compliance.

• Assist with onboarding and offboarding activities.

• Administers Drug Testing, as well as departmental personnel and medical records administration.

• Will interpret human resources policies and procedures.

• May perform other duties as assigned and participate in special projects as needed to ensure efficient operation of the unit.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position is physically comfortable; the individual has discretion about walking, standing, etc. There are no major sources of discomfort in a normal office environment.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Social Science, Liberal Arts, or a closely related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Three years of related professional experience in human resources are required. Pertinent experience at the professional level may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

None

PREFERENCES

The preferred candidate for the Human Resources Department must demonstrate leadership potential, be customer-focused, and possess excellent problem-solving, organizational, communication, and people skills. Strong presentation skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office as well as SAP are preferred.

Preference shall be given to eligible veteran applicants provided such persons possess the qualifications necessary for competent discharge of the duties involved in the position applied for, such persons are among the most qualified candidates for the position, and all other factors in accordance with Executive Order 1-6.

GENERAL INFORMATION

SELECTION / SKILLS TESTS REQUIRED

Department may administer skills assessment test

SAFETY IMPACT POSITION NO

SALARY INFORMATION

Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this classification.

PAY GRADE: 21

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Only online applications will be accepted for this City of Houston job and must be received by the Human Resources Department during active posting period. Applications must be submitted online at: www.houstontx.gov/hr/careers. To view your detailed application status, please log in to your online profile by visiting: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/houston/default.cfm or call (832)393-7238.

If you need special services or accommodations, call (832)393-7238. (TTY 7-1-1)

If you need login assistance or technical support call 855-524-5627.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the Hiring Department will contact you directly, should you be selected to advance in our recruitment process. All new and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a physical examination and verification of information provided.

EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Houston is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The city offers a competitive benefits program, including competitively priced health coverage and a defined contribution pension plan. Benefits include:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Wellness

• Supplemental Insurance

• Life insurance

• Long-term disability

• Retirement pension

• 457 deferred compensation plan

• Employee Assistance Program

• 10 days of vacation each year

• 11 city holidays, plus one floating holiday

• Compensable Sick Leave

• Personal Leave

• Flexible schedules

• Hybrid-Telework for eligible positions

• Professional development opportunities

• Transportation/parking plan

• Section 125 pretax deductions

• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan

• Paid Prenatal, Parental and Infant Wellness Leaves

• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

For plan details, visit http://www.houstontx.gov/hr/benefits.html

01

Are you a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces (United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard) for more than 90 consecutive days and received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Please indicate the highest level of education you have successfully completed and received a diploma/degree:

• High School Diploma / GED

• Associate Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree or Beyond

• None of the Above

  03

  Please indicate the amount of verifiable Human Resources experience you have.

• Less than 3 years of experience

• 3 years, but less than 5 years of experience

• 5 years, but less than 7 years of experience

• More than 7 years of experience

• None of the Above

  04

  What is your degree concentration in?

• Business Administration

• Human Resources

• Communications

• Social Science

• Liberal Arts

• Sociology

• None of the Above

  05

  Are you currently a City of Houston Employee?

• Yes

• No

  06

  Do you have verifiable work experience in any of the following HR Software Programs? (Select all that apply)

• Systems Applications and Products such as (SAP)/ECC and (SAP) SuccessFactors – Employee Central (EC)

• Alere DataLink

• OnBase

• None of the Above

  07

  Which professional personnel functions have you performed? (Select all that apply)

• Processing Retirement Requests

• Processing Separation Requests

• Coordinating Drug Tests

• Compiling Reports

• None of the Above

  08

  Which of the following software applications are you proficient in?

• BASIC MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE: Create a new document, enter text, and save it; navigate in a document and perform a search; format cells, rows, and columns; modify a database and insert data from another; application; create title and bullet slides; work with text, drawn objects, and drawing tools

• INTERMEDIATE MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE: Create mail merges, sort and filter them; customize toolbars; run and record Macros; filter data and manage a filtered list; create and modify some Macro commands; create, modify, and format charts; create basic Macros to automate forms and data entry; customize the appearance and functionality of reports; use hyperlinks and perform data integration.

• ADVANCED MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE: Manage Macro commands, create dialogue boxes, and understand the notions of Visual Basic application programming; use advanced functions (Names, VLOOKUP, IF, IS); work with Pivot Tables; manage Macro commands: concepts, planning, operations, execution, modification, interruption; use Visual Basic to create a public function or event procedures, or add general procedures in a form module; plan and examine an application, develop a distributed application design

• None of the Above

  Required Question