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Working Title: Assistant Human Resources Director

Job Class: Human Resources Director 2

Agency: Minnesota IT Services

+ **Job ID** : 85583

+ **Location** : St. Paul

+ **Telework Eligible** : Yes #LI-Hybrid

+ **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time

+ **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited

+ **Who May Apply** : Open to all qualified job seekers

+ **Date Posted** : 04/18/2025

+ **Closing Date** : 05/08/2025

+ **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Minnesota IT Services

+ **Division/Unit** : Business Operations / Human Resources

+ **Work Shift/Work Hours** : Day Shift

+ **Days of Work** : Monday - Friday

+ **Travel Required** : No

+ **Salary Range:** $43.38 - $62.41 / hourly; $90,577 - $130,312 / annually

+ **Classified Status** : Classified

+ **Bargaining Unit/Union** : 220 - Managerial Plan

+ **FLSA Status** : Exempt - Executive

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/) (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position joins a dynamic and agile Human Resources Team comprised of 27 talented Labor Relations, Recruitment, Staffing, Workforce Planning, HRIS, Transactions, and Learning and Development professionals.

Join a premier human resources team and share your talent and experience to advance, innovate and deliver the highest quality and most efficient human resource services in state government.

The Assistant HR Director position will manage and direct the Training, Recruitment, HR Transactions, and Staffing units in the Minnesota IT Services Human Resources Office, providing HR management and support for a unique state agency in 20 agency-based offices and more than 70 physical locations around the State of Minnesota.

This position will provide management and oversight in the planning, execution and assessment of the HR program, including development and implementation of policies, procedures and human resource staffing strategies. This highly experienced and responsible professional managerial position will also assist the HR Director in developing and implementing strategic human resources initiatives that promote an inclusive and connected culture of work, and that advance and innovate existing HR processes and services.

This position requires an employee to be onsite in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with some opportunity to perform work from a telework location.

+ Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) for Minnesota IT Services is available on a limited basis.

+ Only candidates residing in Minnesota and its bordering counties are eligible for telework.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must clearly demonstrate all of the following qualifications in their resume.** Resume tips here. (https://mn.gov/mnit/about-mnit/careers/hiringprocess.jsp) **:

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field AND four (4) years of relevant Human Resources experience OR minimum of six (6) years of increasingly responsible professional level experience in HR which includes a broad range of functional areas, such as classification, HRIS transactions, recruitment, selection, FMLA/leave management, compensation, worker's compensation, training, performance management, labor and employee relations.

Experience must also include the following:

+ Lead work, supervisory or managerial experience in human resources

+ Technical knowledge of human resources management sufficient to plan, organize, direct, implement, and explain complex laws, rules, policies, and practices.

+ Ability to deliver effective verbal or written messages that facilitate a mutual understanding on both parties.

+ Customer service skills that include active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Master's Degree or higher in Human Resources or related field.

+ Two (2) or more years managerial or supervisor experience.

+ Experience in a union and/or government environment

+ Experience in managing and/or developing and delivering HR-focused in-house training initiatives and management development, leading and/or planning organization-wide training events, and measuring or evaluating the effectiveness of training initiatives.

+ Experience providing recruitment leadership and support including developing candidate sourcing strategies, developing methods to measure effectiveness of recruitment activities, and/or developing presentations or marketing materials to showcase the organization as an employer of choice.

+ Proven experience implementing new ideas, programs or initiatives that advance and innovate existing HR processes and services.

+ Experience with agile methodology and customer-centered design.

+ Leadership and delegation skills sufficient to effect desired changes within the organization.

+ Thorough knowledge of employment practices including training, compensation and talent acquisition.

Additional Requirements

It is the policy of Minnesota IT Services that a successful candidate must pass all legally required checks prior to employment which may consist of the following:

+ SEMA4 Records Check (applies to current and past state employees only)

+ Criminal History Check

+ Reference Check

+ Social Security and Address Verification

+ Education Verification

+ Other legally required checks

Minnesota IT Services does not participate in E-Verify. Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicant for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made 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 [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.