Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Benchmarking, Collective Bargaining, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Compensation Analysis, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Software, Contract Negotiation, Course Administration, Data Cleaning, Data Collection, Data Quality, Database Technology, Employment Law, FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993), Government Organizations, HRIS/HRMS, Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Human Resources Processes, Industrial Relations, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Legal, Maintain Compliance, Negotiation Skills, Organizational Skills, Payroll Software/Services, People Management, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Product Development, Professional Services, Proposal Writing, Psychology, Public Administration, Record Keeping, Reporting Skills, Research & Development (R&D), Research Skills, State Government, System Test, Test Data, Time Management, Transaction Processing/Management, Worker's Compensation
Department
Department of Administration
Division
Human Resources
Salary
$55,989.00 - $63,541.00
Job Profile
JC-02782500-99 - Human Resources Technician (Non-Union Executive Branch)
Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours
Monday - Friday; 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM.
Position is within the Division of HCM Compensation.
Standard 35.0 hours.
Restricted/Limited to the leave of the prior incumbent.
Human Resource Technician will oversee the administration of non-base salary compensation plans for various state agencies. This position assists with the maintenance of compensation data, processing of compensation actions, and system transactions while ensuring compliance with State Merit System Act, Personnel Rules, collective bargaining agreements, and internal policies.
Key Responsibilities includes:
- Maintain the administration of compensation plans and stipends/supplemental adjustments and schedules in Workday
- Process routine compensation transactions in accordance with established policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements
- Review compensation actions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance prior to processing
- Run standard Workday compensation reports and assist with data validation and audits
- Respond to routine inquiries from employees, managers, agency and union stakeholders regarding compensation processes
- Assist with system testing, data clean-up, and compensation-related projects
- Maintain documentation, checklists, and procedural guides related to compensation processing
- Adhere to confidentiality, data security, and recordkeeping requirements
Additional Qualifications
- Experience performing record maintenance or transaction processing in an HR or payroll system
- Experience or exposure to Workday
- Experience supporting compensation, classification, payroll, or HRIS functions
- Familiarity with pay grades, salary schedules, and step-based compensation systems
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of human resources and compensation concepts
- Ability to accurately process detailed transactions and review data for errors
- Ability to follow established rules, procedures, and confidentiality requirements
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to communicate clearly with employees and internal stakeholders
- Proficiency in standard office software and HR systems
Job Requisition Number
JR103031 HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN (Open)
Pay Grade
C00122 A
Classification
Human Resources Technician
Class Definition
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To be specifically assigned to provide non-clerical, paraprofessional support to professional personnel in direct delivery of professional human resources services (e.g. classification/compensation, merit selection and appraisal, labor relations, organizational analysis, personnel administration, and/or a comparable specialty); and to do related work as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direct supervision of a human resources professional; specific and general tasks are assigned and guidelines established; work is reviewed for conformance to human resources professional standards.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Usually none. May supervise clerical staff on a project basis.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:
- To be specifically assigned to provide non-clerical, paraprofessional support to professional personnel in direct delivery of professional human resources services (e.g. classification/compensation, merit selection and appraisal, labor relations, organizational analysis, personnel administration, and/or a comparable specialty).
- To identify and collect organizational and position data for use in formulating preliminary classification recommendations.
- To research salary information and benchmark classes for use in completing salary surveys and pay plan studies.
- To research subject matter content to prepare oral and written exams for specified job competencies.
- To review exam applications to identify the presence/absence of minimum qualifications, and to recommend education and experience scores based on established rating keys.
- To assist and act in a confidential capacity to managers who formulate, determine and effectuate management policies in the field of labor relations; to have access to confidential information concerning proposed or anticipated changes which may result from collective bargaining negotiations.
- To research assigned topics and collect data for use in contract negotiations, grievances, arbitration's and other labor relations functions; to attend such proceedings, as required.
- To review contract proposals and prepare summaries and comparisons of submitted documentation.
- To prepare draft proposals and narratives related to classification/compensation, labor relations, personnel administration, merit selection, organizational analysis, and/or comparable human resources functions.
- To review legislation and statutes on human resources topics and prepare preliminary analyses and reports.
- To engage in a variety of paraprofessional departmental personnel functions related to: recruitment of personnel; implementing personnel transactions, including the transfer, reassignment or promotion of employees; preparation and maintenance of personnel records; implementing a variety of complex integrated payroll functions, including retroactive payments requiring multiple adjustments, and processing of various specialized payrolls (e.g. special contract employees, temporary services, etc.); coordinating various aspects of Workers' Compensation cases, ensuring ongoing verification of payroll records; implementing and monitoring agency Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cases; implementation of Personnel Rules; and comparable tasks.
- To utilize electronic equipment, computer software, automated databases and related technology and equipment in the research and development of HR products and analyses.
- To do related work as required.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT:
KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES: A working knowledge of the State Merit System Act and Personnel Rules as they relate to the assigned human resources functional area; a familiarity with the principles, practices and techniques of human resources administration; a familiarity with the organization of state government and its agencies; the ability to research data and information for use in human resources decision-making; the ability to interact cooperatively with a variety of internal and external customers; the ability to communicate effectively; the ability to prepare reports and narratives; and related capacities and abilities.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: Such as may have been gained through: possession of an associate's degree, including or supplemented by courses in public administration, human resources management, psychology, education, or a closely related field; and
Experience: Such as may have been gained through: employment involving the performance of a variety of complex clerical functions in a human resources environment.
Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.
Supplemental Information
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To be specifically assigned to provide non-clerical, paraprofessional support to professional personnel in direct delivery of professional human resources services (e.g. classification/compensation, merit selection and appraisal, labor relations, organizational analysis, personnel administration, and/or a comparable specialty); and to do related work as required. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direct supervision of a human resources professional; specific and general tasks are assigned and guidelines established; work is reviewed for conformance to human resources professional standards. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Usually none. May supervise clerical staff on a project basis.
Benefits
For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.