HR TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST

This position is only open to candidates serving permanently in the civil service Staff Analyst title or who appear on the civil service list for Exam #3116.

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally recognized as the world's busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property, continually educating the public in fire, life safety, and disaster preparedness while enforcing public safety codes.

Responsibilities

• Work with and provide guidance to hiring managers to create and modify job descriptions in accordance with DCAS Title Specifications.
• Conduct job analysis for all vacancies prior to posting and/or PAR preparation.
• Create job postings, assessing job descriptions, preferred skills, and abilities requested.
• Prepare Personnel Action Requests (PAR) for all EMS, Uniform, and civilian vacancies, including blanket PARs for civil service list calls.
• Vet candidate resumes as needed to fill various positions.
• Maintain HR Access and Oracle databases as required.
• Prepare HR reports for review by Budget Services and executive staff.
• Prepare correspondence, such as conditional offers of employment, internal approval memos, and employee notifications for changes to title level and/or salary.
• Assist with status updates, communicating effectively, professionally, and respectfully with internal Bureaus.

Requirements

A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies, or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following areas:

• Working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research.
• Management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research, or program evaluation.
• Personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management.
• A related area.

An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described above; or

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described above; or

A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma.

Skills

• Outstanding organization and communication skills, especially written and oral.
• Excellent proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, and MS Outlook.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to perform a variety of administrative duties, including reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling data from multiple sources.
• Understanding of NYC government/civil service processes (a plus).
• Knowledge of NYCAPS, CHRMS, PRISE, and PMS (a plus).

Benefits

• This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Indicate interest at the top of your resume and cover letter.
• Eligibility for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. More information is available at U.S. Department of Education’s website.

Pay

$62,517.00 – $85,114.00

Schedule

Full-time.

Additional Information

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.