Staffing Specialist

About the role

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position joins a dynamic and agile Human Resources Team comprised of 24 talented Labor Relations, Safety, Recruitment, Staffing, HRIS, Transactions, and Learning and Development professionals.

You will be responsible for performing human resource activities around the filling of positions/selection within the Minnesota IT Services organization, compensation, and job audit functions to obtain and retain a qualified work force and to provide human resource management expertise in partnership with Minnesota IT Services supervisors and managers.

This vacancy is being posted at the Human Resources Specialist 1 and Human Resources Specialist 2 levels. The classification will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications. This posting will be used to fill multiple vacancies; all applicants will be considered for each vacancy.

Schedule & Location

This position requires an employee to work onsite at 600 N Robert St, St Paul, Minnesota at least 20% of the time, with telework available.

• Candidates living in Minnesota or within 50 miles of the worksite in a bordering state (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) may telework up to 80%.
• Minnesota residents living more than 50 miles from the worksite may be eligible to telework more than 80%.
• Candidates living 50 miles or more from the worksite in a bordering state are not eligible for hire unless relocating within 50 miles.

Qualifications

HR Specialist 1: To qualify, applicants must meet ALL of the following:

• 1 year of professional experience in Human Resources, or 2 years of technical Human Resources experience.
• A bachelor's degree in human resources or a related field substitutes for 1 year of experience.

HR Specialist 2: To qualify, applicants must meet ALL of the following:

• 2 years of professional experience in Human Resources, to include responsibilities for either recruitment and selection or job classification.
• A bachelor's degree in human resources or a related field substitutes for 1 year of experience.
• At least 1 year of human resource experience that includes experience in job evaluation/classification, recruitment and/or assessment/selection.

All applicants who meet the above experience/education requirements will be further evaluated based on the following:

• Responsibilities for a variety of the following: entering transactions, verifying data, producing job postings, and/or managing applicants through the various stages of the hiring process.
• Skill in word processing and spreadsheet software using Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Word, and Excel sufficient to create correspondence and spreadsheets.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a manner that facilitates mutual understanding.
• Customer-focused approach grounded in active listening, empathy, and solution-oriented problem-solving to deliver positive user experiences.

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 the federal E-Verify program. Minnesota IT Services is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions, and cannot complete Form I-9 or any other documentation requiring employer participation in E-Verify. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.