Recruitment Specialist

Agency : Department of Veterans' Affairs 

Posting ID:  REQ 38593

Posting Date: 06/04/2024

Closing Date: 06/18/2024 
Salary:  (Eff 7/1) $6,339 - $9,178/monthly; CBA language applies; Anticipated starting salary $6,339/month
County:  Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Essential Functions

1. 35% Represents Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) at college/job fairs, community events and business meetings to recruit talent either traveling to attend in person or participating virtually
2. 20% Under general direction of the Deputy Human Resources Manager and the Human Resources Director, performs professional, complex functions relating to human resources programs, policy, and procedures
3. 20% Confers with Personnel Managers regarding possible qualified candidates, providing education and background information
4. 15% Prepares reports and correspondence related to interviewing and recruitment activities and issues
5. 5% Prepares reports and correspondence related to interviewing and recruitment activities and issues
6. 5% Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
2. Requires two (2) years of professional human resource experience.

Specialized Skills

1. Requires two (2) years’ experience working with developing recruiting plans, utilizing hiring goals, utilizing social media and external job boards
2. Requires experience representing organizations and/or agencies at job/career fairs/hiring events
3. Requires experience with analysis of recruiting trends and patterns

Preferred Qualifications

1. Requires extensive knowledge of the Personnel Code, Rules, Position Classification Plan, Pay Plan, Collective Bargaining Contracts, Federal Merit Standards, Equal Employment Opportunity Act and Civil Rights Act and guidelines derived therefrom, and departmental policies, procedures, and processes.
2. Requires extensive knowledge of the framing of correspondence and reports with grammatical correctness.
3. Requires extensive knowledge of state government and its processes.
4. Requires the ability to factor a project into activities that when organized produce the desired result(s).
5. Requires the ability to organize and analyze information/data with development of descriptive or quantitative measures, and places information/data into like categories or groupings.
6. Requires the ability to utilize standard mathematical formulae, mean computation, summations, standard deviation/variance, coefficient of correlation.
7. Requires the ability to use computer systems, software, templates, or other letter/symbol guides and to instruct others in such equipment usage.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires ability to pass a background check.
2. Requires use of agency-supplied equipment (mobile phone, laptop, etc.).
3. Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
4. Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
5. Overtime is a condition or employment, and you may be required to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. 

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job descriptio n

Work Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Work Location: 833 S Spring St Springfield, IL 62704-2617

Human Resources

Agency Contact:   

Shannon Leake

Posting Group: Office & Administrative Support

This position does contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affair is a state agency designed to empower veterans and their families to thrive. We do this by assisting them in navigating the system of federal, state, and local resources and benefits; providing long term health care for eligible veterans in our Veteran’s Homes and partnering with other agencies and non-profits to help veterans address education, mental health, housing, employment, and other challenges. A career with the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs provides a rewarding and challenging opportunity for individuals. Working together, we create partnerships and experiences that engage and inspire our fellow co-workers and the veterans and their family members that we serve every day.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so. 

State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the  Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. 

Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the  Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

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