Recruitment and Selection Specialist

Department Information

The Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has four major operational divisions:
Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and Veterans Affairs. These divisions utilize state and federal resources to provide our communities, state, and nation with a ready military force for national defense and state emergency response as well as providing assistance to our Colorado Veterans. DMVA offers a comprehensive benefits program to its classified workforce that includes paid holidays, annual leave, sick leave, parental leave, medical, dental, life, disability plans, flexible spending accounts, and public retirement options.

DMVA also strives to assist employees in achieving a healthy work/life balance by offering compressed work weeks, on-site fitness facilities, free parking, and a variety of training opportunities.

This is a full‑time position within the State classified Human Resource Office and will involve a combination of at‑home work and desk sharing when in office. The role supports the Human Resource department by performing tasks related to recruitment/selection/classification/orientation functions. Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performing and maintaining all classification and selection functions for classified personnel; engaging with candidates at all phases of recruitment; analyzing position descriptions, performing job analysis, and maintaining documentation to support classification. Advising supervisors and employees on all aspects of hiring, promotion, demotion, termination, PDQ and evaluation processes as it relates to the Classified employment system.
• Designing and ensuring compliance with notification documentation, tracking, and justification for all classifications and maintaining all recruitment documents per State Personnel Board rules and standard audit practices. Setting up and maintaining all classified position files and recruitment files in a professionally competent manner; completing RPA’s for all status changes and updating position changes in the state system. Conducting semi‑annual audits to ensure classification files are complete and accurate;
  
  reviewing all state positions annually and any files over five years.
• Identifying areas of retention difficulties and preparing a semi‑annual report to the Human Resource Director with recommendations to improve turnover rates and associated costs.
• Working with the HR team to define the department orientation and delivery vehicle; developing and presenting orientation to new supervisors and current employees regarding the hiring process, performance management, corrective actions, rights, responsibilities, interviewing, terminating, promotions, etc.
• Assisting supervisors with recruitment of positions; providing advice on proper recruitment methods and options for recruitment in difficult areas, maintaining documentation of recruitment files and demonstrating ability to work within the State’s computerized announcement system, Neogov.
• Notifying all proper personnel of new hires; preparing new hire materials, RPA, file creation, new hire preparation for supervisors, follow‑up with new hires, and updating internal tracking mechanisms.
• Assisting with other HR priorities, surveys, cross‑training, filing, and improving internal HR systems.

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

• Seven (7) years of professional level human resource experience. Preference for incumbents who have completed professional classification, recruitment, and selection training (attach copies of certification to the online application). Resumes submitted in lieu of an official online application will not be accepted.
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• Bachelor’s Degree with at least three years of professional level human resource experience. Preference for incumbents who have completed professional classification, recruitment, and selection training (attach copies of certification to the online application). Resumes submitted in lieu of an official online application will not be…