Job Description

Closing Date: open Until Filled

About the Department

Montgomery County Government's Office of Human Resources is hiring a full-time Human Resources Specialist (Classification and Compensation) responsible for conducting classification and compensation research and analysis. The selected candidate will collaborate with departmental administrators to ensure that our classification and compensation programs are designed, implemented, and administered in alignment with our business strategies. This role requires developing and nurturing effective partnerships within County departments to gain a comprehensive understanding of our business needs.

What You'll Be Doing

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with HR colleagues, department managers, and other stakeholders to investigate and address pay discrepancies, providing data-driven recommendations for fair and equitable compensation practices.

• Conducting analysis of position descriptions to determine correct placement on the Montgomery County Classification Plan; appropriate designation per the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); and appropriate allocation of positions in compliance with federal, state, and EEOC requirements as well as collective bargaining agreements.

• Conducting comprehensive job classification studies, collecting and analyzing relevant data, and reporting your findings for assigned projects; ensuring positions have the appropriate job titles, salary structures, and differentials.

• Presenting insights and recommendations regarding job classification, salary structures, and differential pay to relevant stakeholders.

• Gathering information and insights for documentation and tracking regarding industry trends, best practices, and regulatory changes.

• Reviewing and understanding the terms and conditions outlined in laws, regulations, and collective bargaining agreements as they relate to classification and compensation practices for both represented and non-represented County employees.

• Providing guidance and training to staff in regard to job classification and compensation in order to promote understanding and ensure compliance.

• Preparing recommendations and final decision memoranda regarding the outcomes of classification or compensation studies, actions, or requests.

• Addressing stakeholder concerns and performing analysis where needed.

• Completing external salary surveys from requesting agencies and trusted consulting partners, distributing the survey data to relevant stakeholders within the organization, and utilizing the data for compensation analysis to make recommendations on the County's compensation competitiveness in comparison to the labor market.

• Analyzing data and information collected from job audits and/or group classification surveys to determine appropriate action.

• Preparing position descriptions, audit or survey reports, position evaluations, and recommending classification actions.

• Identifying benchmarks and converting raw data into comparable metrics as needed to accurately compare jobs for the purpose of establishing a commonality for comparison.

Who We Are Seeking - Essential Skills Required

When applying for this position, your application must include:

• A cover letter that highlights your experience with class and comp analysis

• Your resume or curriculum vitae

Please note, the system only allows 1 uploaded document so you will need to combine your cover letter and resume into 1 document before uploading it into the system.

When completing the online application for this position, candidates will be asked the following questions:

• What attracted you to this role?

• What type of analyses and/or evaluations have you conducted using quantitative analytical tools such as Excel Pivot Table, Power BI or tableau?

• What type of presentations have you created as a result of conducting studies such as job classifications, compensation, policies, regulations or other related areas?

This position may be filled at the following levels:

Human Resources Specialist I Grade N18 :

Anticipated salary range for this position is $57,907 (minimum) - $74,627 maximum)

Human Resources Specialist II Grade N22 :

Anticipated salary range for this position is $68,350 (minimum) - $88,643 maximum)

Human Resources Specialist III Grade N25:

Anticipated salary range for this position is $77,629 (minimum) - $101,103 maximum)

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

Human Resources Specialist III - Considerable (3 years) applicable experience in personnel administration in classification, compensation, or data analysis and interpretation.

Human Resources Specialist II - Some (2 years) applicable professional experience in personnel administration.

Human Resources Specialist I - Some (1 years) applicable professional work experience in personnel administration.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Public Administration, Finance, Statistics, Engineering or related fields.

Equivalency:

(1) An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

(2) Possession of a graduate degree in one of the above fields may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

Preferred Criteria

There are no preferred criteria/assessment questions for this position. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications will be placed on the eligible list with a rating of qualified.

Selection for interviews will be based on responses to the questions referenced above and included in the application, the work samples provided and experience in the following areas:

• Experience performing complex classification and compensation research and analysis.

• Experience identifying benchmarks and converting raw data into comparable metrics.

• Collecting, analyzing data and creating comprehensive reports and presentations of findings and recommendations; and

• Conducting and analyzing individual job audits and/or group classification surveys.

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