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All applicants for State of New Mexico jobs must apply through the New Mexico State Personnel Office, unless stated otherwise. Search the site using the job ID # listed below. We cannot accept applications or resumes directly sent to our office.
Questions? Contact EDNM’s Human Resources Manager Carla Montoya at Carla.Montoya@edd.nm.gov or call 505-709-8037.
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EDNM Job Opportunities:
Human Resources Manager (Santa Fe)
Human Resources supports the Agency by helping to recruit and retain staff, onboarding new employees, overseeing payroll, advising on policy, interfacing with the
State Personnel Office (SPO) and conducting other human resources functions.
Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of the closing date.
- Provides professional and strategic direction and consultative services to multiple divisions and attached agencies to identify, manage, monitor, and resolve human resources issues.
- Ensures all services comply with State and Federal Laws, State Personnel Board (SPB) Rules and Regulations, SPO Quality Assurance guidelines, Department of Finance Administration (DFA) rules and regulations, and Human Resources practices.
- Identifies policy issues, training needs, and department-wide HR trends, developing options, making recommendations to senior management, developing and implementing goals for strategic direction within areas of responsibility, and leading major HR projects and initiatives.
- Advises senior leadership and HR staff on trends and develops plans for the design and implementation of department-wide changes to enhance HR effectiveness and strengthen the workforce.
- Oversees disciplinary processes, personnel policies, employee investigations, complaints and grievances, labor relations, and other employee relations functions.
- Oversees employee recruitment and onboarding, performance appraisal completion, and pay and benefit systems.
The ideal candidate has experience in the following:
- Ability to provide leadership, oversight, direction, and management of an HR operation including policy and program development, administration, and maintenance of all human resource functions for all employees.
- Ability to provide professional and strategic direction and consultative services to multiple divisions and field offices statewide to identify, manage, monitor, and resolve human resources issues for each division and program.
- Knowledge of disciplinary processes, personnel policies, employee investigations, complaints and grievances, labor relations.
- Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Knowledge of reorganization, position reclassification, compensation actions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in any related field
- Seven years of experience in training, staff development, designing courses, producing instructional aides/materials, human resource operations, recruitment, selection, payroll, compensation, and benefits administration and/or occupational analysis.
- Two years of supervisory experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of this classification.
- Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling eleven years, to include two years of supervisory experience, may substitute for the required education and experience.
- All employees must obtain and maintain a current state employee Defensive Driving Course Certification as a condition of continued employment.
Unless otherwise stated, apply for all state jobs on the New Mexico State Personnel Office website.