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The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Bureau is expanding our Hiring Partner team! We’re looking to add a new team member with someone who enjoys supporting the recruitment and hiring process alongside our hiring managers to find the best candidates to make into Iowa DOT employees!

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has 5 Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception, and a Mission of Making Lives Better Through Transportation. Everything we do here at the Iowa DOT is guided by these core values and mission and we’re looking for someone to jump on board and live these within this role as a Hiring Partner!

In This Role, Your Day-to-day Responsibilities Will Include

• Coordinating and tracking hire process movement of all vacancies in your designated area(s)
• Managing candidate communication throughout the hire process
• Supporting and reviewing the creation of job postings, screening and interview questions, and scoring criteria
• Supporting and collaborating with hiring managers to ensure timely and accurate hire processes
• Reviewing and approving hire process documentation

The Hiring Partner team is a small but dedicated team focused on ensuring the hiring practices and processes are accurate, fair, and timely. Each team member of this team is designated specific areas and creates partnerships with those specific hiring managers to help aid and support them with their knowledge and expertise through our hiring process. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative, quality, and integrity-driven environment and who has a passion for recruitment and hiring!

To Excel In This Role, You Will Need

• Willingness and drive to collaborate, brainstorm and problem-solve
• Commitment to producing high-quality, detailed work
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain processes and detailed information
• Exceptional self-management of time and tasks
• Passion for providing exceptional customer service
• Effective organization and documentation skills

Here at the Iowa DOT is it important for us that you know what we offer to you as an employee and below is a snapshot of those benefits!

• Family: $180/mo. employee share; $1,624.00/mo. state share
• *Other insurance options available. Please review? HERE ? (Download PDF reader)
• Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Opportunities for professional growth and development?
• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance?
• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment - Monthly insurance premium (Iowa Choice*):
• Single: $54/mo. employee share; $715/mo. state share
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match?
• Paid time off?effective immediately - Biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Hybrid telework and flexible scheduling available

So, if getting to be a part of a supportive team focused on the hiring practices of today and tomorrow sounds like something you would enjoy, we encourage you to apply today!

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the following email:? [email protected]

Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience in technical or professional human resources work, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work equals one year of full-time experience.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes three years of full-time work performing technical human resources work.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree.

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