Design, evaluate and modify benefits policies to ensure that programs are current, competitive, and in compliance with legal requirements.
Analyze compensation policies, government regulations, and prevailing wage rates to develop competitive compensation plan.
Fulfill all reporting requirements of all relevant government rules and regulations, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Direct preparation and distribution of written and verbal information to inform employees of benefits, compensation, and personnel policies.
Administer, direct, and review employee benefit programs, including the integration of benefit programs following mergers and acquisitions.
Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
Identify and implement benefits to increase the quality of life for employees by working with brokers and researching benefits issues.
Manage the design and development of tools to assist employees in benefits selection, and to guide managers through compensation decisions.
Prepare detailed job descriptions and classification systems and define job levels and families, in partnership with other managers.
Prepare budgets for personnel operations.
Formulate policies, procedures and programs for recruitment, testing, placement, classification, orientation, benefits and compensation, and labor and industrial relations.
Mediate between benefits providers and employees, such as by assisting in handling employees' benefits-related questions or taking suggestions.
Develop methods to improve employment policies, processes, and practices, and recommend changes to management.
Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends.
Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data, such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
Negotiate bargaining agreements.
Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination.
Plan and conduct new-employee orientations to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
Advise management on such matters as equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, and discrimination.
Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers.
Prepare personnel forecasts to project employment needs.
Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices.
Analytical or scientific software — Business analysis software; Relex Weibull
Data base reporting software — AdRelevance
Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access ; Microsoft Dynamics Marketing; PaloAlto Advertising Plan Pro; Structured query language SQL
Desktop publishing software — Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker; Quark
Document management software — Atlas Business Solutions Staff Files; Document management system software
Electronic mail software — IBM Notes ; Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Brainworks; Microsoft Dynamics GP ; Oracle Hyperion ; SAP
Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator ; Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop ; Microsoft Visio
Human resources software — ADP Workforce Now ; Human resource management software HRMS ; Ultimate Software UltiPro; Vantage Point Software HRA
Internet browser software — Web browser software
Medical software — e-MDs Bill
Office suite software — Microsoft Office
Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
Project management software — Experience in Software Webplanner; Microsoft Project ; Microsoft SharePoint
Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
Video creation and editing software — Apple iMovie
Web page creation and editing software — Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver ; Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player
Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Management of Financial Resources — Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.