Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.
At this level employees are assigned responsibility for the completion of a full range of professional level work at the full performance level in completing various human resources management or personnel administration activities, either in a specialized phase of human resources management or in all or several areas of an agency human resources management program. This will include a high degree of independence in completing work assignments and making decisions concerning various human resources management activities. Supervisory responsibilities will not normally be assigned at this level, but there may be some responsibility for providing training or guidance to lower level staff.
Level II - Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree plus one year of professional experience in human resources management; or a master’s degree in human resources, industrial/organizational psychology, public administration, sociology, psychology or a closely related degree; or four years of technical human resources management experience plus one year of professional experience in human resources management.
Level III - Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of bachelor’s degree plus two years of professional experience in human resources management; or a master’s degree in human resources, industrial/organizational psychology, public administration, sociology, psychology or a closely related degree plus one year of professional experience in human resources management; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Level IV - Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree plus three years of professional experience in human resources management; a master’s degree in human resources, industrial/organizational psychology, public administration, sociology, psychology or a closely related degree plus two years of professional experience in human resources management; or a doctorate in human resources, industrial/organizational psychology, public administration, sociology, psychology or a closely related degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of technical human resources management experience for each year of the required bachelor’s degree.
Note: Experience which was incidental to or not a major responsibility or duty of the position shall not be accepted as qualifying. Human resources management experience should include at least one of the following: job analysis, position classification, wage/salary and benefits administration, civil rights administration, recruitment or payroll administration.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of human resources management policies and procedures; of Merit Rules for Personnel Administration, the Oklahoma Personnel Act, and other applicable laws, rules and standards related to human resource management; of records maintenance; and of business communications.
Ability is required to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to understand and apply applicable rules, laws and policies; and to analyze and interpret these rules in various situations.
Some positions may require that employees be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with the position.