HR Associate - King County - Seattle, WA

Our Ideal Candidate will be an:

• Organizational guru with strong attention to detail


• Customer focused and a great communicator with a passion for providing excellent customer service to internal and external clients and candidates


• Thinks differently and challenges themselves to improve processes


• Enjoys working collaboratively in a team environment


• Enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks

Please Note: First-round interviews and testing will be held on June 3, 2016. We ask that candidates be available during this time if selected for interview.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide recruitment process support : Post job opportunities in our tracking system, place targeted advertisements, screen applications, schedule interviews and prepare interview materials, administer skills testing, and onboard new staff. Identify opportunities for improving the hiring manager and candidate experience.


• Maintain multiple systems and generate reports : Enter and maintain data in our applicant tracking system (NeoGov) and position and employee management system (PeopleSoft). Maintain SharePoint site. Generate analytics/metrics from systems.


• Records Management : Maintain various internal logs, create and maintain electronic and paper recruitment and personnel files; compile information, and archive records.

Competitive Candidates will have:

• Experience providing a wide variety of HR administrative support with strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain confidentially .


• Knowledge of the basic principles and practices of human resources management.


• Skill in using multiple systems and applications (King County uses Microsoft Office Suite, NeoGov, and PeopleSoft.)


• Ability to evaluate data quality and develop dashboard metrics.


• Committed to continuous improvement of systems and practices to enhance service delivery, and improve team effectiveness and efficiency.


• Any combination of education and experience that clearly demonstrates the ability to perform the job duties of the position.

About our Division

The Finance and Business Operations Division’s mission is to provide timely, efficient and accurate accounting, procurement, treasury, payroll, benefits and small business services. We are actively seeking employees whose behavior is in alignment with our division’s core values:

• Respect: We listen to and value others without judgment, and treat each other with mutual dignity and fairness.


• Teamwork: We work together to foster open communication at all organizational levels, and emphasize collaboration and sharing of ideas to achieve common goals.


• Results: We hold ourselves accountable for delivering everyday excellence to our colleagues, customers and community.


• Innovation: We promote a creative environment where employees fearlessly and enthusiastically search for new ways to improve processes and our everyday work.

Other Position Information: This position is overtime-eligible. Our employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule, every other Thursday, comprising a 40-hour workweek; normally 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This position is not represented.

The Application Process:
The recruitment for this position is open to all qualified candidates . Internal King County Career Service employees will receive first consideration for this opportunity. Applicants from this recruitment may be used to fill future opportunities in this job classification.

A completed King County Application and answers to the supplemental questions (if applicable) are required. We highly recommend that you also provide a cover letter and resume.

If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Caymol , Senior HR Analyst by e-mail at jennifer.caymol@kingcounty.gov , or by phone at 206-263-8733 . Connect with me on LinkedIN at www.linkedin.com/in/jcaymol