Job Details

Classification Liaison

The Division of Personnel & Labor Relations (DOPLR) is offering an exciting opportunity for a career in State HR with Classification! Classification Services is an exceptional team environment offering an opportunity for professional growth and development.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

Are you an analytical thinker and problem solver who enjoys helping people? The duties include a variety of projects and tasks requiring substantive review and analysis, adaptability, well-developed communication and writing skills, empathy, discretion, judgement, and the ability to make independent decisions.

The Division of Personnel and Labor Relations provides policy, consultative guidance, and human resource services to State of Alaska Executive Branch agencies.

Classification Services provides consultation and expertise in job analysis while administering fair and equitable job classification and pay structures to support the State of Alaska's civil service.

Classification Core Values:

• Accountability an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions.
• Approachability the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with, accessible, and friendly.
• Continuous Learning as a necessary part in acquiring critical thinking skills and discovering new ideas.
• Empowerment the authority and power given to an employee to effectively complete their work.
• Integrity the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
• Professionalism the competence and skill expected of a professional.

State HR professionals support the public service mission while improving State workplaces. A solid understanding of classification is foundational to a career in HR.

The benefits of joining our team include a strong team network, a well-developed new employee training plan, ongoing training and professional development, a flexible work schedule, paid time-off and holidays, a supportive work environment, and promotional opportunities.

Positions will be filled in Anchorage or Juneau, depending on the location of the selected candidate. This position offers a hybrid telework schedule and is required to work in the office a minimum of two 8-hour workdays each week.

You will interact with clients and team members in an office setting, over the phone, and in a digital environment. This includes using Microsoft Office/365 applications such as Teams, SharePoint, Word, and Excel, as well as Workplace Alaska, IRIS, and Aspire Alaska.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Self-Management : Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Accountability : Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Customer Service : Works with clients and customers to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.

Equivalent to those typically gained by training in human resource management, business administration, or organizational leadership or experience supporting management in running an organization/enterprise or supporting professionals working in human resources (such as recruitment, payroll, classification and compensation, employee and labor-management relations, employer provided benefit programs, employment law compliance, or employee training).

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

This recruitment is for Alaska residents only. Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

At time of interview, applicants are requested to submit:

• Three (3) professional references, including current and former supervisors' current daytime phone numbers.
• A copy of your two most recent performance evaluations

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or within 48 hours of the close of this recruitment to the contact person listed below.

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer's name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

You can only apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you must use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to successfully apply. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please contact the appropriate contact information provided.

If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the '' domains.

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline or emailed to recruitment.services@. For applicant password assistance, please visit the provided link.

Carlos Meda Frias

Human Resource Consultant 2

Phone: 907-###-####

Email: carlos.medafrias@

Careers with the State of Alaska offer many benefits including insurance, retirement, and paid leave.

Please rate your level of proficiency in various skills including Decision Making, Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Reasoning, and Writing.