Personnel Analyst/ Human Resources Generalist

NEVADA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU

DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

PERSONNEL ANALYST/HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

Carson City

The Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) is seeking qualified applicants to fill a Personnel Analyst/Human Resources Generalist position. The LCB is a nonpartisan legislative service agency that provides professional, technical, and administrative support to the Nevada Legislature, which meets every other year (biennially) for 120-day sessions and for rare special sessions during interim periods. The LCB is organized into five divisions (Administrative, Audit, Fiscal Analysis, Legal and Research) and the State Printing Office, all of which are overseen by the Director. The LCB's main offices are located at the capitol complex in Carson City. Additionally, the LCB maintains offices in the McCarren Center in Las Vegas to better serve legislators and constituents in Southern Nevada.

About the Team: Human Resources (HR) is a small but fast-growing team of professionals dedicated to promoting an inclusive and innovative workplace that encourages collaborative leadership, effective communication, and employee growth and development in order to advance the LCB’s mission of providing exceptional service to the people of Nevada. HR supports the Nevada Legislature and the various divisions of the LCB by identifying what our employees need and finding innovative solutions to meet those needs. If you are a people person looking for a rewarding career in HR, we’re looking for you!

Position Description: The Personnel Analyst/HR Generalist works under the direction of the Carson City-based HR Manager and Chief HR & Contracts Counsel. This is a full-time, onsite position located in the Carson City office.

Responsibilities: This list provides a range of the duties performed by the Personnel Analyst/HR Generalist; it does not include all the essential functions of the job.

· Foster a positive and inclusive work environment that promotes teamwork, collaboration, and can-do, problem-solving ingenuity.

· Manage the recruitment process and onboard new hires

· Maintain confidential personnel files, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with record retention policies.

· Assist with developing and delivering staff training and development opportunities, on subjects such as antiharassment and retaliation, use of employee-facing HR Management software, supervisory skills, disability accommodations, legislative employee ethics, and more.

· Receive, respond to, and document employee concerns, accommodation and FMLA requests, policy questions, etc.

· The Personnel Analyst/HR Generalist will not manage payroll functions (we have an Accounting Unit for that), but needs to become familiar with the LCB’s compensation and benefits packages and may be called upon to conduct compensation studies to ensure our recruiting efforts are competitive and successful.

Qualifications and Skills:

· Understanding of and experience applying employment laws and HR best practices

· Good judgment, discretion, and professional ethics.

· Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to present information to groups and to speak and write clearly

· Exceptional interpersonal skills, ethics, and an aptitude for problem-solving.

· Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or related field and two or more years of relevant, progressively responsible experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

· HR certification from a nationally recognized professional organization is preferred but not required.

Salary and Benefits: The salary for this position is a Grade 36, which has an annual salary of approximately $60,635 to $90,180 based upon the employee/employer paid retirement option. An employer-paid contribution plan is also available with a reduced salary in lieu of an employee contribution. Actual starting salary will be determined based upon experience.

Benefits: The State benefits package includes enrollment into the Public Employees' Retirement System (www.nvpers.org), a selection of Public Employee’s Benefits Program health insurance plans (www.pebp.state.nv.us), twelve paid holidays, paid annual leave and sick leave. Other optional voluntary benefits are also available, including a deferred compensation program.

Working Environment: The work is performed in a typical office environment. Overtime may be required, including after hours and on weekends, especially during peak times of the year in preparation for and during legislative session.. Overtime is compensated at time-and-a-half pay or may be stored as compensatory leave. 

Application Process: Applicants must submit a resume and an LCB Employment Application, which is located at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/lcb/Admin/EmploymentOpportunities/director-s-office.  Applicants are also encouraged to submit a cover letter and references. Offers of employment are conditional pending the results of a background check. 

Recruitment for this position will remain open only until the position is filled. Because the position may be filled at any time, applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications may be submitted by email to LCBHR-Employment@lcb.state.nv.us or may be mailed to: 

Legislative Counsel Bureau 

Attn:  Casey Smith, HR Manager

401 S. Carson Street 

Carson City, NV 89701-4747 

The Legislative Counsel Bureau is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, pregnancy, domestic partnership, political affiliation, genetic information (GINA), or compensation history, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The Legislative Counsel Bureau will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics, nor will it tolerate unlawful retaliation. Applicants may contact LCBHR@lcb.state.nv.us in order to request reasonable accommodations to enable participation in the hiring process. Applicants will not be disqualified from consideration based upon requests for reasonable accommodations. 

  (Revised 2/23/2024)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,635.00 - $90,180.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Experience:

• Human resources management: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Carson City, NV 89701: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person