Hiring and selection/ classifications manager

Job Requisition ID: 59682

Division/Section/Unit: Office of the Secretary / Chief of Staff / Hiring and Classifications

HR Tracking #: 38284

Position Title: Public Service Administrator - Hiring and Classifications Manager

Opening Date: 10/22/2026

Closing Date: 11/06/2026

Agency: Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015

Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel

Bilingual Option: null

Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $8,571 - $10,571 monthly

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: None

Merit Comp Code: Supervisory Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: It is required that a person reports to the headquarters on this job position as necessary (could be weekly, monthly, or other schedule) dependent on operational need

Headquarter Location: 320 W Washington St, Springfield, Illinois, 62767

Work County: Sangamon

Agency Contact: FPR.Employment@illinois.gov

A resume is highly encouraged to evaluate your qualifications and skills as part of your application. Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application if you decide to provide one.

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Position Overview

This position will serve as the manager of the Hiring and Classifications section of the Human Resources department of IDFPR. They will act as the agency contact on all IDFPR hiring transactions and position functions in the provision of interview and selection services for the agency's employees. They will serve as the Classification manager for IDFPR's Human Resources office, planning, developing, administering, organizing, controlling, and overseeing all aspects of the classifications functions of IDFPR. The person in this role will conduct specialized projects, confidential studies, analyses, and special assignments on various personnel issues for the IDFPR Human Resources Director, Chief of Staff, and Labor Relations frequently of a sensitive and/or volatile nature. They will develop, implement, and evaluate agency policies and procedures for hiring and the interview and selection processes. They will serve as a full line supervisor for Hiring & Selection and Classifications Staff. They will also perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

State of Illinois Benefits

• Health, Life, vision, and dental insurance
• 12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pension Plan – Vesting at 10 years for Tier II
• Full 20-year retirement awards free health insurance during retirement
• Deferred compensation and other pre-tax benefits programs
• Paid state holidays, 12-14 days annually
• 3 paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually (10 days in year one of employment)
• Personal, sick, and vacation rates modified for 12 hour work schedules (as applicable)
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Under administrative direction, serves as the Hiring and Selection manager for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Human Resources Office.
• Serves as the Agency contact on all IDFPR hiring transactions and position functions in the provision of interview and selection services for agency employees.
• Serves as Classification Manager for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Human Resources office, planning, developing, administering, organizing, controlling, and overseeing all aspects of the classification functions for IDFPR.
• Conducts special projects, confidential studies, analyses, and special assignments on various personnel issues for the IDFPR Human Resources Director, Chief of Staff, and Labor Relations frequently of a sensitive and/or volatile nature.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates agency policies and procedures for hiring and the interview and selection processes.
• Serves as full line supervisor for Hiring & Selection and Classifications staff.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four years of college, preferably with courses in business administration, public administration, human resources, or labor relations.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers two (2) years’ professional experience implementing governing human resources policy such as, but not limited to the Personnel Code, Personnel Rules, Position Classification Plan, Pay Plan, Collective Bargaining Agreements, the Comprehensive Employment Plan, and/or departmental processes, policies, and procedures.
• Prefers two (2) years’ professional experience establishing and implementing hiring plans to include vacancy advertisement, processing applications to vacancy advertisement, conducting interviews, and documenting hiring sequence activities.
• Prefers two (2) years’ supervisory experience assigning and reviewing work, providing guidance, mentoring, training, and counsel.
• Prefers two (2) years' professional experience working with a structured interview and selection hiring process.
• Prefers one (1) year of professional experience using personnel-related computer systems and software, while instructing others in the usage of systems such as Human Capital Management (HCM), SuccessFactors, Employee Central (EC), Personnel Examination and Eligibility Records System (PEERS), Electronic Eligibility List System (EELS), and/or the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) or similar systems.

Conditions of Employment

This position requires the applicant to pass a background check. Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Agency Statement

IDFPR is a regulatory licensing and enforcement agency that protects the residents of Illinois, ensures the safety and soundness of financial institutions, ensures that competent professionals are licensed to provide services to the public, and enhances commerce in the state for the benefit of all its residents.

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